Editing Leslie Nielsen (section)

===Later comedies===
After ''Airplane!'' and ''The Naked Gun'', Nielsen portrayed similarly styled roles in a number of other films. These mostly emulated the style of ''The Naked Gun'' with varying success and often targeted specific films; many were panned by critics and most performed poorly. ''[[Repossessed (film)|Repossessed]]'' (1990) and ''[[2001: A Space Travesty]]'' (2001) were parodies of ''[[The Exorcist]]'' and ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', respectively. Both attempted [[absurd humour|absurd comedy]], but were poorly received.<ref name="RT5">{{cite web|title=Repossessed|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=14 September 1990 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/repossessed/|access-date=23 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="RT6">{{cite web|title=2001: A Space Travesty (2001)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=19 March 2002 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2001_a_space_travesty/|access-date=23 February 2009}}</ref> Even a leading role in a [[Mel Brooks]] comic horror, ''[[Dracula: Dead and Loving It]]'', failed to generate much box-office excitement, although it did gain a following in a later release to video. Both 1996's ''[[Spy Hard]]'' and 1998's ''[[Wrongfully Accused]]'', a parody of [[James Bond in film|James Bond films]] and ''[[The Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive]]'', were popular on video, but not well received by critics.<ref name="RT3">{{cite web|title=Spy Hard|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=3 July 2005 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spy_hard/|access-date=23 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="RT4">{{cite web|title=Wrongfully Accused|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=23 July 1998 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wrongfully_accused/|access-date=23 February 2009}}</ref>

His attempt at family and children's comedies met additional criticism. He appeared as [[Santa Claus]] in the Christmas comedy ''[[All I Want for Christmas (film)|All I Want for Christmas]]'' (1991), a film that was at best only moderately successful at the box office,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3296298497/weekend/|title=All I Want for Christmas (1991)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=2023-06-15}}</ref> and had bad reviews. ''[[Surf Ninjas]]'' (1993) and ''[[Mr. Magoo (film)|Mr. Magoo]]'' (1997) also had scathing reviews. Several critics were disappointed that Nielsen's role in ''Surf Ninjas'' was only "an extended cameo" and Chris Hicks recommended that viewers "avoid any comedy that features Leslie Nielsen outside of the ''Naked Gun'' series".<ref name="Variety">{{cite news|last=Kimmel |first=Daniel M. |title=Surf Ninjas |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117901158.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=daniel+and+kimmel&display=daniel+kimmel |date=23 August 1993 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209134208/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117901158?refcatid=31 |archive-date= 9 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="DNews">{{cite news|last=Hicks |first=Chris |title=Surf Ninjas |work=[[Deseret News]] |url=http://deseretnews.com/movies/view/1,1257,1780,00.html |date=26 August 1993 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209043416/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700001778/Surf-Ninjas.html |archive-date= 9 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jeff Miller of the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' panned ''Mr. Magoo'', a live-action remake of the [[Mr. Magoo|1950s cartoon]]: "I'm supposed to suggest how the film might be better, but I can't think of anything to say other than to make the film again."<ref name="HChron">{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Jeff|title=Looking for laughs? 'Magoo' loses its way|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|url=http://www.chron.com/cgi-bin/auth/story/content/chronicle/ae/movies/reviews/1225magoo.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125230821/http://www.chron.com/cgi-bin/auth/story/content/chronicle/ae/movies/reviews/1225magoo.html |archive-date=25 January 2008|access-date=23 February 2009}}</ref>

Nielsen's first major success since ''The Naked Gun'' came in a supporting role in ''[[Scary Movie 3]]'' (2003). His appearance as President Harris led to a second appearance in its sequel, ''[[Scary Movie 4]]'' (2006). This was the first time Nielsen had reprised a character since Frank Drebin. In one scene, Nielsen appeared almost nude, and one critic referred to the scene as putting "the 'scary' in ''Scary Movie 4''".<ref name="RVs">{{cite news|last=Berardinelli |first=James |title=Scary Movie 4 |publisher=ReelViews |url=http://www.reelviews.net/movies/s/scary_movie4.html |year=2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219213229/http://reelviews.net/movies/s/scary_movie4.html |archive-date= 19 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>