THE NAKED GUN (1988) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!

[@JurassicGodzillaFan]

R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen. A comedic legend.

[@monstery8372]

Enrico Pallazo will be missed.

[@thatguy3332]

First movie I ever saw Leslie Nielson in was Creepshow

[@Gravydog316]

I think that was his last "serious/straight" role...? 'cause Airplane was right after & he did comedies afterwards (my aunt lives in the house Leslie lived in until he was 4 years old in Regina, Sask.) then they moved west

[@PCLoadLetter]

Surely you can't be serious!

[@jawbone78]

The thing about OJ Simpson that younger people might not realize is that, aside from being famous as possibly the greatest professional athlete of his generation, he was also an incredibly popular and widely beloved personality. Audiences were absolutely delighted to see him as Nordberg. The stuff that happened in the mid-90s was shocking because of just how well-loved he was by virtually everyone. No one thought it was possible.

[@SMOOV_726]

No one 🤔🤔🤔??? You're kidding right ??? Over ¼ century later & it's STILL a convo starter if he did it or not !!!

[@everyonelovesmajima]

I mean, literally nobody thinks he didn't do it.

[@jawbone78]

@@everyonelovesmajima yeah, now. I'm talking about when it first happened. Before the Bronco chase and the trial and all of that, people had a hard time believing it. Even through a lot of that stuff, there were a lot of people that believed he was innocent.

[@jawbone78]

@@SMOOV_726 not really. He did it. But I'm not talking about now, I'm talking about when it happened. He wasn't the villain and pop culture punch line he is today, he was seen as an unambiguous hero.

[@dianem8544]

@@jawbone78 Don't worry, you weren't unclear. I think these two are having reading comprehension problems.

[@tjfkc]

the definition of this movie is saying "it's so stupid" while also being completely unable to stop laughing. a classic

[@OctoKrool]

That's exactly it, they don't do stupid humor this smart anymore.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

It takes smart people to be successful at stupid humor. It's a fine line they walk.

[@chipwhitley6509]

@OctoKrool I think they don't do it anymore because they almost overdid it after the 2nd Scary Movie when they came out with the Not Another.......series of movies. Then, they just started doing it for the $5 bargain bin at Wal-Mart.

[@chrisjfox8715]

@@chipwhitley6509 a lot of those latter ones oftentimes just mimicked celebrities and situation but didn't do so in any particularly clever way.

[@XaviClot]

"Bingo" is one of the best gags in cinema's history. Period!!!

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

The line, the delivery, the music, and the the way he flicks the card, all meshed into comedic cinema gold!

[@mick268]

can we just pause to appreciate - ''OJ what evidence are you hiding?'' lol

4:25 The characters in the initial fight sequence represented real world leaders, they were Idi Amin (Uganda), Yasser Arafat (Palestine), Fidel Castro (Cuba), Ayatollah Khomeni (Iran), Muammar Gaddafi (Libya), and Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Union).

[@angelagraves865]

Leslie Nielson was mostly a TV actor when he started, but he was also in Forbidden Planet and The Poseidon Adventure.

[@brianmcgarry1632]

And a couple of columbos I think

[@thabigben1]

Nielsen was also in 2001: A Space Travesty. Now, that is a very funny comedy.

[@TumultuousM]

Leslie Nielson had this brand of humor that was so unique I don't know how to describe it exactly. It's like this dead pan, oblivious delivery. He's somehow stupid and clever and lucky and unlucky. He manages to solve just a few more problems than he causes. Whatever you call it, I've never seen anyone to it like him.

[@sasuke65743]

Because i feel he was the last actor to do this kind of comedy. You should check before him to find more. For example, "Laurel and Hardy" are a older example and they are so funny even today :D

[@kenlangston3451]

Like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Airplane it always surprises me when younger reviewers don’t recognize Reggie Jackson, one of the greatest baseball players of all time. But then again I am old. Lol

[@Nelbroth]

Yeah, I had the same thought.

[@pardwayne]

Even fewer recognize Jay Johnston.

[@brettnielsen3483]

You guys are so right about this being a type of comedy film that really isn't seen anymore. And even the parts that shouldn't have aged well after all these years like O.J. Simpson starring somehow did because you literally get to watch him get comically abused during the whole trilogy...

[@OctoKrool]

That's the best part about it, OJ being in it getting hurt all the time helps this movie age even better now lol.

[@aranerem3767]

Hey, it's Enrico Palazzo!

[@Bill_pierre]

I agree 100% on this type of comedy being a lost art. The witty humor of this era is also what made M*A*S*H so great

[@aonetruthr]

I’ve watched this movie so many times, but I love you’re infectious laughter. You two made the movie even funnier.

[@OctoKrool]

Thank you Alain, we appreciate that a lot! :)

[@-Epiphany]

This brings back so much memories..our living room crowded...watching this on VHS....over and over again...innocent times💜

[@mariestreeting4213]

Same here 🤣

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

VHS tapes were most of my childhood!

[@richardmark9161]

One of the jokes you guys might not have gotten was the fact that The producers got John Houseman to play the driving instructor. John Houseman famously worked with Orson Welles and had a huge career as a serious actor and producer and notably as a national spokesman for a brokerage firm. It was hilarious just to see a great serious actor in a crazy comedy like this. This was his final film. He didn’t take a credit for it.

[@happybkwrm]

Yes, he was a Very Serious Actor. Everyone in the theater was in hysterics.

[@SonOfMuta]

1:35 He wasn't that old. He was 61 when the first Naked Gun came out. He actually went grey early in life, in his late 20s early 30s

[@jbenthere627]

Naked Gun is the only trilogy I own. I had the pleasure of meeting Leslie when I was videotaping a behind-the-scenes video of a video he was making called Bad Golf Made Easier. Also, back in the late 70s and early 80s, I was a lineman at Van Nuys Airport north of LA. George Kenedy was a pilot who owned his own Beechcraft Bonanza. I used to talk to him a lot when I was fueling up his plane. On another note, I enjoy watching you guys and I understand all of the copyright restrictions that you're bound to follow, however, I find it incredibly distracting to try to watch and enjoy the movie as you see it when you have to blur out a whole bunch of scenes.

[@shainewhite2781]

One of the best Action Comedy parody movies ever made!

[@sassypantsg.6617]

Exactly what you said: Turn off your brain and have a good time. Everyone can benefit from that. Humor helps with coping. This may all seem “dumb funny” but every moment is strategically calculated. It’s pure JOY.

[@Fishmorph]

One of the problems with modern comedy that tries to replicate this formula: they try to be topical and mock things in pop culture. Jokes like that go stale very quickly (like the joke in the Twilight spoof about mistaking the vampire group for the Black Eyes Peas). ZAZ knew how to make fun of genre tropes without needing to reference specific touchstones.

[@arisucheddar3097]

Or to keep enough plot that they still made their own sort of sense. People don't need to know it's June Cleaver speaking jive in Airplane! They can get the joke just seeing it as an old white lady.

[@757optim]

Leslie Nielsen had been a serious actor. More the leading man type. This made his comedic roles in Airplane and Naked Gun movies all the better.

[@aspinia]

Leslie Nielsen died in 2010 he also worked on the movie "superhero movie" as the uncle of the main character pretty much parodying Spiderman and many other superhero movies.

[@katrinacash6393]

Leslie Nielsen was a funny guy. He loved a good fart joke so much that he carried a device in his pocket that made fart noises and would use it during interviews on talk shows and during parties he went to. His tombstone actually reads “Let ‘er rip”.!

[@MrTenthyaga]

You guys are spot on. Don’t overlook how great all the supporting and side actors were back then too.

[@shannonthompson6876]

I'm glad that you guys finally got around to this one! One of the funniest comedies of the 80s! Awesome to watch in the theater! "I Must Kill The Queen...." Ha Ha!

[@bmoak]

Until Airplane, Leslie Nielsen was not known for playing comedy roles at all. He usually played serious, straight-lace characters on TV and in movies.

[@johnnehrich9601]

I don't he himself realized how good a comedic actor he was until Airplane (which cast a whole slew of leading actors to play comedy like Peter Graves (the pilot, the tv series Mission Impossible), Robert Stack (the untouchables), and Lloyd Bridges (glue sniffer, Sea Hunt).

[@jmarie9997]

The actor playing the Driving Teacher was John Houseman, a classical trained British actor.

[@KorianBossMonster]

Y'all should totally react to Tropic Thunder next

[@angelagraves865]

Yes! I've also wanted to see a reaction to Tower Heist from someone.

[@carameldiva5131]

I had all these people telling me how hilarious Tropic Thunder was. I bought the movie online and watched. I sh!t you not, I did not laugh once!!! Horrible movie in my opinion. But hope they enjoy.

[@carameldiva5131]

@AItsLiyah 😄😄😄 now see I loved Bridesmaid! I laughed so hard I had tears 😂😂

[@jamesm1]

Hot Fuzz is one of the last great parody movies imo, it's super witty and understands so much about the cop genre that it's able to make fun of every aspect of it while also being a damn good police movie in its own right. Hope you guys check it out sometime. Tropic thunder is also fantastic and came a year or two later.

[@browniewin4121]

Leslie Nielsen died at age 84 in Nov of 2010. He'd been a working actor since the 1950's.

[@HTCHTS-rv3rp]

FUN FACT: the knit cap OJ is wearing in this movie is the same one that was found at the crime scene. Pics side by side clearly show it. And he often kept souvenirs from sets, games, etc.

[@e.jamesshepard7183]

Funny thing about Leslie Neilson is that he was known for being a serious actor up til Airplane

[@e.jamesshepard7183]

Yes, i knew that🙂

[@fine93]

amazing, do i have to read the same under every naked gun movie?

[@angelagraves865]

@@fine93 You don't HAVE to. Are you choosing to?

[@fine93]

@@angelagraves865 yep i like to read the comments, and i see the same shit everywhere

[@musicarain4702]

how else will people know if nobody tells them @@fine93

[@rhuff1982]

Naked Gun 33 1/3 is my favorite 🤣

[@deanbritton7436]

I went to see this with a mate when we were 16 back when this came out in the cinemas. We'd had a few beers and we were crying the whole way through the movie.

[@dougstevenson1503]

The car rolling down the hill scene, the bartering with the $20, and the baseball scenes leave me in stitches every time I see them.

[@gerardcote8391]

Police Squad did not bomb on TV,it just didn't get an audience. The producers realized that the comedy depended on the audience paying attention like in a theater, at home there were to many distractions. Check out the movie the Forbidden Planet, that has Leslie Neilson in the 1950s doing dramatic roles. The premise of the Airplane movie was to do comedy with dramatic actors.

[@badmike11]

Try Hot Shots. Great parody movie with the same humour.

[@Rallarbusen]

However, you must watch Top Gun before seeing Hot Shots!

[@phil8821]

@@Rallarbusen And Rambo for the sequel, but I think they already might have.

[@MichelKulmann]

Priscilla Presley is so gorgeous in this movie. Love your reactions, guys. Merry Christmas! :)

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I kind of like her with dark hair better.

[@dakidfromknowhere765]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 Me too kinda crushed on Lisa Marie also

[@mnomadvfx]

@@dakidfromknowhere765 The grand daughter Riley Keogh is pretty damna amazing looking these days too. She was one of Immortan Joe's brides in Mad Max Fury Road, the one with the red hair.

[@dakidfromknowhere765]

@@mnomadvfx Oh yeah she is tough

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

let it be noted that this movie still exists, even after the controversy with OJ. that's what we did with movies, especially comedy movies, from the day: we DID NOT, TAKE THEM, SERIOUSLY. they are *MOVIES* , not personal ideology manifestos to live by!

[@aonetruthr]

Please watch 2 and a half! I saw it in a sold out theater in Buffalo and you could barely hear the movie because everyone was laughing so hard!!!

[@gallendugall8913]

The short lived Police Squad TV series this is based on is well worth a watch.

[@johnwood9504]

Yes! Sadly there were only 6 episodes, but they were jam packed with laugh out loud gags. And they were IN COLOR! In case anyone was thinking about asking me "Hey, Johnny, what can you tell me about (blank)?" my reply is "I wouldn't know anything about that."

[@everyonelovesmajima]

"There's always risk. You take a risk getting up in the morning, crossing the street, or sticking your face in a fan."

[@hawncho7198]

No "Nice beaver!"? shame on yall

[@varowan1]

The series is so great, you'll love it if you enjoyed this. The driver's Ed scene with Stephanie I could watch on a loop. The end of that with the Chinese running from the fireworks shop kills me.

[@sinelo3965]

The idea of the hypnotized killers comes from the very first 'Spiderman' movie ever made, from the 70's, maybe the early 80's

[@namco003]

What a great series of movies. I saw them all in the theater. I remember watching Police Squad and how hilarious it was, only to be cancelled. The end always had a fake freeze frame where someone in the shot was totally moving around the scene. They even had one with a monkey destroying the set as the actors tried to maintain a straight face. This same team did "The Kentucky Fried Movie", which is basically their SNL sketches to raunchy for TV at the time.

[@rachardmcintyre6560]

22:46 RIP Leslie Neilsen & Nicholas Worth, great funny film!!!!

[@mikepeters807]

IMO the reason this movie works is because the writers/producers/directors actually liked/loved the movies they were parodying. The jokes aren't sarcastic or mean they are out of loving what they are joking on.

[@fir3gaming664]

This is one of those movies where if you look at the background goings on, you'll spot new things in every watch. I've seen this movie god knows how many times and I still see new details pretty often. great movie though, been waiting for you to do this one.

[@slim11yt]

Please watch 2 1/2 The Smell Of Fear and 33 1/3 The Final Insult!

[@martinm8991]

Thanks for making me relive first time watching this movie, lots of laughs. Have seen it at least 20 times and enjoyed each.

[@MichaelLee-tt7gm]

"In some of their polls, I am more popular than their President!" He was not wrong. RIP Mikhail Gorbachev.

[@craigfowler7098]

One of the best comedies of all time

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

It was a lionfish. The Japanese, or also Siamese, fighting fish is better known as a betta fish in America. The small fish in pet stores that have to be kept apart or a fight to the death will ensue. The best movie featuring betta’s was the 007 movie From Russia With Love, where Ernst Stavro Blofeld has a small tank with three betta’s in it, and observes how his criminal organization SPECTER is like the smart fish that stays back and watches the other two fight furiously until one is dead, and the other too exhausted to be able to defend himself, so the smart fish has an easy task of killing the exhausted fish. Kind of like the game of war where you antagonizing two of your enemy countries to fight a bitter war with each other until one is destroyed, the other greatly damaged, and you easily conquer that remaining country.

[@JKM395]

This is our hill! And these are OUR beans! I love this movie.

[@JiihaaS]

I think it kinda makes sense that the TV show didn't make it but the movies did. I've heard the show was cancelled because the average viewer wasn't ready to pay as much attention as the amount of jokes per scene would demand, but when you go to the movies you kinda commit to it more and have less distraction.

[@barryblanton2065]

The baseball player assassin is Mr October Reggie Jackson! Baseball legend!

[@manuelper]

The TV show was brilliant. The 'Johnny on the street' gag never fails to crack me up.

[@Bradyn192]

Leslie was also in a few episodes of due south with Paul Gross and was also in men with brooms.

[@teanosuger]

With his Fart machine

[@highstimulation2497]

that slow motion clothesline in the ocean is the best thing ever.

[@cjax2000]

When the T.V. series came out my brother and I LOVED it .. by far ahead of its time for a comedy show! BUT most people just did not like it and it tanked. So whatever years later they make the first movie(this one) with the same people starring, the same gags (some EXACTLY the same) same style and all of a sudden people loved it!!?? I am so glad they did because it got us more great Naked Gun films!

[@laurenherda2415]

Leslie Neilson is a national treasure

[@stefanforrer2573]

was 😑.... was 😢

[@carameldiva5131]

The Naked Gun 33 1/3 is the best one to me. Kinda poetic justice how OJ constantly gets fucked up in all of the movies ☺🤣

[@min_blogs28landing32]

Girl bye

[@neilgriffiths6427]

Great reactions, guys - I loved the original show, too - here in the UK it ran late, so it was definite "What to watch when you get in from the pub" fodder - good grub! Chuffed when I heard a movie was being made, it didn't disappoint.

[@herbyragan7801]

All three Naked Gun films are worth watching. Other parody films that are worth watching… Hot Shots, HotShots Part Dues and Top Secret.

[@kinagrill]

They were a bit unsure about having OJ in the movie, but after doing the testlines and testscenes for the role, they realized it seemed to FIT him like a GLOVE.

[@pr073u569]

Leslie Nielson was the kingof deadpan. I can't think of anyone else even close.

[@geoculus5606]

The home plate umpire carries extra baseballs in special pockets for when a baseball is knocked outside the field.

[@almightyshippo1197]

Yeah, movies tend to be very much done by specific formulas today. From what I've heard, Corridor Digital here on KZbin were approached to make a movie, so they wrote a draft and handed it over for approval. They were basically told that certain things need to be done certain ways, some parts had to occur at specific parts of the movie timeline, and so on. They ended up backing out of the deal because they couldn't abandon everything that made their movie idea good, just to fit what the formula wanted. These big studios know what makes money, and refuse to budge from that. They don't want to try anything new anymore because it's an unknown risk. It's less about the craft, and more about maximising profits. That's why smaller studios make the more interesting movies, because they have nothing to lose from trying something new.

[@OctoKrool]

That's honestly so sad, I love Corridor Digital and would love to see a movie by them but what's the point in doing so when you're being told and given a formula to follow? I think that's why we don't see any of these crazy or wild ideas in film anymore, the 80's specifically had so many and I love that about the era.

[@Stenbrotsgatan]

The Naked Gun Trilogy, Airplane!, Top Secret! and Hot Shots are all genius...so funny. You can't do these type of films today because today everyone is too offended. Before we all laughed together at each other.

[@Tateorsomething]

And ourselves. That was the most endearing quality people used to have is the ability to laugh at yourself.

[@kalevi7821]

The legendary, Enrico Pallazzo!

[@Rob_Infinity3]

29:08 - It's funny you should mention the terminator. OJ Simpson was originally who they were thinking of casting as the terminator instead of Arnie. But they passed on him because they thought he was too nice of a guy to play the role.

[@OctoKrool]

OJ Simpson as the terminator would have been the worst thing possible for that role lol.

[@the9-2-5outlawgamer]

22:04 the year on the expired jar of mayonnaise references the Police Squad TV series that ended in 1982 with only six episodes. It's kind of its own Easter egg.

[@me-yg1lz]

The Doctor and the driving instructor play brothers in the Tom Hanks movie 'The Burbs'. You should watch that next. It's hilarious 😊

[@sassypantsg.6617]

The ‘Burbs is pure gold.

[@me-yg1lz]

@@sassypantsg.6617 Hell yes 😊 Now I feel like watching it, lol.

[@me-yg1lz]

The Klopeks 😂🤣

[@ph8077]

There's such a fine line between stupid & clever!

[@anartisticgent5867]

The TV shows Police Squad is one of the funniest TV shows ever

[@the9-2-5outlawgamer]

21:33 that line was inspired of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry in which he says how he deals with criminals. Even though they touched up the dialogue from what was said in the original 1971 film.

[@jordanu6501]

Around 27:07 when he eats the hotdog, (cut out) you can see the ring from 22:54 it was that guys finger. No one ever seems to get that one.

[@foxwolf316]

lesley saved the queens life for another 34 years left

[@ChurchOfTheHolyMho]

The TV series is awesome... They were amazingly funny and everyone I knew loved them. Sadly the tv execs didn't undersstand the humor. You should absolutely react to all the 6 episodes.

[@curtismartin2866]

The complaint was that you had to watch the show, not just have the show on, but watch it. That's why it worked in theaters, but not TV.

[@ricklee5387]

OMG! You guys are freakin awesome!!!! You guys have me in stitches every reaction lmaooooo you definitely have my support 💯💯💯💯 keep em coming, guys!!!!!!!! - Rick 🤘🤘🤘

[@po5283]

As others have mentioned you should check out Hot Shot 1&2 provided you've seen the source material, but also for insanely witty, clever and hilarious banter, you have to dive into the all-time champions the Brits; from "Fawlty Towers", "Father Ted", "Black Books" and of course "Black Adder" are all brilliant. (side note: with Black Adder, recommend skipping the first season, it didn't find itself until season 2; each season is set in a different historical era following the descendants of the main characters so don't need to worry about missing out on crucial information, or plot points and storylines)! Also don't forget to react to "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" you both enjoyed "Snatch" so much it would be criminal not to!

[@Dystopia1111]

Absolutely loved the Hot Shots series. Lloyd Bridges is great in the 1st movie, somehow even better in the 2nd.

[@mildredpierce4506]

Leslie Nielsen was s serious actor for many years before turning to comedy.

[@geeebuttersnap2433]

Steve Carrell is the only guy I can think of that can do this kind of humor, well, him and Patrick Warburton.

[@jenkzkh]

Your reaction was hilarious. I hope you cover the sequels!!

[@chitownbear7733]

Finally starting to watch some of my recommendations...nice

[@jpalexander292]

Lesley Nielsen comic genius.

[@jamiewilson3599]

Did anyone already mention that no one EVER recognizes baseball legend Reggie Jackson as the player trying to kill the Queen?

[@filipohman7277]

Awesome Movie and Work Brothers, Thaaaaanks!!!!👍👍👍👍😎 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

[@Keepitgreasy11]

Another Zucker Abraham Zucker movie that was funny IMO was "Ruthless People" (1986) starring Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Bill Pullman, Bette Midler. A lot of good storylines came from that era. Touchstone Studios, did produced some good stuff! I liked this movie, about the scene floating body on the water ahha.

[@FlowdeepTDKM]

Guys, we need: - The Naked Gun 2 & 3 - Loaded Weapon 1 - Hot Shots 1 & 2 - High School High - Mafia! - Spy Hard - Scary Movie 1 & 2, maybe 3 - Not Another Teen Movie Thank you and happy holidays!

[@ShawnKavanagh]

Keep smiling, and making others smile

[@jimmyzee7040]

The woman is Pricilla Presley the wife of Elvis Presley.

[@RVDDP2501]

the key to really good spoof comedy is not only good writing but playing it straight, it enhances the absurdity of it all

[@Taylor_Wolfe115]

One time I met someone he said “hello” I replied with “the feelings mutual”

[@ashurmom2969]

Hey!!! It’s Enrico Pollozzo!

[@jasoncinema]

You nailed it! The trick is to play the whole thing straight, and that enables the comedy to land. Those mid 2000s “parody” films merely reference pop culture - and that’s not comedy, just referencing something! 🙄

[@PalmDesertRock]

A serious competitor for the title of Best Comedy ever made. Life of Brian is another one, and I personally consider Kung-Fu Hustle to be in that competition too. And of course The Naked Gun 2 and 3. That joke from 3 where they arrive at the Oscars and get boxed in in their car from all sides makes me laugh tears every time.

[@BrianV]

Not a movie, but you guys have to check out a few episodes of an old comedy show, Sledge Hammer! Kind of a similar setup comedy-wise, trigger happy cop (who talks to his gun) solving cases. Love these reactions!

[@hakancarlsson2881]

Yes!! 👍 👍 This!

[@caiofonseca1025]

"You can't unsuck anything you've alredy sucked" - Aristotle

[@seanculver8876]

I’m voting for you watching the original ‘Police Squad!’. I thought the jokes were more effective when compressed into a 20 minute episodes.