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" (1990) and ' (2001) were parodies of "The Exorcist" and ', respectively. Both attempted absurd comedy, but were poorly received. Even a leading role in a Mel Brooks comic horror, "", 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 films and "The Fugitive", were popular on video, but not well received by critics.