Taken star and aged motion icon Liam Neeson stretches his comedy muscle tissue greater than ever earlier than this 12 months, taking up from the late, nice Leslie Nielson within the long-gestating reboot/sequel to The Bare Gun. The primary reactions to the motion comedy have now began to emerge on social media, and it seems they’ll nonetheless make ‘em like they used to.
“‘The Bare Gun’ is so deliciously silly, and I imply that as the best praise. Very true to the spirit of the Leslie Nielsen motion pictures I grew up loving. #NakedGun,” stated X/Twitter person and critic @katcystephan. Fellow fan @jeffreyvega provides…
“I noticed The Bare Gun and I can now say they ARE making them like they used to! There are such a lot of nice jokes on this and you may inform the filmmakers had a lot enjoyable making an precise comedy film. #NakedGun”
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Liam Neeson may have simply sufficient time to pack within the gags as Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. within the subsequent installment of the much-loved crime spoof comedies.
Reward has been heaped on Liam Neeson within the lead position of Frank Drebin Jr., with @BrandonDavisBD saying, “The brand new #NakedGun is hilarious. It’s each bit as ridiculous & excessive as they arrive. Intelligent ongoing bits, nostalgic beats, fearless humor.. Surprises, too! Liam Neeson shouldn’t be this humorous. I’ve been wanting Austin Powers 4 and this may’ve scratched that itch, child!”
‘The Bare Gun’ Is All Set to Hit Theaters on August 1, 2025
The deafening applause continues courtesy of @ErikDavis, who calls The Bare Gun “100% pure foolish spoof humor” that manages to keep away from something overtly “offensive.”
“I can lastly speak about how obsessed I’m with #TheNakedGun reboot. Director Akiva Schaffer delivers a hilarious movie full of a whole lot of gags that very a lot honors the unique sequence. Haven’t laughed that a lot shortly – walked out feeling superb. Extremely advocate!
Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson are completely solid imo, and the jokes are infinite, however there’s nothing offensive in it in any respect. Simply 100% pure foolish spoof humor. One might say they don’t make ‘em like this anymore.”
Starting first because the short-lived sequence Police Squad! in 1982, The Bare Gun went on to spawn one of many best-loved comedy trilogies ever made. Led by Leslie Nielson because the “detective with a coronary heart of gold and a mind of wooden,” Frank Drebin, The Bare Gun: From the Information of Police Squad! was launched in 1988 and led to 2 sequels in The Bare Gun 2+1⁄2: The Odor of Worry in 1991 and Bare Gun 33+1⁄3: The Last Insult in 1994. Regardless of such a comedic legacy, it appears that evidently this new tackle The Bare Gun has defied the percentages and can reside as much as what got here earlier than.
Directed by Akiva Schaffer (Saturday Evening Dwell, Popstar: By no means Cease By no means Stopping) and from producer Seth MacFarlane (Ted, Household Man), The Bare Gun options an all-star solid alongside Liam Neeson, together with Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu, with Danny Huston. The Bare Gun is all set to hit theaters on August 1, 2025, and you may take a look at the official synopsis under.
“Just one man has the actual set of abilities… to steer Police Squad and save the world! Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) follows in his father’s footsteps in THE NAKED GUN, directed by Akiva Schaffer (Saturday Evening Dwell, Popstar: By no means Cease By no means Stopping) and from producer Seth MacFarlane (Ted, Household Man). Becoming a member of the case are solid Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu, with Danny Huston.”
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The Bare Gun
- Launch Date
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August 1, 2025
- Producers
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Erica Huggins