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Philly screenwriter didn’t know his Joel Embiid joke made it into ‘Naked Gun’

Joel Embiid usually is the one doing the trolling, but in the new Naked Gun movie, he’s the target. Buried deep in the film’s ...

‘Naked Gun’ Writers Weigh In on Most Talked-About Jokes: R-Word, O.J. and That Final Fight

Dan Gregor and Doug Mand tell The Hollywood Reporter whether Elon Musk influenced the film's villain and shed light on Liam ...

Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson Had 'Immediate Chemistry,' Says “Naked Gun” Writer: 'I Am Pulling for the Two of Them'

"Yes!" Daniel replied with a smile. Neeson shares Daniel and his older brother Micheál, 30, with his late wife, Natasha ...

For the ‘Naked Gun’ Writers, a Guiding Goal: ‘What’s the Stupidest Thing We Can Get Liam Neeson to Say?’

The 'Naked Gun' screenwriters on Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson scatting, sight gags, and what this might mean for the beloved ...

The Naked Gun 5 With Liam Neeson & Pamela Anderson Gets Great Update

The Naked Gun continues to have a great box office run, and in a recent interview, producer Erica Huggins opened up about the ...

How to Craft a Dumb Joke That’s Actually Funny

One of the things Schaffer loves about the first “Naked Gun” is how, despite the silliness, it is largely a straightforward ...
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The Naked Gun Writers on Fart Jokes, Snowman Romance, Liam Neeson’s Buffy Obsession and Ugly Sonic

The Naked Gun writers on the humor of The Naked Gun including Liam Neeson's obsession with Buffy the Vampire Slayer & the ...

Inside ‘The Naked Gun’ Scene Director Akiva Schaffer Had to Fight to Keep

The filmmaker tells IndieWire all about that brilliant and bonkers snowman, how he almost returned for more fun at the film's ...

Review: 'The Naked Gun' reboot has some laughs but it's not what it could have been

The reboot of “The Naked Gun” tosses off a few sharp and/or stupidly effective gags of the hit-and-run variety, nice and quick. Sample exchange: “I guess you can’t fight City Hall.” “No. It’s a ...