I went with my elementary school friends to see this in a little theater in the town I grew up in the year this movie came out. I have never laughed so hard at a movie since. To see it with an audience and everybody busting a gut around me was an experience I won't forget.
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Originally posted by 83v45magna: Say! Scraps is a boy dog!
I saw a documentary on it and they said Peter Graves didn't understand why they wanted him for that part because he didn't think he was funny.
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Thanks in part to this thread and its power of suggestion, this weekend will be a Leslie Nielsen movie marathon here at home. "Airplane", "The Naked Gun" trilogy, the "Police Squad" series (all six episodes), and "Forbidden Planet".
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He was also in the spaghetti western Four Went Out. That was a surprise.
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Originally posted by mr kablammo: He was also in the spaghetti western Four Went Out. That was a surprise.
He was also good in Forbidden Planet.
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Originally posted by rat2306: Thanks in part to this thread and its power of suggestion, this weekend will be a Leslie Nielsen movie marathon here at home. "Airplane", "The Naked Gun" trilogy, the "Police Squad" series (all six episodes), and "Forbidden Planet".
I like most of Leslie's work. He had a role in a TV series called "Due South" in the mid 90's. Seems that most of his roles are similar.
I use a lot of his Police Squad quotes at work today. "Not one man on this force will rest until we find Nordburgs killer. Now, let's grab a bite to eat".
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Originally posted by slabsides45: The fog is getting thicker....
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By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?
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