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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad

PG-13

Movie

85 minutes

December 2nd, 1988
DIRECTOR:

David Zucker

STUDIO:

Paramount Pictures

DISTRIBUTOR:

Paramount Pictures

RATING:

PG-13

RUNTIME:

85 minutes

FRANCHISE:

The Naked Gun

SEQUELS:

Naked Gun 33+1/3: The Final Insult The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

DIRECTOR:

David Zucker

STUDIO:

Paramount Pictures

DISTRIBUTOR:

Paramount Pictures

RATING:

PG-13

RUNTIME:

85 minutes

FRANCHISE:

The Naked Gun

SEQUELS:

Naked Gun 33+1/3: The Final Insult The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

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    Priscilla Presley
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    O.J. Simpson
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    George Kennedy

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Reviews(2)

  • I don't think anything could have prepared me for this film. From the opening scene I was laughing every couple of minutes. It throws so many gags your way that even if one feels a little poor taste or doesn't land, that the next is likely to get you, or the sheer absurdity overwhelms you. Nielsen is an absolute treasure, and this style of humor really couldn't work without him, able to sell even the silliest moments as the straight man, while also being lovably dim-witted.

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    8 /10
  • A parody of police procedurals starring Leslie Nielsen, who was a serious actor for most of his career before finding a late-in-life calling in comedy. Based on the short-lived TV series of the same name, the comedy doesn't quite hold up, even when it's not being delivered by OJ Simpson.

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    7 /10

Synopsis

Directed by Airplane! directors Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker, The Naked Gun is a slapstick comedy starring Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling Detective Frank Drebin, who's tasked with stopping a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the United States. The original movie is a continuation of the Police Squad! TV show, and it spawned two direct sequels.


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Cast(5)

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Priscilla Presley
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O.J. Simpson
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George Kennedy
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Leslie Nielsen
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Ricardo Montalban

Images(5)

Leslie Nielsen as Frank holds up his badge in The Naked Gun
Leslie Nielsen looking disoriented in front of ceremonial trumpet players in The Naked GUn
Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin waving his arms in front of a large explosion in The Naked Gun
Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin staring at another man in The Naked Gun
Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin making a silly face in The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear

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