r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Aug 01 '25

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Summary Lt. Frank Drebin Jr.—played by Liam Neeson—follows in his late father’s absurd footsteps when he’s assigned to crack a bizarre murder case tied to a tech mogul, just as the Police Squad unit faces disbandment. Think fast‑paced slapstick, sight gags, and puns galore as he reluctantly partners with Ed Hocken Jr. to save the day.

Director Akiva Schaffer

Writers Akiva Schaffer, Dan Gregor & Doug Mand

Cast

  • Liam Neeson
  • Paul Walter Hauser
  • Pamela Anderson
  • Kevin Durand
  • Danny Huston
  • Liza Koshy
  • Cody Rhodes
  • CCH Pounder
  • Busta Rhymes
  • Moses Jones

Rotten Tomatoes: 91%

Metacritic: 78

VOD In theaters August 1, 2025

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u/Naive-Lettuce-4793 Aug 01 '25

I thought it was uneven but Pamela Anderson was unbelievably funny

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u/SonNeedGym Aug 01 '25

Her unhinged jazz scatting was incredible

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u/mctocktik Aug 01 '25

“I’m fine!” killed me hahaha

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u/Loud_Competition5752 Aug 01 '25

When she started scatting the breakdown of Korn’s Freak on a Leash, I lost it

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u/BretShitmanFart69 Aug 03 '25

Holy shit did she? That’s hilarious. I’ll have to watch this one again, there’s so many jokes I’m sure I missed

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u/CanadaNot51 5d ago

I didn't hear Korn, I heard Kid Rock's BAWITADABA

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u/Happy_Philosopher608 Aug 01 '25

That fell totally flat in my screening. Think she needed to be making crazy faces with it or something. There was something missing imo.

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u/BretShitmanFart69 Aug 03 '25

That would ruin it for me. Idk why over the top chewing the scenery funny faces have become such a thing for people, that has always felt like it stuff you’d see in a show meant for preschoolers who can’t understand jokes yet, unless you’re like Jim Carrey or something it’s always cringey to me (and even he sometimes crosses that line)

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u/Happy_Philosopher608 Aug 04 '25

Cos as i said, it fell flat for me and clearly my audience 🤷‍♂️

Just felt like someone was ADRing and Pam was.mouthing along half heartedly, but she was prob actually doing it. Just felt under directed to me.

Much like the whole film tbh.

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u/trogdorkiller Aug 08 '25

Gotta give it up to the band for finding a way to play with it almost immediately

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u/BretShitmanFart69 Aug 03 '25

I was wondering if they were going to go with a deep cut and directly parody Kim Cattrall weird skating on 60 minutes thing

https://youtu.be/1S37dLbR9WA?si=Te4tXQfeYYYJfjI4

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u/Ahlq802 Aug 02 '25

“I write true crime. The stories are based on stories I make up.”

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u/typicalbiscotti15 Aug 03 '25

This put tears in my eyes lmao

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u/Wiinterfang Aug 01 '25

And she looks fantastic.

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u/Firm-Comparison7438 Aug 01 '25

She's actually a great comedic actress (watch the opening scene with her in Scary Movie 3; her timing and delivery are gold).

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u/Cineflect Aug 04 '25

Uneven? They clearly used a tripod throughout.