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How do you feel about a Naked Gun remake?

#1

Frank

Frank

Cause it's happening!

My problem isn't the remake, my problem is Ed Helms. Ed Helms is not capable of that role. I'm not saying he isn't funny or anything. I just don't see him being able to pull it off. You know why Leslie Neilson was so good at the deadpan noir delivery? Because he spent the first part of his career playing those parts before Airplane and Police Squad.

I can't even think of a modern equivalent. Jon Hamm maybe.


#2

PatrThom

PatrThom

Frank said:
I can't even think of a modern equivalent. Jon Hamm maybe.
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Tommy Lee Jones.

--Patrick


#3

MindDetective

MindDetective

Frank said:
Cause it's happening!

My problem isn't the remake, my problem is Ed Helms. Ed Helms is not capable of that role. I'm not saying he isn't funny or anything. I just don't see him being able to pull it off. You know why Leslie Neilson was so good at the deadpan noir delivery? Because he spent the first part of his career playing those parts before Airplane and Police Squad.

I can't even think of a modern equivalent. Jon Hamm maybe.
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I heard Steve Carrell suggested. I think that could work but I doubt he wants to be pigeonholed into that kind of comedy.


#4

PatrThom

PatrThom

Maybe Alec Baldwin?

--Patrick


#5

Frank

Frank

PatrThom said:
Tommy Lee Jones.

--Patrick
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Yes. He's already been in that position with Men in Black though. I like it either way.


#6

Dave

Dave

I think they are trying too hard to find someone like Neilson. I think they should go a completely different direction with someone not known for comedy and is different from Dreban in every way.

Hamm would be great as he has good comedic chops. I wouldn't mind seeing someone like David Tennant giving it a go.


#7

Bowielee

Bowielee

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#8

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I want to know who is going to play Officer Nordberg... since he's still in jail.


#9

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

1. It's Nielsen.

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^^^My sentiment exactly.^^^


#10

strawman

strawman

Liam Neeson:



#11

PatrThom

PatrThom

Steve Martin?

--Patrick


#12

strawman

strawman

PatrThom said:
Steve Martin?

--Patrick
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He could pull it off. He's played plenty of few-cards-short-of-a-deck but earnest people making inadvertent mistakes and jokes.


#13

PatrThom

PatrThom

Plus he has the white hair.

--Patrick


#14

strawman

strawman

I'm sure they'll insist on re-doing it in post processing anyway, for not being the right shade of white...:p


#15

Telephius

Telephius

So not even white people are immune to being white-washed.


#16

Bubble181

Bubble181

I suggest The Rock. Campy non-actor who could conceivably play a semi-washed up cop in a wacky slapstick movie. Yup.


#17

PatrThom

PatrThom

Or Dan Akroyd.
He could do the delivery. Already did in Dragnet.

--Patrick


#18

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Clark Gregg. I watched Iron Man last night. He's funny and has the dead pan delivery down.


#19

General Specific

General Specific

Stephen Colbert could do a great job, except he already kinda plays the unwitting idiot every night.



#20

PatrThom

PatrThom

I think he's still a bit too young, but of course he could probably work around that.
He would just need tone down his usual "clueless zealot" persona and play up "clueless detective."

--Patrick


#21

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Usually I don't care too much one way or the other about remakes, as they're not always horrible.

I just can't for the life of me think of anyone who could pull off that character in a way that remotely lives up to Nielsen.


#22

Kovac

Kovac

When was the last time you watched Naked Gun and does it hold up?

I haven't seen it since I was in High School.


#23

Bowielee

Bowielee

About a year ago, and I believe it does.


#24

Bellygrub

Bellygrub

Sometimes I wish they would just clean up/HDify the original movies and re-release them into the theaters for a month. It'd be a lot cheaper and most movies don't last longer then a month in theaters anyway. I can see remakes for movies that can take advantage of technological advances...but the Naked Gun?


#25

PatrThom

PatrThom

3D would allow the creation of visual gags ... that rely on parallax? I guess?

--Patrick


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