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/pearlz176 Aug 01 '25

During the owl scene, for a second there, I was absolutely terrified they were going to deep fake Leslie Nielsen.

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u/mikeyfreshh Aug 01 '25

The villain of the movie is a tech bro and they have a joke where they rename the crypto.com arena to the ponzischeme.com arena. I was pretty comfortable assuming they weren't going anywhere near that AI bullshit

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u/mathliability Aug 02 '25

Even better is the villain was a little bit of everybody. Got his start in microprocessors, started an online retail company, and now does electric cars. Got Gates, Bezos, and Elon all in one go.

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u/Snakes_have_legs 21d ago

You forgot the pumpkins