Wrongfully Accused

Plot synopsis:
World-famous violinist Ryan Harrison (Leslie Nielsen, who had guest starred in two early episodes of The Fugitive television series in the 1960s) is seen giving a concert. Afterwards, he goes to a party where he meets Hibbing Goodhue (Michael York), a millionaire who sponsors Harrison's performances, as well as Goodhue's seductive wife Lauren (Kelly Le Brock) and his possible mistress Cass Lake (Melinda McGraw).
The next evening, he finds a note from Lauren in his car which summons him to the Goodhue residence. When he goes to the Goodhue mansion, he bumps into Sean Laughrea (Aaron Pearl), who has just killed Goodhue (together with an unknown accomplice). A violent fight follows, during which Harrison discovers that Sean is missing an eye, an arm, and a leg, and he overhears the preparations for an operation with the codename "Highlander" before he is knocked out. When he wakes up, Harrison finds himself arrested and convicted for the murder of Goodhue. Desperate to prove his innocence, Harrison escapes from his prison transport following an accident. Lieutenant Fergus Falls (Richard Crenna) arrives on the scene, takes charge, barks out orders and vows to do whatever it takes to capture the fugitive.
Harrison returns to the Goodhue mansion where he encounters Cass, who is trying to retrieve something from behind a portrait. She tells him she knows he is innocent and believes Lauren is the killer, but refuses to say anything to the police because Lauren is her sister. She provides him with a place to hide and helps him shake his pursuers, but Harrison's opportunities to rest are short and fleeting: Falls seems to find him wherever he goes, and Cass behaves suspiciously, increasing Harrison's doubts of whom to trust.
Harrison gradually begins to piece together the puzzle; he remembers that Sean was present at the party as the bartender and was given a great amount of money by Cass. He also finds that Cass is strangely interested in Sir Robert McKintyre, the secretary-general of the United Nations. Eventually, after investigating Sean's disabilities in a limb replacement clinic, he discovers that Cass, Lauren and Sean are planning an assassination attempt on McKintyre. He manages to follow the group but is caught. Cass shoots Harrison but actually fakes his death, both because she has fallen in love with him and because she wants to stop the assassination, since she has found out that McKintyre is really her father. Goodhue has been murdered by Sean and Lauren because he had come to suspect that his wife was actually a terrorist and had only used him to further her goals.
At a Scottish festival, Harrison and Cass just barely manage to save McKintyre's life. They are cornered by Lauren, Sean and accomplices, but Fergus Falls and a SWAT team arrive just in the nick of time, arresting the terrorists. Falls officially tells Harrison that he was "wrongfully accused", clearing his name and acquitting him. In the last scene, Harrison and Cass are riding on the bow of a cruise ship (spoofing Titanic) and end up bumping their heads on a low bridge.

Tags: murder

Review:
I read another reviewer's comments about Wrongfully Accused, and I am continually amazed at how many people judge movies like this as though they are meant to be serious cinematic endeavors.
Leslie Nielsen's films, literally, are jokes, and if you can't take them that way then maybe it would be better if you didn't watch them.
I only say this here rather than just to that reviewer because I think it's worth pointing out that, in case you couldn't already tell, this movie is a parody and is meant to be laughed at.
I am perfectly willing to admit that it is peppered with scenes that fall completely flat (the sex scene with the sports commentary in the background is a prime example) and much of Nielsen's acting is absolutely awful (also note that much of this is also a parody of similar bad acting in the movies that are being spoofed in this movie, such as The Fugitive and obviously some of the James Bond films), but again, you really need to keep in mind what kind of movie this is.
Comedy is a surprise, if you just saw what was expected it wouldn't be funny!I can't say that Wrongfully Accused promises a cerebral workout or any moving social commentary, but if you look at the cover of this movie and expect something like that, maybe you should stick to the kid's section at the video store, because you are probably a little out of your league.
For much of it, this movie was laugh-out-loud funny.It helped not only to know "The Fugitive" story well but also "North By Northwest," "Casablanca" "Titantic," and many, many other films, both classic and modern-day.
The more familiar you are with movies, the more of these "inside" jokes are going to make you laugh.Being a movie buff, a lot of these gags connected and made me really have a good time watching this Leslie Nielsen farce.
Nielsen is perhaps one of the funniest comedic actors around, though his movies like this are criticized as though they were supposed to be some Oscar Nomminated hit or something.
Spoofing THE FUGITIVE, Leslie Nielsen takes us on a wild ride that combines the Three Stooges with the Marx Brothers and includes quick stops at CASABLANCA and THE MALTESE FALCON, then north by northwest to MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, BRAVEHEART, and TITANIC.
There has been a murder in town and the violin player superstar is the main suspect.He is wrongfully accused, of course.He gets a death sentence but he manages to escape.So then he is an innicent violin player chased by the cops.All he knows is that the real murderer is a one-armed, one-legged and one-eyed man.
Shouldn't be so hard to find.Easier said than done.Wrongfully Accused is a comedy, that has parodies from many other movies and some series.Mostly from The Fugitive.There are also parodies from movies like Braveheart and Titanic.Leslie Nielsen is perfect for the movie.He knows the genre very well.He is a parody man.Great comedian.Great comedy..
If you like leslie nielson movies, naked gun, airplane, then you will love this.
You do not go to see a Nielsen movie expecting anything else but a good laugh.
this movie is not as good as some other nielsen movies like the naked gun series.
The best way to get away from the seriousness of outside world is to watch Lesie Nielsen movies.
A late entry in Leslie Nielsen's career-rebooting series of movie parodies, 1998's "Wrongfully Accused" treads familiar territory.
However, the film will likely be catnip to fans of "Airplane," "Naked Gun," and "Police Squad." Written, produced, and directed by Pat Proft, a veteran writer on the "Police Squad" TV series and the "Naked Gun" movie trilogy, the movie is an endless string of hit-or-miss sight gags, bad puns, and slapstick.
For movie buffs, the references to old movies are enough to make the film entertaining; from extended scenes that mimic "The Usual Suspects," "Mission Impossible," "Titanic," and "North by Northwest," to passing references to "The Empire Strikes Back," "Field of Dreams," and "Braveheart," to dialog lifted from "Casablanca," Proft's movie is great fun.
Viewers are advised to sit through the wacky end credits, which like those of earlier Nielsen spoofs, include a number of genuinely funny attributions.
Leslie Nielsen returns with another hilarious spoof, this time starring as violinist Ryan Harrison, who is framed for murdering Hibbing Goodhue.
He needs to find a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man to get to the truth of the crime, all the while trying to hide from the pursuing authorities.As with any Nielson spoofs, there are non-stop gags from start to finish that will have you horse-laughing.
Slapstick humor is abundance here, but did get a little old in a plot where the momentum didn't flow as quick as Nielsen's earlier spoof movies like the Naked Gun films.
Stars Wars, Titanic, Back to the Future and Anaconda are among the many movies hilariously spoofed - all giving us another entertaining and laughable comedy.Grade B-.
Pat Proft's directorial debut is a grand slam in my opinion, Leslie Nielsen is hilarious in this movie, he delivers some of the funniest Naked Gun inspired lines of all the characters.I would recommend this movie to anyone who just wants to chill out watch a silly movie and get some real laughs.
If it stars Leslie Nielsen, you know that it's just a totally silly spoof.
Most people didn't see this one, compared to movies like Hot Shots and Naked Gun, where a lot of people saw and thought those were the cornerstone of spoof movies.
In the new film "Wrongfully Accused," Nielsen once more proves that he is capable of saving a bad spoof from being bad.
In it, he releases his natural talent of comic genius into his character similar to the one from the magnificent movie "The Fugitive"(Harrison Ford) and, of course, makes us laugh up a storm.Leslie Nielsen is surprisingly energetic in this film, more than usual.
The US marshals shoot machine guns at the criminals' feet making them do an Irish dance."Wrongfully Accused" is the summer's second spoof movie.
To have Leslie Nielsen on your team when you're making a spoof, that's an almost certain success even if the film on its own is bad, like this movie.
The outline follows "The Fugitive", but there are also overtones of "North by Northwest", "Casablanca" and "Fields of Dreams" among others that Mr. Proft makes fun of.One can't even begin to think of anyone for the main character of Ryan, but Leslie Nielsen, an actor whose contributions to the genre are delightful and funny.
Michael York has a small part."Wrongly Accused" is fun to watch with the family or a group of friends as it will keep the viewers amused by all the insanity Leslie Nielsen brings to the movie..
Wrongfully Accused is very funny in spots, but doesn't Leslie Nielsen and Pat Proft, the director, remember that spoofs are much funnier when played seriously.
Another hilarious film with many references to popular shows and movies, with Leslie Nielson, the man from The Naked Gun movies, Spy Hard, Dracula Dead and Loving It, Scary Movie 3, and Airplane.
Leslie Nielsen basically stopped acting after making the Naked Gun movies.
Another funny movie with Leslie Nielsen ....
I found this movie not as good as The Naked Gun series, but still quite funny.
I love this style of movies!!If you liked Wrongfully Accused (a little), then I think you will love The Naked Gun (and the original series Police Squad), and Hot Shots.
(If you don't like The Naked Gun or Leslie Nielsen, you will hate this movie.).
It is very underrated, but I see it as the best of the post-Naked Gun Leslie Nielsen flicks.
Just like all of the previous Pat Proft/Naked Gun/Hot Shots movies, you will need to review the movie several times to pick up gags/references you missed earlier.
I think the producers were trying to capture the magic of the Naked Guns and figured all they needed was Leslie Nielsen to pull it off.
I put this movie second last, just before Pauly Shore's Son-in-Law. I think a lot of us would love to see Lt. Frank Drebin bumble his way through another Naked Gun incarnation..
There are so many movies being ridiculed in so many ways and so often that's almost impossible you won't be laughing at least a couple of times.Jokes literally appear every ten seconds continually from beginning to the end.
Leslie Nielsen gave a classical performance where he finds himself in plenty over-the-top situations, be it as a violinist, doctor or convict.Yes, there are some things done badly in Wrongfully Accused but the point is that those things just don't matter in this type of film.
Leslie Nielsen did a good job, making his role in this film.
The Airplane!-Naked Gun comedy genre is always worth watching just because they are meant to be silly fun and nothing more.
It was actually better than I'd expected.There are at least five bright spots that make this film worth watching: Richard Crenna's masterful parody of Tommy Lee Jones character in "The Fugitive," a host of memorable one-liners, watching an aging Leslie Nielson nail yet another physically-demanding dead-pan performance, counting the number of famous films being parodied, and a scene featuring a particularly hilarious low-rider..
Nielsen's Third Best Movie Only To Naked Gun and Spy Hard!.
Thou shalt not take this movie over "Airplane!" or "The Naked Gun", but at least it's better than some of Nielsen's previous garbage (for all of you who, like me, had to suffer through watching "Repossessed", I feel your pain).
Wrongfully Accused is a hilarious movie, and especially for me my first time, because I had seen the Fugitive the previous night.
This could be Leslie Neilson's best movie, but there's Spy Hard and The Naked Gun to compete with it.
the fact that a lot of us are actually talking about "Leslie Nielsen-movies" instead of "spoof", is, in my opinion, a very bad thing.
In fact, there are quite a few movies starring him that were plain bad(Mr. Magoo, Dracula).When I first saw 'Spy Hard' (I know that this is a "Wrongfully Accused" review, don't worry), I thought it was a fine comedy.
This isn't a bad thing when it comes to the visual jokes of course, but one of the great strengths of for instance 'The Naked Gun', was it's superb dialogue, and the way the lines were delivered by the cast.So, what does this all say about "Wrongfully Accused"?
Wrongfully Accused is a funny movie, I'll say that, but it seems like not much effort was put into the film being funny.
This absolutely maniacal menagerie of funny cracks and memorable moments combines to make WRONGFULLY ACCUSED one of the dumbest but yet hilarious movies ever made.
One of Leslie nielsens best movies ever.
Yes there are some funny momements, but overall the movie is a tired attempt at humour that really offers nothing new to the audience.This time Leslie Nielsen plays Ryan Harrison who has been wrongfully accused of a murder he did not commit.
Her role is that of the scheming adultress who orchestrates her husband's (Michael York)murder.Leslie Nielsen fans will undoubtedly love this movie.
this is definitely one of the best films starring Leslie Nielsen!
Anyway, I liked this movie more than The Naked Gun 33 1/3 and any of the Hot Shots!
Wrongfully Accused is a spoof movie.
This is not as good as The Naked Gun films but I think it´s a nice and entertaining movie for a Saturday evening.I hope that the up-coming Titanic Too: It Missed The Iceberg will be a great film!!!!!.
Leslie Nielsen is hilarious in Wrongfully Accused.
I have always been a huge Leslie Nielsen fan(The Naked Gun)and this is one of his best.
I know the whole idea of Wrongfully Accused was to spoof other movies, but that doesn't mean you can't have your own story to tie everything together.
Wrongfully Accused is Leslie Nielsen's funniest movie since Dracula: Dead and Loving it.
While not quite at the level of the Naked Guns, this movie was much better than his last few films (Dracula, Mr. Magoo, etc).
It's the best kind of spoof, one where the jokes race by so fast you don't have time to think about whether they're good or bad.
I also noticed "Dirty Harry", "Titanic" and "Field of Dreams" were parodied.Leslie Nielsen didn't quite achieve the masterful performances from the "Airplane" and "Naked Gun" movies, but I enjoyed his work anyway.
I could tell he was spoofing the "Fugitive" detective, but something seemed to be missing from his performance.Melinda McGraw looked good, and she gave a decent performance as well.They can't all be "Airplane!" or "The Naked Gun" but I still had a good time..
Wrongfully Accused is without a doubt Leslie Nielsen's best movie...
I HAVE seen movies like Scary Movie, Not Another Teen Movie, Spy Hard, etc., and I loved them, but Wrongfully Accused surpasses them by far.What I'm trying to say here is, if you don't laugh at this movie, you have no sense of humor.
Basically, if it's not a spoof movie, it has most likely been spoofed by Wrongfully Accused.Leslie Nielsen is the king of spoofs.
Wrongfully Accused is the best comedy spoof since the Naked Gun movies.
Leslie Nielsen is hilarious in this movie.
Pat Proft's Wrongfully Accused is a funny parody of many films (examples: Titanic, The Fugitive, Basic Instinct, Lord of the Dance, Anaconda, etc.) that is well played by Leslie Nielson.
Nielsen does give a gung ho performance (and so does Richard Crenna), but the two actors have little to make characters.Though a lot of energy was put into this movie, it feels all the same tired and worn out.
The humor works & it's lead-star, the amazing Leslie Nielsen, does exceedingly well.'Wrongfully Accused' Synopsis: Ryan Harrison is framed for murder and must prove himself innocent by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man after escaping from a bus accident on the way to jail.'Wrongfully Accused' is a parody of the 1993 film The Fugitive, And I must say, this parody is funny.
Wrongfully Accused is a spoof The Fugitive, Braveheart, Clear and Present Danger, and of course Titanic, I couldn't help but laugh at the many gags at Mr. Nielson's disposal.
It was good but sad to see Richard Crenna of Rambo fame in this movie and he gives some of the best lines and jokes throughout this film.
But his other movies are much better so I'll check those out before the week is gone so if you're a Leslie Nielson fan, pick up the Naked Gun series and Spy Hard.
Wrongfully Accused is not a bad movie, but it's not really different from a spoof film perspective either..
"...All of these movies were hysterical as the actors like Leslie Nielsen and Charlie Sheen played their characters straight and generated so much laughs through hilarious dialogue and cool sight gags.
" and the NAKED GUN movies..goes solo and writes/directs this new spoof of THE FUGITIVE.
He just isn't funny as the wrongfully accused fugitive Ryan Harrison.
It's at least better than Nielsen's previous two movies, Mr.Magoo and Spy Hard, both of which were HORRIBLE!!!Wrongfully Accused spoofs The Fugitive (and Harrison Ford) and does a neat, though weak, job.
This is just another typical Leslie Nielsen vehicle, and like most of his recent films, this has many more misses than hits.
I can understand people who can't get enough of these kind of movies ( '' Hot shots '', '' Naked gun '', '' Spy Hard '' ) but i can at the same time understand people who taught it was good for a start, but can't stand it now.
It seems that if the movie studios have a parody film that is really bad, they just have to get Leslie Nielson to star and everything will be all right.
Leslie Nielsen lends his natural parody mindset to this 1998 spoof of The Fugitive, as well as a cleverly delivered collection of other films such as Braveheart, Mission Impossible and Titanic.
While running from the police, led by Lieutenant Fergus Falls (portrayed by Richard Crenna of Rambo fame), Harrison manages to not only escape from execution, but also disguise himself as a gardener, a fisherman named Buzz'n Frog, and a doctor, while acting as a private detective himself in an attempt to stop the killing of Sir Robert McKintyre from those who have framed him.As a Leslie Nielsen fan who appreciates his unique and natural sense of humor and expression, I would say Wrongfully Accused is one of his best films – a winner in not only the spoof genre, but in the comedy world as a whole.
On top of that, the acting is very good as well, with Leslie Nielsen playing the wrongfully accused Ryan Harrison, a man on the run for the murder of a rich statesman who was in fact killed as part of a Terrorist Insurtion.
one of leslie nielsen's funniest movies.
all in all a must see comedy and one of leslie nielsen's funniest movies..
Indeed there's so much going on that dedicated fans will probably want to watch a couple of times to check out all the jokes they missed.Nielsen is on top form as usual, and supported by an able cast including the likes of Richard Crenna and Michael York.
Take out the jokes and Naked Gun still sort of vaguely hangs together as a police movie, but Wrongfully Accused is not in any way thrilling...
Wrongfully Accused (1998): Dir: Pat Proft / Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Le Brock, Richard Crenna, Michael York, Melinda McGraw: Spoof of The Fugitive with Leslie Nielsen as a violinist framed for murder but he escapes thanks to a bus wreckage.