The Naked Gun has finally been rebooted after almost 40 years with Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson in the lead roles, and the reviews have been outstanding.
The film, which released in cinemas over this past weekend, has seen much of the press tour focused on rumours of a potential romance between the film’s stars Neeson and Anderson.
Fans of the franchise, however, have come out of the film talking about the Liam Neeson film's bizarre end credits.
This is a staple of The Naked Gun films, with the first movie from 1988 having now-iconic end credits. This included all of the actors with just one line of dialogue being credited by that line, and a credit saying: "In case of Tornado…. Southwest Corner of Basement."
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The end credits bit has continued to the newest film, which is being hailed as a perfect homage to the original.
Throughout the credits, Neeson sings a song paying tribute to Anderson’s Beth.
The lyrics are bizarre, including lines such as: “Beth, ooooh… Top-shelf curves, and brains to boot. Boots that would top my brain's top-10 list Aboot boots, and the curvy brains that bought them… Also, breasts.”
Neeson also becomes distracted mid-song and begins playing a bass drum and guitar he finds in the recording studio.
The credits also include a number of gags – including an eye test, credits for the ‘on set dressing’ of Ranch, Russian, and Vinaigrette, as well as the studio sharing their Netflix password.
Fans took to social media to discuss this, with one saying on X: “The Naked Gun was a perfect movie. Don’t miss the credits.”
Another said: “The Naked Gun end credits were absolutely insane.”
A third posted on Reddit, saying: “Staying through the credits of The Naked Gun was worth it.”
With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, the latest film of the franchise sees Neeson play the son of the original Frank Drebin, investigating a murder.
Charles Bramesco of Little White Lies gave the film a five-star review, saying: “The rebooted Naked Gun condenses a staggering volume of jokes into a svelte sub-hour-and-a-half length, to the point that the question of whether any one gag works on you becomes immaterial.”
John Nugent of Empire gave the movie a four-star review, saying: “A film that has a better chance of producing a belly laugh than any in recent memory.”
The Naked Gun is in cinemas now.
Topics: Pamela Anderson, Film, TV and Film, Celebrity
Michael Slavin