The Naked Gun * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary

[@daddynitro199]

Apparently, when this movie was in theaters, Weird Al would take dates to see it, and he’d wear the shirt he was wearing in the movie, and act surprised when he was onscreen. I served Al at my last job, and he’s a genuinely sweet guy, and his family is wonderful.

[@Yngvarfo]

Sounds a lot like Bob Crane, star of "Hogan's Heroes," as portrayed by Greg Kinnear in the movie "Auto Focus." Apparently, he'd go to bars, ask for the TV to be turned on, and act surprised when Hogan's Heroes came on.

[@GustavoGalvan-i4l]

And weird al is in all the 3 movies

[@JW666]

Priscilla was the wife, Lisa Marie is the daughter. This was before the whole OJ trial and the murder. If you wanna see a parody of Top Gun watch Hot Shots!, and watch the sequel Hot Shots! Part Deux, which parodies Rambo 2 and 3.

[@nightwingjosh8491]

I remember an episode of family guy w/ oj that said he "did it" after filming the 3rd film

[@ramonalfaro3252]

YES!!! Hot shots!

[@JEppsLars]

Was also gonna request Hot Shots. Washout was my favorite character.

[@roccosfondo8748]

I suppose it would be better to see Top Gun and Rambo first

[@dennislittau6320]

Hot Shots is the funniest parody movie ever made :-)

[@ArmouredPhalanx]

The funny thing is, before Airplane!, Leslie Nielsen was mostly known for more serious and genre roles. One of his first well known roles was in Forbidden Planet, a 50s vintage sci-fi movie. May be worth checking out.

[@ralphdougherty1844]

I remember seeing a documentary on the battle of Gettysburg narrated by him…made me laugh

[@Anubisblack]

Loved him Creep Show. Might be a good one for Hallowbeans 2022

[@eddhardy1054]

The fx for Forbidden Planet are awesome. It's my favourite 50s scifi film along with The Quatermass Xperiment.

[@Caseytify]

If Ashleigh thinks Nielsen is hot now, she's gonna melt when she sees Forbidden Planet Leslie. LOL.

[@how2addandfriends473]

Also a repeat guest on Columbo! Really fantastic serious roles

[@n0tk0sher]

The 'nice beaver' thing will always be genius. It was just random, clever and perfect.

[@knoahbody69]

Thanks. I just had it stuffed.

[@choosecarefully408]

Based on one fact & one fact only: Leslie Nielsen was (R.I.P.) Canadian, & yes, that _is_ *THE #1 euphemism for* it throughout that nation.

[@devinfaux6987]

Funny thing about his driving: this was based on the TV series "Police Squad." A running gag was that every episode he would knock over a bunch of trash cans proportional to the number of the episodes: one on the first episode, two on the second, etc. They were very fortunate it only ran for one season, because it would have been difficult to keep it up.

[@surfersilver6610]

Well sometimes it happens, that's life, they get ED and can't keep it up. After banging away so hard for so many episodes and years it can happen to anyone. Editorial Dysfunciton is almost unavoidable when you box yourself in with such writing. Oh and I'd prefer to speek to the REAL Devin, not you, a Faux Devin.

[@Yngvarfo]

The epilogues would also be hard to continue, since they all had Drebin saying that this week's villain would spend time in Stateville Prison from now on, along with... and then list every single bad guy from the previous episodes.

[@Oddlogical]

They were eating pistachios (the ones still in the shell) in the car on the stakeout. Back then most pistachios were imported snd they dyed them red to hide the mottled appearance of the shells (from drying) and make them look more uniform and appealing. The dye would come off on your fingers and lips if you ate a lot of them, kind of like Cheetoh dust 🙂

[@SoldierPoet]

I occasionally still see those but it's rare these days.

[@mass4552]

@@SoldierPoet The red ones are rare but the undyed ones are still around in small bags and expensive. Very habit forming

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

QUIT it! Youre making me want pistachios.

[@mass4552]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 🤣🤣

[@kellbell79]

I read somewhere that they dyed them until California started to be a major grower of pistachios. The article said that before they were grown in California they came from so far away they would actually start to rot a little before they arrived. That’s another reason they dyed them. So you wouldn’t see the rot starting to set in. My father loved these movies when I was a kid, and also loves pistachios.

[@apollohateshisdayjob9606]

The great parody of Top Gun is Hot Shots. I strongly recommend, hot shots 1 and 2 are some of my favorite comedies. The second one is very similar in comic style to Robinhood: Men in Tights (I even remember watching those on VHS as a kid and Robinhood and Hot Shots: Part Deux advertised each other)

[@jukopliut]

But first need to watch at least Top gun, and Rambo III.

[@davenichs56]

Ashleigh definitely needs to watch Hotshots and Hotshots Part Deux with Charlie Sheen and Lloyd Bridges. Hilarious!!

[@jukopliut]

@@davenichs56 And Mr bean

[@zedhiro6131]

Would “spies like us” be considered a parody movie?

[@FARBerserker]

@@zedhiro6131 That the one with Belushi? If so, yes, definitely.

[@grantbowen1018]

Random fact since you mentioned OJ Simpson, he actually auditioned for the role of the terminator but James Cameron passed on him because, and I’m not kidding, he felt that OJ wasn’t convincing enough to be a killer. Let’s all process that for a moment 😂😂

[@yoitsvic1126]

Lmfao

[@SebastianWeinberg]

Not the last time he would be let go, because some people weren't convinced he was a killer…

[@BeardyBaldyBob]

I'm sure someone told me that they thought it was actually probably OJ's son that committed the murder. Don't have an opinion myself as I haven't looked at the evidence closely enough. But was an interesting theory anyway.

[@joconnell8145]

YES @@BeardyBaldyBob, there is an underground video that explains it all. He was there, but his son did the killing. THAT is why the glove didn't fit.

[@Knightmessenger]

@@BeardyBaldyBob I heard that theory from one of my uber riders. It actually seems pretty believable, since he mentioned the son had mental issues and DNA that implicated OJ could have actually been of the son.

[@purpleelephantdebh]

Leslie played the comedy the exact same way as he played dramas. he was a gem. also, Priscilla was Elvis' wife, lol.

[@jimmyb3609]

The part where Nordbergs wife said "poor Nordberg he never wanted to hurt anyone" became 100 times funnier after 1994.

[@Taylorswiftfan13308]

I was wondering how a pre-white Bronco O.J. was going to fair in the "did it stand the test of time" assessment. a bit surreal to see him playing a normal, more or less...happy-go-lucky guy...and being credible in that role.

[@mattstanford9673]

I was recently made aware that Mrs. Nordberg (Susan Beaubian -I forget her name off the top of my head- ) was -a jury member- Amanda Cooley (juror) in one of the OJ Simpson dramatizations, the first season of "American Crime Story." Which makes it *even* funnier. Edit to fill the details.

[@migiplayz91]

It's even scarier how James Cameron originally wanted OJ to play The Terminator until Arnold won the role

[@Professor-of-Gaming]

Another film that's really fun, heart warming, but very unique and intelligent is "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?". That's a film that, if you haven't seen it yet, will be a top 5 film of yours of all time, Ashleigh. Even if you don't review it on here for the youtube crowd, you need that film for yourself. I really don't even want to spoil the details of anything about the movie, but it is an amazing film full of humor and cartoony moments, but also has a great cast and a lot of heart

[@zoppie]

If you've never read the book that it is based on (Who Censored Roger Rabbit?), you should. The plots of the book and the film have almost nothing in common, but it's still an interesting read.

[@donaldb1]

Also, Who Framed Roger Rabbit will remind you of Chinatown.

[@FromRussiaWithLuv007]

@@donaldb1 forget it roger, it’s toon town

[@UltimateGamerCC]

WFRR is something that everyone needs to see once, i watched it many times over my childhood.

[@scottlyttle5586]

Oh yeah.. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is great.. even better if you watch the behind the scenes of how they did all the filming of it.

[@lynettecummins2438]

"What am I watching??"😂 Ashleigh laughing through this whole movie definitely made this review so great.😂😂😂

[@ScientificallyStupid]

My husband and I were laughing right along, it made our day.

[@leoffdagrate]

May I just say, bravo for you for calling it a "Lavaliere" mic instead of a clip-on. As an AV tech, you just made my day.

[@je7055]

Frank getting addicted to the godlike rush of power of being an ump and yelling "STEEEEEEEEE-RIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE" as soon as the ball leaves the pitcher's hand _might_ be my favorite visual gag in any comedy ever. (A lot of the baseball jokes assume knowledge of the sport, so those might not hold up as well for you.) Glad you did this one!

[@joehung1552]

Unfortunately this is how Angel Hernandez learned how to umpire.

[@anhistorian7255]

Elvis's daughter. lol Don't ever change, Ashleigh :)

[@robertcusick3550]

Elvis fans: ....🤦....Millennials

[@brandoncollins1225]

To this day, whenever we see someone sing the national anthem both my Brother and I can't help but saying, "Hey! It's Enrico Palazzo!"

[@Oldschooldan1]

"Who doesn't like a good fart joke", Leslie Nielsen loved them so much his epitaph on his tombstone says "Let'er rip"!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Leslie was a real one, even in death he was like "have a laugh on me."

[@weepingscorpion8739]

Leslie Nielsen would also regularly have a whoopee cushion with him to talk shows and use it during the interviews.

[@Wyrmshadow]

@@weepingscorpion8739 It wasn't a whoopee cushion. It was a rubber toy that he'd rub together. A whoopee Cushion would eventually run out of air and it would be large and difficult to hide. I don't even know what his fart machine was called, but he could palm it easily.

[@weepingscorpion8739]

@@Wyrmshadow Like you I have no idea what that fart machine is called so hence I decided to use the term whoopee cushion because people know what that is.

[@Reggie2000]

Leslie picked up extra cash selling them to the cast and crew while making Airplane. Made more from them than his meagar salary which was something stupid like 1000 bucks.

[@stephenlackey5852]

I don’t know how many times I’ve seen this movie, but the scene where Frank exchanges money with the informant will always make my balls hurt from laughter.

[@shawnj1966]

Nielsen started out as a serious actor and was very handsome as a young man but he had such a knack for deadpan comedy that he became a staple of these kinds of films. He was awesome!

[@UrbanNinja12011]

"Are these guys supposed to be world leaders?" Aaaaaand then I knew i was old.

[@RThyrring]

That’s one way of putting it 😂

[@richworld1979]

That “nice beaver “ line always gets me 😅😂🤣

[@ScientificallyStupid]

"Thank you...I just had it stuffed" kills me. Priscilla definitely held her own.

[@zedhiro6131]

Favorite joke in the movie.

[@CaptainFrost32]

I saved it as a ringtone on one of my old Tracfones... for someone living in Beaver Falls, in Beaver County.

[@themoviedealers]

Best bit in all three movies.

[@user-EricWatson55]

It's still the funniest line in the movie! 😂

[@Perktube1]

The $20 bill scene was my favorite! Leslie's expression of concern when he was bribed with his own money, not because it was his money, but because it seemed inappropriate to take a bribe, all hit me at once and made me laugh.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

And that, utimately, he came out $20 ahead on the deal!

[@Imabassplayer2]

I like the $20 bill gag. It was a reworked gag from the tv show Police Squad. If anyone is unaware of the gag Frank on the TV show would visit a street shoe shiner called Johnny played by William Duell. Frank would ask him something he needed to know to solve the case. Johnny would reply "I wouldn't know anything about it" or something similar. The Frank would bribe him and he would tell him what he wanted to know. The gag is street shoe shiners would know everything because they listened and picked up things whilst on the streets. Doctors and firemen and sportsmen would come in after Frank and ask him a question. Also they had to bribe him, its so funny and I think better than the movie version. Shamw William Duell didn't reprise his role as shoe shiner guy. Shame the rest of the cast didn't reprise their roles, would loved to have seen Alan North he was great.

[@misternef]

I remember watching this in the theater. There was a group of old folks a few rows down and they laughed and coughed because of the laughing the whole movie. I still enjoyed it! :)

[@Dilirium23]

My favorite trivia for this movie is that "Weird" Al actually took a date to see this in theaters, and didn't warn her he was in it first.

[@michellepeters7066]

I hope NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION is on your list for Jinglebeans!

[@darthken815]

Me too! (And keep Beans away from the tree lights!)

[@Mike_Sierra_2711]

I requested this one a year ago. Hope it'll get a reaction this year :D

[@joeno-say5504]

Also, The Long Kiss Goodnight

[@UltimateGamerCC]

omg i hope so...

[@katenunyabizness9221]

I love how George kennedy tosses his hat into the back of the car nonchalantly and it lands perfectly up in the rear window.

[@tylerfoster6267]

Now that you've started these, you've really got to watch Top Secret!, which is the movie the Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker team made between Airplane! and The Naked Gun. You'll love who stars in it -- I won't tell you here, but it was his film debut! It's also Weird Al's favorite movie. (If I manage to get to the post office tomorrow, you might even get a copy of it in December...) Although the movie uses the real teams, the only real player is Reggie Jackson, who plays the would-be assassin. The rest of the players are fake. Also, you laughed at the credit for the soundtrack, but at this point I wonder if people remember the era where music videos (back when they were played on television) had those little chyrons at the beginning and end of the videos.

[@MrSuperHappyPants]

BIG PROPS FOR TOP SECRET

[@harrymarshall]

,, I came to the comments to agree with this 🥳

[@vovindequasahi]

Oh YES!!

[@zedhiro6131]

Top secret is Val Kilmer, right?

[@vovindequasahi]

@@zedhiro6131 Yup!

[@Alarmify]

No one has ever won a Try not to laugh challenge with Leslie Nielsen's comedy films. Leslie you are the Master of comedy.

[@Sukochii]

I still laugh so much when the dummy of Priscilla is getting swung about while getting dragged up the stairs. I love a dummy gag! Even the dottery rattling OJ speeding down the stairs. Gets me every time! Lol! Thanks Ashleigh! Made my commute to work this morning! Haha! 😂

[@scottb3034]

Elvis' wife. The intro is pretty iconic in this series. My favorite iirc is the third movie one for several reasons. weird al has a few associations with Leslie. He does a song specifically for one his movies even! these nielsen movie movies from this era (airplane to the naked guns to spy hard) might still be my favorite comedies of all time.

[@HobGungan]

I have fond memories of seeing the third one in theatres as a kid, but man does a certain "part" of the climax age like freaking buttermilk. Actually, it's bittersweet watching any of these old ZAZ movies, since the parts that age the least well remind me that at least one of the trio (possibly more, I forget exactly which) became an arch-conservative and made a bunch of unfunny yikesy "comedy" films in the last fifteen years.

[@DeconvertedMan]

SPY HARD.

[@Vaishino]

@@HobGungan exactly why I can't really do the third film anymore. I got too many friends for whom that punchline is a jab at to feel comfortable with it

[@Falcun21]

@@HobGungan To whom do you refer and which comedies were yikesy? I'm always down to watch some cringe, so please let me know.

[@scottb3034]

@@HobGungan there were a couple of parts that would not go over well with audiences regarding jokes "aging". one regarding the anatomy of a character played by a female comes to mind. this movie is the true classic of the series but i've enjoyed them all. i need to rewatch the 2nd because i barely remember it but i recall it being better than 3 apart from the final showdown in the 3rd movie (tasteless jokes in #3 aside).

[@emersonk2139]

Fun fact: when this movie came out, Weird Al would take first dates to see it wearing that same outfit.

[@surfersilver6610]

What about second dates? and did he prefer pitted or non pitted?

[@WRam-fo2sc]

R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen, one of the greatest deadpan comedic actors. It's no surprise that "Naked Gun" reminded you of "Airplane" because both movies were written and directed by the same team, known in Hollywood as the "Z.A.Z" team. Zucker, Abrams and Zucker. "Naked Gun" was a spinoff of a short lived TV comedy starring Leslie Nielsen called " Police Squad", also created by Z.A.Z. The "really skinny Tony Bennett" is the late actor Ricardo Montalban who is revered by sci-fi fans for his wicked acting in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," a "sequel" in number only because you can skip the sucky previous one and not lose anything. You should put "Star Trek II" on your list of must-see movies.

[@CalciumChief]

It's so funny how Leslie Nielsen became known as this comedian from parody movies since like the late 80's when he had a whole career before that. I always say if you loved him in that, go and watch "Forbidden Planet", a sci-fi movie where he plays the standard good-looking protagonist guy. It becomes a surrreal experience when he's not in a "funny" role.

[@darthken815]

Nielsen is surely missed. ("And don't call me Shirley!")

[@floydster23]

Top Secret needs to be Ashleigh's next spoof movie. Possibly the most underrated of them. Her Patreon members need to get on this.

[@jonisilk]

If she's looking for a Top gun parody, then look no further than Hot Shots (also directed by Jim Abrahams)

[@rmhartman]

Ricardo Montalban also had a long career in movies, but he was mostly known as Mr. Roarke in the TV series "Fantasy Island"

[@grahamers]

The scene where he inspects the pitcher and finds the Vaseline jar: Pitchers will cheat by using substances or objects to deform the baseball (file it down or make is sticky on one side) so they can gain an advantage by throwing better pitches. When the do this, the cheating objects/substances are tiny and hidden away not entire jars of Vaseline.

[@tylerfoster6267]

To clarify a tiny bit further: these tricks change the aerodynamic properties of the baseball when thrown.

[@DEATH111183]

@@tylerfoster6267 when it comes to vaseline, it's not entirely an aerodynamics thing, more or less for the slipperiness of it... sometimes it allows a better, faster release from the pitcher's hand, in other cases it is used for when the bat meets the ball, it'll make the ball slip when hit and better the chances for an easy out, or a foul ball

[@cchavezjr7]

@@tylerfoster6267 It actually gives some fingers less friction vs others to get more rotation on the ball so for throwing curves and sliders.

[@757optim]

@@cchavezjr7 Adding a substance, or even scuffing, to the ball was done to make the ball move erratically in flight when pitched. It is called a "spitball" (no doubt owing to the origin of the practice when ballplayers often had a plug of chewing tobacco in) and was made illegal after the 1920 season for obvious reasons. Of course, making it illegal didn't make it impossible, but practitioners of the black art had to conceal the practice as much as possible, or risk ejection or even possible suspension. One of the most famous (notorious?) spitballers was Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry. Although he was only caught once, Gaylord touched everything from his cap, to his neck, his torso, etc., to give the impression that he may be throwing a spitter to great effect in distracting a batter.

[@cchavezjr7]

@@757optim It was because of the spin, friction on some fingers and less on the others cause it to spin more or less depending on if you lube it up or even scuff up the ball. That is why the umpire checks for scuffs every time the ball hits the ground.

[@busterschannel4794]

Great review of a hilarious movie. My mom met George Kennedy . He was a super nice man that sat down and talked to her for a long time.

[@navarrduphoenixx]

The writers and editors did an amazing job, I can only imagine what wound up on the cutting room floor. Leslie Nielsen's ability to deliver his lines with a straight face is unearthly. His physical comedy is solid without being over the top. Decades later my friends and I still use the lines "It's Enrico Pilatzo!" and "Nice beaver."

[@Groffili]

The people in the opening sequence are indeed meant to be "world leaders" from that era. These are: - the big black general guy: Idi Amin, dictator of Uganda, killed some hundred thousand people during his rule - the guy with the sunglasses and the arab headdress: Jassir Arafat. Leader of the PLO and their terror war against Israel. - the curly haired officer: Muammar al-Gaddafi. Dictator of Libya. Responsible for several acts of brutal terror all over the world, including the infamous destruction of a Boeing 747 in the air over the scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988... after this movie was released. He hadn't been a nice guy before. - bald guy with the "fake" birthmark: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union. In contrast to his speech in this movie, he _was_ (still is) a "nice guy", whose reforms were mainly responsible for the end of the Cold War. - white bearded guy with black turban: Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini: leader of the Iranian Revolution and the following Islamic Republic of Iran. Definitly a friend of the USA, which he called "The Great Satan". - the guy without lines, in green fatigues and cap: Fidel Castro, long time ruler of Cuba. Interestingly, Saddam Hussein doesn't feature on this tableau, as he was still considered a "good guy" and American ally in 1988. How things change.

[@terrycoolidge9511]

Someday you may finally get around to “Top Secret!” The absolute champion of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker films. Best of these types of movies, hands down. Don’t get me wrong, I love “Airplane!,” “Naked Gun,” and “Hot Shots,” but “Top Secret!” seems to have caught them at the height of their game. Brilliant and hilarious. Unmatched.

[@bujin1977]

^ This. Top Secret! is (IMO) the best of the lot.

[@oscardiggs246]

Top Secret is the best, but it helps if you know a little German.

[@terrycoolidge9511]

@@oscardiggs246 Have we not met before, monsieur?

[@beachlife4704]

I have been requesting Top Secret and Spinal Tap in almost every comment section of almost every video. She would really like Top Secret. The backwards scene is one of my all-time favorite scenes.

[@AndrewHalliwell]

Latrine!

[@NealeBaxter]

A group of 11 of us from the skydiving club rented this film on VHS to cheer ourselves up after going to the funeral and wake for a friend who had died when his parachute didn't deploy. You can imagine the stunned silence from all of us when Leslie Nielsen said that a parachute not opening, in the scene at 6:30, was a good way for a man to die.

[@surfersilver6610]

Bruh.....

[@LordToddtastic666]

Leslie Neilsen was a one of a kind. He would go on the late night talk shows and he had a hand held fart noisemaker. He would sit there during interviews squeezing that thing and keep a straight face the entire time. So damn funny! Glad you enjoyed this one, can't wait for the rest

[@mangerinegirl]

We all need silly, funny movies like this once in awhile. I haven’t seen this one since high school but I remember watching with my mom and laughing our asses off. Thanks for bringing it back into my life!

[@Bananahammock681]

This is the out and out KING of Spoof's, for me. I still to this day love it. It was so good even seeing it as a kid and not understanding a thing that was going on, it still made me laugh just how silly it could get and Nielsen's delivery is pure comic performance genius. Also, shoutout to Ricardo Montalban who is wonderful in general. A part of the greatest Sci-Fi movie (in my own opinion) ever, Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan.

[@mikeking7710]

The mayor was legendary actress Nancy Marchand, who has had many notable roles over the years. Her last great role before she passed away was Livia Soprano, Tony's mother on "The Sopranos".

[@teclo1057]

WOW, never realised that was tonys mum. she was pure evil

[@TheLeprechaunjm]

I remember her from the TV series, "Lou Grant"

[@MrSmartAlec]

Forgot about her being Sopranos mom. She was amazing. I always think of her as the newspaper editor on Lou Grant.

[@mikeking7710]

@@teclo1057 Yup, wonderful actress. earlier on, she was the girlfriend in "Marty" with Rod Steiger back in the 50's, and then later on she was the boss, Mrs. Pynchon on "Lou Grant".

[@JohnDoe-vy6ju]

17:04 umpires have the prerogative to search a pitcher's uniform for tools/evidence of cheating via distorting the ball. The classic means of a pitcher doing this are emory boards/files/sandpaper/etc concealed in their pockets (hence searching the pitcher's pocket) and vaseline on their fingers. Obviously an entire jar of vaseline is too large to conceal in a pocket, so what pitchers would actually do is pre-smear a finger or two's worth of vaseline somewhere on their uniform where it was hard for someone else to see yet also easy for them to "innocently" touch to get the stuff back on their fingers (i.e. the brim of their hat). So, of course, to make a typical Naked Gun/Police Squad joke out of it, Nielsen actually does find the entire jar when he searches the pitcher.

[@vanessawhitneypro]

The condoms ARE kind of a "PSA"... This movie was out when HIV and AIDS was everywhere, as well as other STDs... And, safe sex was important... GREAT parody of both people COMPLETELY covered... Funny, and yet... TRUE to the times... Glad you laughed and enjoyed it! LOVE Leslie Nielsen, too!

[@Mike_Toulon]

Idk if you still can, but back in the 90s, you could buy a "full body condom" as a gag gift in places like Spencer's Gifts

[@JaclynMcKewan]

This is one of my favorite movies! I saw it in the theater when I was a little kid, because my dad was a police officer and insisted on taking me and my mom to see it. And even though it's a small throwaway line, the "bingo" joke makes me smile every time!

[@jrobwoo688]

“Nice beaver.” Kills me every time!

[@Daveyboy100880]

Ashleigh watching Naked Gun = the best value anyone will find on Black Friday! I had to take a second when I saw it on my feed - "Wait, Ashleigh hasn't done a Naked Gun reaction yet? Surely you can't be serious!" ... but it was soooo worth the wait. Now please get Top Gun watched, so we can all recommend Hot Shots! 😁

[@RustyDust101]

Oh hell yeah! While I won't need to see her reaction to Top Gun, I am definitely looking forward to her reacting to Hot Shots!

[@thomaswilliams2273]

I am serious, and stop calling me Shirley! Had to.

[@Greenwood4727]

Surely you cant be serious, i am seriuous and dont call be Shirley ;;) oops wrong film LOL

[@jamesharper3933]

A little history about Leslie Nielsen, his first role was in 1950 on Actors Studio. His first big role in movies was the standout sci-fi Forbidden Planet (highly recommend). It was ahead of it's time. He mostly did TV throughout his career, occasionally doing movies; mostly spoofs. TV shows he appeared in ranged from MASH to Fantasy Island. I recommend 1998's Wrongfully Accused (a spoof of the Harrison Ford movie The Fugitive). He also played the ship captain in the 1972 Irwin Allen all star disaster film The Poseidon Adventure. Do that one too if you want.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

LOL he was on Fantasy Island? And I guessed this was the first time he & Ricardo had worked together.

[@theman4884]

I recommend Day of the Animals.

[@betsyab121]

I love the original Poseidon Adventure with Gene Hackman. Such an amazing cast and story.

[@AMHardwick]

I loved his guest starring roles on Due South, a great underrated show of the 90s. One of his last film roles was the great Canadian movie Men with Brooms, about a local curling team.

[@theman4884]

@@betsyab121 Yes

[@Luimneachturnal]

I'm incapable of watching this film without having a big huge grin on my face. That includes the pillow at 10:30, love the tiny noise you made in response to such a ridiculous moment.

[@vigaprimuz]

Thank you for your content. had a very mentally rough day. watching you react to this gem of a movie snapped me out of it, and brought a smile to my face today.

[@hellsbunniestv584]

A classic. His hair was white, from about the age of 20. He's in one of the most famous sci-fi movies ever, The Forbidden Planet. A sci fi based on Shakespeare's Tempest. I'll never forget that movie as for my 18th birthday, we went to see the musical Return to the Forbidden Planet - Shakespeare's Forgotten Rock and Roll Classic. A musical of the movie, with the cast as the band, doing 60's and 70's classics. I'll never forget Cookie doing an eight minute guitar solo, before the interval, to Santana's She's Not There. At the start the cast were in the audience, doing a hilarious take on the inflight safety instructions. :) Police Squad was a hugely popular, farcical, cop show. "Surely not?" "No but please stop calling me Shirley." :D

[@Do0msday]

It's also the movie that the kids watch in 'Halloween' (1978). My dad absolutely loves Forbidden Planet and realizing that was Leslie made my jaw drop because I always remember him from comedies. Very talented actor.

[@armastat]

There was another movie that came out later called 'Robinson Carosoe On Mars' on Christmas day that I always associate with Christmas even today. You watch FP on your birthdays too?

[@armastat]

I know what you mean, I feel in love with her to, and married her later. but by then she had changed into a red headed freckle faced bundle of joy, but at least had the same name, lol.

[@warpig4942]

They put the "nice beaver" line in the commercials.... on TV... and then cut away before showing the stuffed beaver. Quite an effective way to get teenage boys to the theaters.

[@TheManInTheLongBlackCoat]

While Frank is impersonating an umpire, the batter swings back and hits Frank in the face. This joke was suggested by… … Mel Brooks.

[@CaptainFrost32]

"What a world! What a world!"

[@darrylcarden1851]

I hope “Spy Hard” makes it on the list at some time. Another parody movie with Leslie Neilson playing a James Bond type character. I think you would really enjoy the opening theme song. 👍🏻

[@WayneShlegl]

Ashleigh, Your appreciation for dad jokes, puns, silly innuendos and (sadly for nowadays "standard") non-pc humour keeps amazing me. It is always great fun watching You watching funny movies.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

As is should be. If it's funny, we laugh. If you think the joke was not appropriate or not politically correct, we laugh at You. Ashleigh loves to laugh and it really shows

[@michaelccozens]

I'll never understand you weirdos who keep insisting the PC menace is about to destroy comedy/society. You're been doing it for at least 40 years, and what do we have today? IASIP, South Park, Tim and Eric, Archer, Fleabag, British shows that'll make your ears bleed, etc. You know what we don't have anymore? Jokes about how comedy is all about airplane food and mothers-in-law, because they no longer apply. Comedy's way more diverse now, and way better for it. Can you name a joke in this movie that couldn't be made today, for "PC" reasons? The actual threat to expression has always been and continues to be from the pearl-clutching "family values" grifters on the right. Go yell at them.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

@@michaelccozens Dude, look around. It is already happening. Wokeness and PC nonsense IS destroying comedy all around us. Cognitive Dissonance is a thing, huh?

[@JBWinter]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 If that was true, South Park wouldn't still be massively popular 🤷‍♂️ you folks just like to gripe

[@michaelccozens]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 Yes, the plethora of evidence you provided is very convincing. A more self-aware and smarter person would be concerned by their utter failure to present evidence they insist is everywhere. Not you, though.

[@ElisaH_DarklyiShine]

Ashleigh: why do you have orange juice in your freezer? Me: time to find that AARP catalog.

[@kimchi2780]

SAME! Did you get the Minute Maid frozen ones and eat it with a spoon like me as a kid? LOL!

[@iKvetch558]

The funny part is that FCOJ is still a thing...so she just has never noticed it in the market, or noticed it but never figured out what it was...so her whole life. 🖖😜😁

[@ScientificallyStupid]

@@iKvetch558 We both laughed at that bc we always have it in the house (I take kratom and I can only stomach it with orange juice...so we buy a lot of orange juice).

[@Taragas]

The kicker is that Ashleigh just watched Trading Places where FCOJ is the stock they were trading in the final scene.

[@NewEnglandMovies]

My inner American wishes you a happy Thanksgiving, Ashleigh!

[@misterkite]

@10:28 I love this, everyone is so distracted by the fact that the doctor has a killer watch, they miss the joke that he's checking a pulse through a cast.

[@astralnewton]

Great video as always. Him leaving his mic on reminded me of a time my mom and dad were house hunting and taking video of potential houses. My dad had to use the bathroom and forgot to turn the camera off. It's to the side and filming the wall but you hear his entire bathroom visit lol.

[@AJ17_]

This started as a TV series called Police Squad that aired in 1982. It only lasted for 6 episodes. And it was exactly like this movie... constant sight gags & parodies. I think all 6 episodes are on KZbin if you're interested in checking them out.

[@YouLousyKids]

The show is amazing. It just wasn't the usual type of comedy on TV and they didn't know what to do with it.

[@EasyZee69]

I'd love to see you react to the Christopher Guest improv comedies, This Is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show, Mascots. They're funny, not the same kind of humor as Airplane or Naked Gun, but still very funny in a dry humor way.

[@ThreadBomb]

She has to at least do Spinal Tap. It's a rock'n'roll classic.

[@jgrinwald1968]

So I've heard the term as "dilly-dallying", but I get a kick whenever Ashleigh says "diddle-dallying". I think that is hilarious. Anyone else?

[@lawr5764]

I chuckle every time.

[@rmhartman]

yep

[@ahad2k11]

That's how I say it now

[@EricaGamet]

Diddle has such a negative connotation that it makes me laugh-cringe.

[@lawr5764]

@@EricaGamet Exactly

[@kathrynsmith831]

When he left his mic on in the bathroom, it reminds me of a time I was working at a bookstore, and an older guy, who worked there, left his phone on to page overhead for the entire store. He went in the bathroom with it like that. Needless to say...one of the funniest moments I've ever been lucky enough to witness. The panic of management, the noises. The absolute hilarity! And also, PS - How in the hell have you never seen the Wizard of Oz?? Like how?? LOL! :)

[@ThreadBomb]

What is "page overhead"?

[@Jim-Mc]

The bullet on the poster for this drove me crazy even as a kid. The artist apparently thought they worked with the casing attached, flying through the air like a little rocket ship.

[@Mr_Ghoulie]

Okay, so, a few things: I'm glad you've seen Ghost (directed by Jerry Zucker.) Because one year after that was made, his brother David Zucker made The Naked Gun 2 and 1/2. Keep that in mind. Also, if you want to see more Leslie Nielsen, in different roles, Check out Creepshow. This may be good viewing for next October.

[@stoogeswoman]

Don't worry, it's never to soon to make OJ jokes! Every time I watch one of the scenes where his character is being shot, injured, maimed, etc., I say, "Good!" or "More, more!" Also, just FYI, Nancy Marchand, who played the Mayor, also played Tony Soprano's mother, so you may have recognized her from that. Great reactions today!!

[@JayM409]

She also looked like Margaret Thatcher, Who was Britain's Prime minister at the time.

[@arisucheddar3097]

@@JayM409 well, given she didn't recognize the world leaders at the start (which is fine at her age), I don't think she mistook the actress for Maggie Thatcher lol

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Lenny Bruce made a JFK joke right after the killing. lol

[@shaunaemb1784]

A great movie with a young Leslie Nielsen, in a non-comedic role, is "Tammy and the Bachelor". Absolutely love that movie. Debbie Reynolds stars as Tammy. Such a good, sweet movie.

[@grahamers]

The fact that you think that it was even remotely possible that the Queen of England would do a movie cameo, much less one in a movie like this, is adorable and disappointing at the same time!

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3K2Xpd5mb6NmNE

[@pardwayne]

My dad took all of us to see this movie when it was new. I had no idea what to expect, but I had never laughed as hard as I did while watching this the first time (until "Hot Shots" 3 years later).

[@bluzdude40]

I didn't see this mentioned, although granted, I didn't go through all 2000+ comments, but the baseball player with the gun was a surprise cameo by baseball Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson, who was about as famous as OJ at the time. The underrated line that gets me every time: "This our hill, and these are our beans." Loved watching you laugh at one of my favorite comedies.

[@robertkramer2271]

It's written and directed by the same guys who did "Airplane". You have to take into account this was 7 or 8 years before OJ had his "troubles". When he was still just a beloved sports personality.

[@eddiejravannen]

13:14 pistachios, they used to cover them in red dye back in the day. P.s. you need to read the credits for these old comedies. They hid all kinds of jokes in them.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

So this started as a short lived six episode tv series also with Leslie Nielsen called Police Squad and then the film came out. Also this is one of those films where it requires multiple viewings to catch all of the visual gags. Yes it is also supposed to be real enemies of America and the opening scene was referenced in Family Guy when Stewie attacked Osama Bin Laden.

[@IvorClegg]

They were Idi Amin, Yasser Arafat, Fidel Castro, Ayatollah Khomeni, Muammar Gaddafi and Mikhail Gorbachev.

[@bekindandrewind1422]

7:19 --- Happened to me twice.. I used to be on the video crew for weddings and the groom left the mic on when he went to the bathroom.. Thank GOD no one but the crew could hear him. The next time... Yea.. it was in a radio station during a live remote...

[@kszatmary]

If there is ever an award for reaction videos, you'll win it, hands down! Do more, more, more!

[@greyfade]

OMG, I forgot Ricardo Montalban was in this movie. He's an amazing dramatic actor, and you should check out some other stuff he's in. He's most widely known as Khan from Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan (and the Star Trek original series episode Space Seed.) You should also watch Police Squad! (In Color!). There are only 6 episodes, but they establish the character of Frank Drebin, and you'll understand better why he crashes his car.

Fantasy Island.

[@lordofchaosinc.261]

Crazy, I never noticed it was Khan.

[@LibraKing3121]

Don't forget "Fine Corinthian Leather!"

[@davidpowell8249]

Police Squad! Is even better than the movie IMO. I _literally_ cried with laughter at some of those, like the one where he goes undercover in the key cutting shop.

[@muffinamy83]

@ For sure I first saw him as Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island in the 70's, before his Khan portrayal. Fantasy Island was a weekly series, ridiculous hugely popular. Had different stars every week like Love Boat. Omg, Love Boat... I miss the 70s lol

[@SatNavDan]

I use Leslie's line of "You take a chance getting up in the morning, crossing the street, or sticking your face in a fan!" line whenever someone ever mentions the word 'chance' to me. Great reactions - especially after your Airplane one was what introduced me to your channel. :D

[@FreakDaMIghet]

I quote this movie all the time. Whenever someone in a movie takes off their mask/helmet, I shout "It's Enrico Palazzo!"

[@laurahenderson772]

The actor who shouts out that line is Mark Holton who plays Francis Buxton in Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure. Hey , has Ashleigh seen that one ? Much love from Florida Laura 🍊🤗🧡

[@FreakDaMIghet]

@Red-eye Jedi Kylo: "You still want to kill me." Rey: "That's what happens when you're being hunted by a creature in a mask." *Kylo takes off his helmet* Me: "IT'S ENRICO PALAZZO!!"

[@authorrayrogers]

Something Leslie Nielsen used to do during television interviews was use this hand-held whoopie cushion. He'd squeeze it mid-interview and keep talking completely seriously. There are several videos of him doing it here on KZbin. It made his television appearances really memorable!

[@ericbloomquist9329]

Here's one that I know nobody will tell you... the driving instructor is played by John Houseman, (very serious actor/producer of stage & screen) who was at the time best known for playing a demanding law professor in "The Paper Chase".

[@AquaBlue77]

As a Dane, I'm rather proud of the fact, that Leslie Nielsen was half-Danish, with a Danish-born father in Canada, who was a constable in the Canadian mounted police, so his character in The Naked Gun is rather apropos, in a roundabout way. It's been a while since I've watched all these The Naked Gun movies, but they're all hilarious.

[@thejoyofreading7661]

Wow, I didn't know that he was partly Danish.

[@Paul_1971]

Ah makes sense why he played a Mountie in a few episodes of Due South now

[@skeletordanzig4999]

His brother Erik was Deputy Prime Minister of Canada as well.

[@ianchapman5733]

I thought he said he was Irish-American (His mother was Welsh). 😁

[@bexxgenx3165]

Excited for this one! I can already hear Ashliegh laughing hysterically and I haven't pressed play yet!

[@JKM395]

This could be the funniest trilogy out there. All three are pretty dang good.

[@CarlScripter]

12:33 This is the most honest and well delivered involuntary reaction ... ever. Kudos 👍

[@Ireacttoreactions]

i really love your reactions,thank you so much for your hard work darlin

[@PastHisPrime336]

Have probably seen this movie 30 times in my life. The beach scene where they clothesline the other couple makes me laugh until I'm coughing every time I see it.

[@johndoe-uz2kc]

Super glad seeing you watch this 😊,leslie Nielsen is the goat at comedy. Edit, those red things they were eating were pistachios, for some reason in the 80s and 90s they would dye them red.

[@stevedavis5704]

I was told pistachios were dyed red because the shells were easily marred in growing and picking so the shells were dyed to hide the blemishes. Also when the pistachios were died red most were imported from the middle east (especially Iran) and the growers used the dye to verify the origin since middle eastern pistachios were supposed to be the best. In the US it’s been about 30 years since most places quit offering the red ones.

[@channelwacke]

@@stevedavis5704 it's grosser than that. Naturally picked pistachios had their shells turn pink - it was a chemical reaction with the workers' sweat. When they started harvesting pistachios mechanically, people were like "why are these green instead of pink?" - so the companies started dyeing them. They continued coloring them pink for decades, until someone finally went "this isn't very natural, let's just sell them in green and call them organic". Now nobody remembers the pink ones. 🙂

[@martinbraun1211]

Please watch "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" in December!

I watched this movie four times in theater on full packed matinees just to enjoy the audiences laughing non stop on a roll. Leslie Nielsen hanging from the statues and the baseball sequences were always the stronger reactions. This is one of a very small pool of movies I felt pain in my rib cage for uncontrolled laughing. For me _The Naked Gun_ is the top best comedy on the whole history of cinema still valid today.

[@EliChristman]

5:24 of all the times I've watched this movie, WOW what a tremendous throw with the hat landing under the back window, and not just landing on the back seat. Another great reaction, thank you! :-)

[@grahamers]

Yes, we stole the tune for God Save The Queen!

[@jennaharris2721]

Loved your reaction as always! You just make me smile! Question: Are the same 4 people your top patrons/movie members every month? If so, have you thought about limiting the top patron spot to one month at a time/require a new set of patrons each month? Because it makes it impossible for anyone else to be able to request a movie and then half the movies you react to are chosen by the same four people. I think this would be more fair to all the other people who might like a chance to choose a film and diversify the movies we watch together! Just a thought

[@BRD529]

Exactly. It's become pretty annoying.

[@rickardroach9075]

They pay for the privilege so why not? 🤷‍♂️

[@TabaquiJackal906]

I agree. It's a little frustrating for those of us who just don't have extra money.

[@jennaharris2721]

Oh I know they pay for it, but I'm sure there are other people who would pay for it too, but don't get a chance because those 4 spots are locked in already to the same people every month. I'm just suggesting to rotate the opportunity! If no one else wants those spots then there could be repeated top patrons!

[@blacktronlego]

Yes, 'God Save the Queen' and 'My Country 'tis of Thee' are sung to the same tune. I have seen this movie, but I watch your videos even if I haven't seen the movies you are reacting to.

[@synthetic240]

Also "Our Country Reeks of Trees" from Ren and Stimpy

[@tonyf6335]

Wait until she finds out about "twinkle, twinkle little star", the "ABC's" and "Baa, baa black sheep"

[@ABugandaFlea]

Naked Gun came out of an 80s tv show that Nielson was in called, Police Squad. It only ran one season, but it was incredibly good!

[@McCardellPhotographyGreensboro]

I saw this in the theater in 1988, and laughed the whole way through. Glad you enjoyed it too! The umpire scene is still my favorite.

[@ernestolopez23]

Leslie Nielsen is a LEGEND!! absolutely great actor and we need more like him! Lets go with the sequels!

[@robertbasine8842]

AIRPLANE was Leslie Nielsen’s first comedy. He didn’t think he could do it ... so they told him to do all his lines as if he was in a serious movie. It worked beautifully. In NAKED GUN he goes all in on the comedy ... and that ... launched a whole new phase of his career ... from serious actor to beloved comedian.

[@christopherterry4216]

He was so much funnier in "Police Squad" BECAUSE he played it razor straight, while in this series, he frequently mugs for the camera.

[@Runescope]

It was years after seeing Naked Gun that I found out it was based off of a TV Series called Police Files. And those are hilarious! If you can find them, they are well worth a watch!

[@SGlitz]

Police squad! :)

[@wesdog8975]

From the Files of Police Squad

[@scottski51]

George Kennedy who played Captain Ed was a true movie star who appeared in more than 100 movies and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor when portrayed the character "Dragline" along with Paul Newman in the classic film, Cool Hand Luke. He was such a great actor! Left us in 2016.

[@dannyflores1721]

One of my all time favorite comedies!! My side hurts so bad when I watch this movie because of the endless laughs!! One of my favorite scenes is at the Queens Ball event when Frank and his partner check people that are walking in and Frank searched that poor guy only to reach in his partners pocket by mistake and goes.. "Hey!! He's got a picture of your wife!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂