Leslie Nielsen for the part of Lt. Frank Drebin deserves a special place in the annals of brilliant casting choices. But why, exactly, Nielsen was so perfect for 1988’s “The

Leslie Nielsen may have passed away in 2010, but The Naked Gun found a way to incorporate his Frank Drebin into the legacyquel in the funniest way possible.

The action star plays deadpan detective Frank Drebin Jr. in director Akiva Schaffer’s welcome sequel to the police-parody film franchise that began in 1988.