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by Sean Keeley • Nov 29, 2010 12:03 AM EST
I know that this is a sports site and the news that actor Leslie Nielsen has passed away doesn't specifically fall under our domain. Still, I'm willing to bet there isn't a person reading this who doesn't instantly smile when they hear the name "Enrico Polatzzo" and think of The Naked Gun, Leslie's finest film achievement.
And so, let's take four minutes to honor the man who prat-fell so well for us...
Hi Jay Johnstone!
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I was just saying the other day
that no one makes good spoof movies any more. There’s just crap now. Naked Gun might’ve been the last great one.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Nov 29, 2010 1:21 AM EST reply actions
Top Ten Moments in Baseball Movie history
This has to be up there with the Natural ending, Ray Kinsella’s catch with his Dad, anything involving Pedro Cerano, Crash Davis’ epic response to “what do you believe in”, “There’s no crying in baseball”,
If anyone wants to spend more time to create a more formal list, I would certainly read it ;)
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by tdaloisio on Nov 29, 2010 9:24 AM EST reply actions
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