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I can't believe no one's said this yet - The Naked Gun
All three of them. I would extend this to include all Leslie Nielsen films as well as the Police Squad TV series, but this is the film section, and imo, The Naked Gun 33 1/3 ... ( the one where Frank infiltrates an award ceremony ) ... is a comedy masterpiece. Everything from the tac sharp timing, through to the make-up and cinematography, every scene is shot like a fine painting crafted from what ever brand of rubber it is they used to make Leslie so stretchy. The film is shot so professionally that every surface looks the same texture of freshly talc'd rubber. Here's a fun game: try and guess throughout the film, which surfaces (tables, cars, ears) are going to be elasticated before it happens... it can't be done! And it's that degree of genius that keeps you guessing through the whole production.
As well, it's got to be said that you could lose all of those things, and re-shoot the film to be a series of posters that only contain Leslie Nielsen's face, and you'd still have a hit movie.
We had Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello and Leslie Anne Neilsen.
Shine on you crazy diamond... RIP
