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What is your favourite role or movie featuring Leslie Nielsen? What did it mean to you?

Legendary comedian and actor, Leslie Nielsen, passed away this week aged 84.

Many of us have grown up with his quotes, his deadpan delivery and his familiar mop of silver hair. As we all reflect back on his movies and the many roles he has portrayed across his life, which one stands out most to you?

Source: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-...

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Airplane. I think that it was the first film where I saw breasts.

    But I loved the one-liners. And still do. And I loved so many of his films. But Airplane stands out.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Airplane Leslie Nielsen Quotes

  • 1 decade ago

    Flying High is an all time classic as are the Naked Gun films but remember he was also in Scary Movie 3 and 4. His scenes in #3 were some of the highlights of the film and he was the ONLY funny character in #4. Personally I never thought the Scary Movie franchise was good enough for Leslie, he was too skilled a comedic actor for it. Yet in some way it's brand of slapstick comedy was perfect for his sense of humour.

    Flying High will always be his best work though. "We have to get him to a hospital." "A hospital? What is it?" "It's a big building with lots of patients but that's not important now."

    And "I just want to tell you both good luck, we're all counting on you." Delivered with his impeccable timing even after the plane had landed successfully. Genius.

    Rest In Peace, we'll miss you Leslie.

  • 1 decade ago

    So many to remember.

    Dr. Rumack in Flying High (Airplane) - "These people must be gotten to a hospital"

    "A hospital. What is it?"

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

    Ted: "Surely you can't be serious?"

    Dr. Rumack: "I am serious. And don't call me 'Shirley'"

    The president on Scary Movie III, which he says one of his lines from Flying High (Airplane) - "I want you to know, good luck, we're all counting on you"

    Dick Steele Agent WD-40 in Spy Hard. Desiree More: "You're going to look like swiss cheese when they find you" Steele : "That's no gouda"

    And of course Lt. Frank Drebin - "Jane, since I've met you, I've noticed things I never knew were there before: birds singing...dew glistening on a newly formed leaf...stop lights..."

    When a bomb goes off. "Oh, this one's a real mess" "Hey look everyone, Frank found another one"

    His straight-faced delivery made him a brilliant comedian, my brother and I couldn't believe he was a serious actor in Forbidden Planet and The Posidon Adventure.

    I recall him saying in an interview some years ago. "I want the epitath to read 'Let Him Rip"...to which he then farted.

    RIP Leslie Nielsen

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sadly no one even mentions the classic science fiction Forbidden Planet. It was from 1956 and was Mr. Nielsen's second role after his debut film "Ransom!" Forbidden Planet was based on Shakespear's The Tempest.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's really sad to hear of his death. He seemed to have his most career success as he got older.

    My favourite movie moments from Leslie Nielsen included: Naked Gun series, Spyhard, Flying High and Scary Movie 4.

    The movie that stands out was Spyhard as he was just so hilarious and I don't know how he keeps a straight face.

    RIP xxxx

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Surely you cant be serious?

    And stop calling me Shirley?

    I think he needs a hospital?

    What's that?

    A big building with lots of nurses and doctors in it?

    Now if you look under the otto pilots belt you will find an inflatable valve we want you to blow it?

    Too many one liners in Flying High!!!

    The Green zone is for unloading and loading of passengers only.

    The white zone is near the green zone and is for the loading and unloading of passengers only.

    Hey you keep outta my white zone you talk about your own green zone!!!

    Oh well thats fine I can talk about your green zone but you cant talk about my white zone???

    Finally, would you like to make a donation to church of religious consciousness?

    WHACK POW ZAM!!!

    Would you like a free flower?

    Whack pow zam.

    Would you like to make a donation to the Harrie Cruchsners?

    Whack pow zam.

    Scientology?

    WHACK POW ZAM!!!

    How on earth can so much gratuitous violence against do gooding um followers of air ports go un notices by all but those who control Hollywood? No publicity bad, or in the spirit of the movie?

    Was Leslie Nielsen a Scientologist? God rest his poor soul he did everything after being a serious actor to be all but seriously funny!

    I have had many hours of crying absolute laughter as he stated more powerfully than John Cleese the unformidable and yet, ending up clearing out my lungs, to just prove laughter is the best medicine than whatever that cough syrup was what gave me high blood pressure, Leslie Nielson, we blame the floods in Western NSW on you, heaven is shedding tears of laughter as you keep them rolling in the eisles up where?

    Take care, we will miss you?

    Now, I'll just give him ten more minutes in this cab to make sure he aint coming back as the risen Jesus, um what's the bill? You gotta be jokin? at $1,560,654.46c I'm doing a runner, airport, where to anyone? Except by QANTAS!

  • 1 decade ago

    Airplane~ the most one liners i have seen in a movie.

    RIP Leslie Nielsen

  • Faith
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Dracula Dead and Loving It!

    My dad made us watch this movie and it was the first of Leslie Nielsen's movies that we watched. We liked him in Mr. Magoo too but this is no.1

    Talented and always will be remembered.

  • 1 decade ago

    Has to be naked gun...

    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!

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