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Naked Gun creator David Zucker slams ‘moronic’ reboot: ‘Paramount ruined the franchise’

Exclusive: David Zucker, also known as one of the co-creators of comedy classic ‘Airplane!’, says producer Seth MacFarlane took the wrong approach to last year’s revival

The Independent UK · Feb 11

David Zucker renews attack on new Naked Gun reboot starring Liam Neeson

The director has taken fresh aim at the new film, saying that producer Seth MacFarlane ‘totally missed’ the spoof-comedy style that defined the original Naked Gun franchise

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

David Zucker thinks new Naked Gun 'missed it'

The Naked Gun creator David Zucker thinks this year's remake "totally missed it" because there was too much "technical pizazz".

BANG Premier · Nov 17, 2025

2025's Most Surprising Reboot Is The Smartest Dumb Comedy In Years

Akiva Schaffer's self-aware genre spoof is also the ultimate Liam Neeson movie.

Inverse · Jul 30, 2025

Seth MacFarlane Explains Why Liam Neeson Was 'Probably The Only Actor Alive' Who Could Lead The New Naked Gun

It's not because his name is so similar to Leslie Nielsen's.

Cinemablend · Jul 10, 2025

Liam Neeson wasn't sure he was funny enough for Naked Gun

Liam Neeson spent the whole time filming The Naked Gun unsure if it was "working" for him because he didn't think he was funny enough.

BANG Premier · Jul 8, 2025

Jim Abrahams obituary

Writer and director who was part of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team behind the classic film spoofs Airplane! and The Naked Gun

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2024

From Airplane! to The Naked Gun, Jim Abrahams was a pioneer of spoof comedy

The writer and director, who died this week, helped to define what big screen spoofs would look like in the decades after

The Guardian - US · Nov 26, 2024

TV tonight: the Taskmaster spin-off that fans have been waiting for

Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak put canny kids to the test. Plus, Greg Davies cleans up for the last time. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2024

The Story Behind The Rejected Airplane Sequel That Could Have Been

Though Airplane II: The Sequel does indeed exist, there was a very different concept that could have made for a more beautiful continuation.

Cinemablend · Dec 31, 2023