David Zucker, the director and co-writer of the 1988 spoof comedy “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!,” has a lot of gripes with the new reboot — from the casting of Liam Neeson as Lt.

In 2022, I sat down with actor Liam Neeson on Zoom for his action film, Memory. We chatted for a while, and I asked him about what he wanted to do next in his career, hoping he would confirm his return to the Star Wars series.

Starring Liam Neeson as the hapless detective and Pamela Anderson as the sultry blonde with a suspiciously criminal past, the spoof comedy has drawn praise for its ludicrous tone and gags.