We talk a lot at borg about the Summer of 1982 for its movies, but along with a major wave of fantastic movies, 1982 saw a season of a TV series called Police Squad!–Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker’s follow-up to the 1980 mega-hit Airplane! Eight years later, star Leslie Nielsen brought back the TV show’s earnest but daft Lt. Frank Drebin (along with Priscilla Presley) in a trilogy of The Naked Gun movies. And now we’re getting a reboot. As in the 1987 parody Dragnet starring Dan Aykroyd as the next-generation relative of the original TV series lead, here that is Liam Neeson as son Frank Drebin, Jr. You wouldn’t think you could mess around with Leslie Nielsen’s character, but few actors are as versatile as Liam Neeson. The new, full trailer proves Nielsen and Neeson have more in common than similar names.
Check out this preview for the 2025 reboot of The Naked Gun:
And if you missed it, the earlier teaser:
The Naked Gun is not written or directed by the original trio but Akiva Schaffer, who delivered one major hit for us with The LEGO Movie. Seth MacFarlane is listed as a producer–this trailer is certainly in step with his brand of humor.
Look for The Naked Gun in theaters August 1, 2025.
C.J. Bunce / Editor / borg
