The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

David Zucker

Writers (WGA):

Jim Abrahams (television series Police Squad) &
David Zucker (television series "Police Squad") ...

Release Date:

2 December 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

The Villain. Even Mother Teresa wanted him dead.

Plot:

Incompetent cop Frank Drebbin has to foil an attempt to assasinate Queen Elizabeth II.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Queen | Baseball | Mind Control | Scheme

Cast

Leslie Nielsen	...	Lt. Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley	...	Jane Spencer
Ricardo Montalban	...	Vincent Ludwig
George Kennedy	...	Capt. Ed Hocken
O.J. Simpson	...	Det. Nordberg
Susan Beaubian	...	Wilma Nordberg
Nancy Marchand	...	Mayor Barkley
Raye Birk	...	Papshmir
Jeannette Charles	...	Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
Ed Williams	...	Ted Olsen
Tiny Ron	...	Al, Tall Lab Tech
'Weird Al' Yankovic	...	Weird Al Yankovic
Leslie Maier	...	Herself
Winifred Freedman	...	Stephanie
Joe Grifasi	...	Pier 32 Dockman

Also Known As:

The Naked Gun

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-12/9 | Iceland:L | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Spain:T | Canada:A (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

University of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

During Vincent Ludwig's first encounter with Frank Drebin, Ludwig is feeding his "fighting fish" small minnows. This is identical to a scene in the Bruce Lee movie "Game of Death" where we see Dr. Land (the main villain) feeding the same fish.

Goofs:

Continuity: Frank's hair changes appearance while in the car outside Ludwig's apartment.

Quotes:

Driving instructor: It's okay. Normally you would not be going sixty-five down the wrong way of a one-way street.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "De zomer draait door: (#2.10)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

I'm Into Something Good

Great

Really good film, I liked this one!

I recently bought the boxed set, (all 3 films) and really enjoyed watching them again. I have to admit though, I did not quite laugh as much as I did when I first watched them.

I remembering watching them the first time and thinking "What the hell am I watching? This is MAD! hahaha lol. All the bits like Frank hitting stuff with his car every time he parks and the bit with Nordberg at the start - classic!

Really good light-hearted fun...

7 out of 10