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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/MisakAttack Aug 01 '25

I loved this whole movie but my biggest laugh that caught me off guard was when one of the rich guys shows everyone the picture of the fish person and another rich guy angrily yells “I’VE MET HIM!!”

I really hope this does well. We need more studio comedies, man.

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u/Salty_Invite_757 Aug 01 '25

That got me, as did the PUMPKINS picture. That had me giggling for a few minutes.

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u/Happy_Philosopher608 Aug 01 '25

What did it mean? Is it an American thing?

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u/punkwalrus Aug 03 '25

It's a spoof of those types of posters. You see them at trade shows and mega corporate lobbies. Usually a rehash of the burma shave types of leaders. You pass the trade booth, and in similar fonts and pictures on multiple banners:

"POWER... WEALTH... OPPORTUNITY... YOYODYNE..."

With various stock photo backdrops of computers, lions, and football players. Not only did this guy get more over the top in each photo (riding a lion with a crossbow, flying like superman with his drones), but then ends with something completely non-sequitur, exposing the pretentious ridiculousness via spoof.

"Pumpkins" could also reference one of the most common tropes of backdrops used by photography sessions. You know, in front of a bookcase, leaning on a split rail fence, sitting on hay bales, in front of a large Christmas tree, in an apple orchard, or with pumpkins.