"⁠The Naked Gun⁠" serves as a legacy sequel to "Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult" (1994) and is the fourth film in the "The Naked Gun" franchise. Starring Liam Neeson as Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., the film has been brought to the screen by director, co-writer and Lonely Island member Akiva Schaffer ("⁠Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping⁠") with a reverence for the kind of clever comedy style that pays homage to the previous films while carving out a new legacy for itself. Schaffer and producer Erica Huggins were both kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters on August 1st from Paramount Pictures. Thank you, and enjoy!


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Interviews With "The Naked Gun" Filmmaker Akiva Schaffer & Producer Erica Huggins

We can’t help but enjoy a full episode on The Naked Gun (2025). In non-spoilers, we build up to countdown of the Top 10 Spoofs of all time. Then during the second half spoiler section, we Chris Farley Show recap and recite, literally the entire film beat for hilarious beat, and we are not sorry. It was too much fun.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION OF THE NAKED GUN (2025)
Our moviegoing experiences and Mike1’s moment - 3:06 
Why the filmmakers were born for this & our story thoughts - 7:46 
Review of the Performances and the Production Values - 12:20 
Our Top 5 Spoof Movie Directors and Our Top 10 Movie Spoofs of All-Time - 16:15 

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW: 26:23 
And look, since there was nobody sitting in AlsoMike’s row during his rewatch of the film, he was able to literally transcribe the entire film, which we recite for you all in this spoiler filled section. It’s us giggling like fools for 30 minutes. It’s The Chris Farley Show, where we relive all of the best moments and everything in between… and this is perhaps not the best episode for us Mikes as serious pundits / critics. But we do not care. It was too much fun. The spoiler review starts at 

OUTRO: We’re still not saying what’s coming next so as not to jinx ourselves. But you can go back and listen to our Oscar Race Checkpoint episodes to listen to our commentary on the Fall Film Festival Lineups. You can listen to recent Film Study Movie Reviews to enjoy our reviews of new releases. You can go back and hear the first two episodes of Boogie Mikes, our PTA Rewatch Series, and you can listen back to some recent episodes with special guests. It’s available via all of the podcatchers via this linktree. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

The Naked Gun (2025) and the Top 10 Spoofs Ever Made - Ep 486

For this week's main podcast review, Josh Parham, Joselyn Safadie & Giovanni Lago join me to review the latest film from Lonely Island member Akiva Schaffer, "The Naked Gun," starring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand & Danny Huston. The fourth film in the "The Naked Gun" franchise, the outrageously silly comedy, produced by Seth MacFarlane, is a legacy sequel to "Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult" (1994). What did we think of the comedy, performances, writing, and direction? Please tune in as we discuss these elements, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"The Naked Gun"

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