Leslie Neilsen of Naked Gun fame RIP

RonMexico · 29-11-2010 05:50PM

This should be pinned for a week. The man is a legend.

Feeona · 29-11-2010 06:29PM

cherryghost wrote: »

Ironically I watched Airplane last night! :eek:

Me too. Was that you outside my window with the night vision goggles?:p

bizmark · 29-11-2010 06:31PM

i felt genuinely sad to here this r.i.p

Feeona · 29-11-2010 06:32PM

Captain Darling wrote: »

RIP Leslie.

The best closing credits to any program ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyyXxQ48XJY

Love the endings! I really like the one where the criminal takes the opportunity to escape while the end credits roll, and the one where someone's pouring a cup of coffee

fryup · 29-11-2010 06:52PM

apologies if this has been posted already, but its an all time classic line....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhyCL-ELRxg

RIP Leslie;)

Benny_Cake · 29-11-2010 06:57PM

I grew up on the Naked Gun movies and Airplane, I remember passing him by on North Earl St when I was a kid and he was in town to do Kenny Live or something. A wonderful comedy actor who I could enjoy even in some of the poorer films he was in (and he was in some very poor ones!). He'll be very much missed but never forgotten.

Borat_Sagdiyev · 29-11-2010 06:57PM

Someone said it earlier, it is like losing a link to my childhood. An absolute hero of a comic, pretty much everything he did was hilarious.

Loved this scene:

Frank: That's the red-light district. I wonder why Savage is hanging around down there.

Ed: Sex, Frank?

Frank: Uh, no, not right now, Ed. We've got work to do.

Duggy747 · 29-11-2010 07:01PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVr5AJz2xNo

29-11-2010 07:34PM

One of my favourite comic actors. Absolutely love the Naked Gun movies & Airplane. He was so good at one liners, I can only imagine how many re-takes were needed making those movies with people just cracking up while Leslie kept a straight face. Airplane! has actually just started on Sky modern for anyone who wants to watch it!

RIP Leslie

29-11-2010 07:38PM

The truth hurts doesn't it, Hapsburg? Oh, sure maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts!

RIP

nyarlothothep · 29-11-2010 08:42PM

Another light in the entertainment industry extinguished. RIP

Dempsey · 29-11-2010 08:56PM

Police Squad was miles ahead of its time

His films are comedy gold

RIP

talla10 · 29-11-2010 11:46PM

Absolute tragedy RIP

Brilliant comedy actor loved everything he did from Airplane! to Spy Hard!!

'This women needs to be brought to a hospital'

'Hospital?what is it?'

'Its a building where patients are but thats not important right now'

Genuis!!RIP

W.Shakes-Beer · 29-11-2010 11:54PM

RIP Leslie.

Basically grew up on this guy, I must all the Naked Gun films again.

Love that line "Nice Beaver!"

Dudess · 30-11-2010 12:16AM

"Thanks... I just had it stuffed."

Loved him. Police Squad never fails to crack me up. The way he stayed in uber serious Shakespearean mode even after making the foray into comedy was a stroke of genius.

fryup · 30-11-2010 12:38AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTzVW82FaRs

Insect Overlord · 30-11-2010 12:58AM

Only heard about this on the nine o'clock news.
Can't believe it! He was one of the few comic actors I never get bored of watching.

R.I.P.

LimerickDan · 30-11-2010 01:01AM

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

He must have ate the fish.

Funny but a little soon. The man isn't buried yet. Still I liked it.:p

bonerm · 30-11-2010 01:23AM

Probably not worth an AH thread but I just found out Irvin Kirchner (director of The Empire Strikes Back) also died a couple of days ago.

RIP.

DOC09UNAM · 30-11-2010 02:22AM

a true legend.

jonnyfingers · 30-11-2010 02:39AM

Ah Leslie Nielsen, so good he even made some of the Scary Movie scenes funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrC9Pe6Qmw4

krudler · 30-11-2010 02:41AM

The guy had incredible comic timing, and like Dudess mentioned it was his oh so serious way of saying the most ludicrous things that made them even funnier

Shryke · 30-11-2010 02:50AM

I thought all of his stuff was great. Anyone see Dracula: Dead and Loving It? I pissed myself years ago watching it. Such a pity.

RolandIRL · 30-11-2010 02:53AM

RIP

One of my favourite quotes of his that me and my brothers use a lot

"i've been swimming in raw sewage. I love it"

take everything · 30-11-2010 02:55AM

I'm still waiting for the "a thousand lesser known comic actors died today and i don't see anyone making a thread about them" post.

Professey Chin · 30-11-2010 03:37AM

take everything wrote: »

I'm still waiting for the "a thousand lesser known comic actors died today and i don't see anyone making a thread about them" post.

Theyre not as funny

Rowley Birkin QC · 30-11-2010 03:44AM

Usually never post in these RIP threads either but RIP Leslie Nielsen, you were one of the greats.

the purple tin · 30-11-2010 01:29PM

battries not included wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5egaR4WvLPY

RIP

He always took a little fart noise maker with him
when he did interviews:)
I remember him doing it to Ryan Tubridy a few years back, he was very unimpressed-humourless little freak.
RIP.

Duggy747 · 30-11-2010 01:34PM

the purple tin wrote: »

He always took a little fart noise maker with him
when he did interviews:)
I remember him doing it to Ryan Tubridy a few years back, he was very unimpressed-humourless little freak.
RIP.

He was brutal for it, even when producers would tell him to stop it he'd still pop one out :pac:

He was always known to be a chronic prankster.

That_Guy · 30-11-2010 01:45PM

Watched Naked Gun last night. Hadn't seen it in ages. One scene sent me into hysterics.

Can't find it on YouTube but it's when he's at the dock trying to find out information.

EDIT: Found it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIZB5cZGncQ

Leslie Neilsen of Naked Gun fame RIP

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