RIP: Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010)
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I am going to have to have an Airplane! and Naked Gun marathon. I loved his movies for the fact that it was a solid 2 hours of stupid fun.
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Loved Lt. Frank Drebin and the Naked Gun series and of course we can't dismiss Wrongfully Accused.
Thanks for the good times to one of the funniest actors I can think of.
Thanks for the good times to one of the funniest actors I can think of.
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This guy is probably the funniest parody actor ever.
RIP
RIP
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Have you ever seen a grown man naked?
RIP Leslie!
RIP Leslie!
RIP Leslie Nielsen. One of the funniest comedy actors EVER. His physical comedy is something you don't see anymore.
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With all his comedy work, many people don't realize his stellar work playing serious roles, especially in one of the best (and classic) science-fiction movies of all time, Forbidden Planet. RIP
Surely you can't be serious?
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Captain Harrison. The Poseidon Adventure.
Classic.
Classic.
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r.i.p loved all of his movies really funny and talented actor 
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RIP Leslie!
Umm...those were both Peter Graves' quotes...just saying...
Too true my man...Forbidden Planet is one of the top 3 Sci-Fi movies of all-time IMHO.
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Leslie and Gene Wilder... greatest two comic actors of all time IMO. You'll be missed Les.
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If you were building an Expendables of comedy greats since the 1970s, both Gene Wilder and Leslie Nielsen would be on it.
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Irvin Kershner, director of Empire Strikes Back, also died today.
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I just read that...the one, and only, "true" director of any of the Star Wars movies. If you ever wondered why it was the best Star Wars film, it was because of this guy.
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Gone is a true comedic genius.
RIP.
RIP.
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If you were building an Expendables of comedy greats since the 1970s, both Gene Wilder and Leslie Nielsen would be on it.
Don't forget to add Mel Brooks and Woody Allen to that cast. Actually thinking about it, an Expendables style movie with comedy greats would probably be the most awful piece of crap ever put on screen.
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After being retired for sixth months I was finally back into action. Faster than you can say spread 'em - I was inside the cold grey walls of Statesville Prison. I was surrounded by pimps, racists and murderers. It was like being in the stands at a Raiders game.
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You're probably right. Case in point: 1941. Lots of big-name comedians, not so great movie. To be fair, though, they did get it somewhat right 30 years ago with It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and even Cannonball Run. But I don't think Leslie Nielsen was in either of those.
The reason I even brought it up is that I've been rewatching Alias and was coming up in my mind a group of TV characters for an Expendables group. Jack Bauer, Jack and Sydney Bristow, Fox Mulder, James "Sawyer" Ford and Sarah Walker.
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