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Mike Reyes

The Naked Gun Review: Liam Neeson And Pamela Anderson’s Legacyquel Saves Six Orphans, L.A., And Theatrical Comedy

Liam Neeson Pamela Anderson Frank Drebin Jr Cop Danny Huston CCH Pounder Dan Gregor Doug Mand Kevin Durand Leslie Nielsen
Liam Neeson smiles as Pamela Anderson shoots a turkey baster over an uncooked bird in The Naked Gun (2025). .

I believe someone once said that legacyquels and comedies share a common thread: they’re more difficult to manage than a child in a sugar rush. The moment the Seth MacFarlane-produced version of The Naked Gun was announced, that sort of “wisdom” was probably ringing in people’s ears. To try and recapture the manic energy of Leslie Nielsen and the Police Squad! legacy is something many – even the architects that built the franchise - have tried and failed at over the years.

The Naked Gun (2025)
(Image credit: Paramount Pictures)

Release Date: August 1, 2025
Directed By: Akiva Schaffer
Written By: Dan Gregor & Doug Mand & Akiva Schaffer
Starring: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu, with Danny Huston
Rating: PG-13, for crude/sexual material, violence/bloody images and brief partial nudity
Runtime: 85 minutes

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