“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.

This after Neeson told EW earlier this month of his costar: "She's got that feistiness and innate sense of humor… And very easy on the eyes, too."

"Naked Gun" stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson were among the cast members to attend the film's New York premiere Monday ahead of its release in theaters.