Liam Neeson almost works as a Drebin for a new, coarser, meaner age, and he has no problem suggesting a surly, disgruntled son of the cop immortalized by Leslie Nielsen in the short-lived 1982 TV series “Police Squad!

The Naked Gun lands Liam Neeson his biggest opening weekend at the global box office since Taken 3, over a decade ago.

Helmed by Akiva Schaffer, this film is a sequel to the 1994 film of the franchise, Naked Gun 331/3: The Final Insult. Along with Neeson, the film stars Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Danny Huston, and many others.