If you have ever watched a man moonwalk across a baseball diamond while acting like an empire and thought, “Yes, this is cinema,” then you already understand and embrace the genius of The Naked Gun. Born from the ashes of the short-lived but cult-favorite series, the original 1988 movie turned Leslie Nielsen’s deadpan detective Frank Drebin into an icon of sorts. Its rapid-fire gags and tonal disregard for logic spawned a trilogy that left behind a blueprint for absurd comedies that are still unmatched.

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