The Naked Gun
🚨 This week on Bury Our Bones With Cinema, host Ryan Etherington is joined by the irrepressible Simon Keet for a riotous dive into the absurd world of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! — the 1988 spoof comedy classic that redefined cinematic slapstick.
🎭 From banana peels to baseball bloopers, Ryan and Simon explore how Leslie Nielsen’s iconic portrayal of Lt. Frank Drebin turned deadpan into an art form, and how the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team’s gag-a-second style left a lasting mark on comedy cinema. Expect breakdowns of unforgettable scenes, deep-cut trivia, and a salute to the dying art of the spoof.
💥 They’ll unpack:
The origins of The Naked Gun in the short-lived but brilliant Police Squad! TV show
How Leslie Nielsen reinvented himself as a comedy icon
The film’s lasting influence on modern parody and slapstick
Why The Naked Gun still delivers laughs in an era of irony and self-awareness
Whether you're a lifelong fan or a curious first-timer, this episode guarantees laughs, chaos, and more innuendo than a mayor's press conference.
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Bury Our Bones With Cinema
The podcast that lives, breathes and dies classic movies, not so classic movies and everything in-between. It’s not your average podcast. Two Brothers-in-law Jimmy Murphy and Ryan Etherington dissect, discuss and deliberate over a wide variety of the movies they would bury their bones with. Filled with bad impressions and comedy skits that will leave your sides hurting. Join them both as they parade around silver screen fandom leaving behind a trail of tangents and controversial opinions. The only question is what movies do you want to bury your bones with?
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