RIP Leslie Nielsen

[Hereiam]

Very sad news this morning, this man brought alot of laughter to my life anyway. Any time I was feeling low all i had to do was put on one of his films and I would be smiling by the end of it. May he rest in peace.

[Banana Man]

He was top class, Airplane and the naked gun franchise were brilliant. What age was he?

[Hereiam]

He was 84

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11860014

[mylestheslasher]

I agree 100%, some of the funniest movie one-liners ever came from Leslie Nielsen. He was on the late late a few years ago and didn't look 80. At least he left a legacy of comedy behind. RIP.

[thejuice]

thats a shame. Hadn't heard from him in years. Those movies were class.
...........and don't call me Shirley.

[crossdoesitbest]

Funny man, he'll be sadly missed. RIP

[Geoff Tipps]

"A hospital? What is it?"

"It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now." 

[whiskeysteve]

RIP Frank Drebin

Fare ye well in the big police squad in the sky

[Orior]

Thats a pity.

I've often wondered was he a real funny guy or had he good script writers?

[mc_grens]

"It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day."

R.I.P. Frank Drebin.

[Hardy]

His lines were written by the screenwriter. He was an actor.

RIP.

[RedandGreenSniper]

Great scripts but Nielsen's deadpan delivery was top-notch too. I particularly liked this one.

Lt. Frank Drebin: Hector Savage. From Detroit. Ex-boxer. His real name was Joey Chicago.
Ed Hocken: Oh, yeah. He fought under the name of Kid Minneapolis.
Nordberg: I saw Kid Minneapolis fight once. In Cincinnati.
Lt. Frank Drebin: No you're thinking of Kid New York. He fought out of Philly.
Ed Hocken: He was killed in the ring in Houston. By Tex Colorado. You know, the Arizona Assassin.
Nordberg: Yeah, from Dakota. I don't remember it was North or South.
Lt. Frank Drebin: North. South Dakota was his brother. From West Virginia.
Ed Hocken: You sure know your boxing.
Lt. Frank Drebin: All I know is never bet on the white guy.

[Minder]

Mayor: Now Drebin, I don't want any trouble like you had on the South Side last year, that's my policy.
Frank: Well, when I see five weirdos, dressed in togas, stabbing a man in the middle of the park in full view of a hundred people, I shoot the bastards, that's *my* policy!
Mayor: That was a Shakespeare-In-The-Park production of 'Julius Caesar,' you moron! You killed five actors! Good ones!

[omagh_gael]

Just found this on YouTube, brilliant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5egaR4WvLPY&feature=related

[Doogie Browser]

Great scripts but Nielsen's deadpan delivery was top-notch too. I particularly liked this one.

Lt. Frank Drebin: Hector Savage. From Detroit. Ex-boxer. His real name was Joey Chicago.
Ed Hocken: Oh, yeah. He fought under the name of Kid Minneapolis.
Nordberg: I saw Kid Minneapolis fight once. In Cincinnati.
Lt. Frank Drebin: No you're thinking of Kid New York. He fought out of Philly.
Ed Hocken: He was killed in the ring in Houston. By Tex Colorado. You know, the Arizona Assassin.
Nordberg: Yeah, from Dakota. I don't remember it was North or South.
Lt. Frank Drebin: North. South Dakota was his brother. From West Virginia.
Ed Hocken: You sure know your boxing.
Lt. Frank Drebin: All I know is never bet on the white guy.

No matter how many times I read that I still burst out laughing