Original ‘Naked Gun’ Director David Zucker: ‘To Make Fun of the Left, You Really Can’t Do That in Hollywood’

A master of the spoof genre, Mr. Zucker says studio executives are ‘overly sensitive.’

A scene from the original “Naked Gun” released in 1988. MovieStillsDB

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s another reboot from someone other than the original creators—though not for a lack of trying.

Even before the 30th anniversary of “Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult” last month, die-hards of the spoof genre’s trilogy have acknowledged its noncoincidental uptick in availability on cable and streaming of late.