Overview

• Akiva Schaffer directs and co-writes the sequel-reboot with Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, updating the 1988 spoof for a modern audience.
• Liam Neeson stars as Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. alongside Pamela Anderson as partner Beth Davenport, both delivering fully committed deadpan performances.
• Critics praise the film’s rapid-fire visual gags and genre-skewering satire, declaring it the funniest comedy of the year.
• The movie injects metacommentary on modern policing and includes affectionate tributes to Leslie Nielsen’s original Police Squad character.
• Paramount Pictures and producer Seth MacFarlane applied nostalgia-driven stunts, including collectible concessions, to reignite interest in big-screen spoofs.