In his own words, Leslie Nielsen stated that he was a dependable but dull actor who played solid types like the captain of a sinking ship in The Poseidon Adventure.
Airplane and The Naked Gun films changed all that for Nielsen.
In Manhunt you see the two faces of Nielsen. He plays veteran Mountie, Sgt Buck Frobisher who is in hiding in Chicago. He is being pursued by a formidable killer who has escaped from prison, Harold Geiger (William Smith.)
Benton wants to help out Frobisher who was a close friend of his father. Ray is shocked that such a callous killer as Geiger has come to Chicago.
Few actors can play intimidating villains like William Smith and he is in fine form here, even getting one humorous line when he leaves a toilet having changed into a uniform.
As for Nielsen he starts the episode as serious and then brings in the comedy when he changes to his Mountie attire. Falling off a horse and a motorbike, hailing a taxi instead.
Airplane and The Naked Gun films changed all that for Nielsen.
In Manhunt you see the two faces of Nielsen. He plays veteran Mountie, Sgt Buck Frobisher who is in hiding in Chicago. He is being pursued by a formidable killer who has escaped from prison, Harold Geiger (William Smith.)
Benton wants to help out Frobisher who was a close friend of his father. Ray is shocked that such a callous killer as Geiger has come to Chicago.
Few actors can play intimidating villains like William Smith and he is in fine form here, even getting one humorous line when he leaves a toilet having changed into a uniform.
As for Nielsen he starts the episode as serious and then brings in the comedy when he changes to his Mountie attire. Falling off a horse and a motorbike, hailing a taxi instead.
