“Because we’re all fucked. And we need a few giggles,” he told Variety Monday at the movie’s New York City premiere. He delivered the line in the deadpan style of his on-screen persona, Frank Drebin Jr., the biological (and spiritual) heir to Leslie Nielsen’s iconic police lieutenant. The character last graced the big screen in 1994.

The film stars Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr., son of Leslie Nielsen’s Detective Sergeant Frank Drebin, as he follows in his bumbling father’s footsteps and must solve a murder case to prevent the police department from shutting down.

At 'The Naked Gun' premiere in NYC, Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson chat with THR on the red carpet and talk about their dynamic as a comedy pair. Plus, they discuss how they found joy amongst the chaos of filming this movie.