Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)

Director:

Peter Segal

Writers (WGA):

Jim Abrahams (television series Police Squad)
Pat Proft (written by) ...

Release Date:

18 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

A Mad Bomber Is On The Loose, And If Anyone Can Stop Him....So Can Frank!

Plot:

Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.

Plot Keywords:

Academy Awards Ceremony | Bomb | Prison | Oscars | Police

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Leslie Nielsen	...	Lt. Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley	...	Jane Spencer
George Kennedy	...	Ed Hocken
O.J. Simpson	...	Nordberg
Fred Ward	...	Rocco
Kathleen Freeman	...	Muriel
Anna Nicole Smith	...	Tanya
Ellen Greene	...	Louise
Ed Williams	...	Ted Olsen
Raye Birk	...	Papshmir
Matt Roe	...	Clayton
Wylie Small	...	Defense Attorney
Sharon Cornell	...	Stenographer
Earl Boen	...	Dr. Eisendrath
Jeff Wright	...	Store Manager

Also Known As:

Naked Gun 33 1/3: Just for the Record (USA) (working title)
The Naked Gun III (USA) (trailer title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for off-color humor.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Brazil:Livre (DVD rating) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-10/7 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:10 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Municipal Courts Building - 110 N. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

On the day of shooting for the 1970s flashback shootout, George Kennedy had come down with pneumonia. He was so ill that he couldn't even walk. To make sure the scene was shot, the director had Kennedy sit on a bar stool for his entire part in the scene. Notice when Frank meets Ed, Ed never gets up from his stool. When Ed is supposed to leave, leaving Frank alone with Tanya, Kennedy simply just leaned back out of the shot to create the illusion of his character getting up and leaving.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Frank arrives home for his "special evening," there's an old portrait hanging next to the front door. A few minutes later when Jane leaves, it's a similar, but different, portrait.

Quotes:

Ed Hocken: We heard about you and Jane.
Frank Drebin: Jane, Jane. That name will always remind me of her.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Jurassic Park (1993)

Soundtrack:

99 Bottles Of Beer Boogie

Classic laughs

I have to say that this is one of the greatest comedy trilogies I have ever seen. Leslie Neilson has never stopped with the laughter and his fearless performance as Frank. Presilla does a fantastic job and her Thelma and Louise with Ellen Green was just memorable and fun to watch. OJ Simpson, the "downfall" I like to call it, because three months later came the murder trials.

Anna Nicole Smith was actually amusing in this film, I loved the crying game parody. There are a lot of great spoofs and jokes in the film. I think anyone who needs a good laugh or loves the Naked Gun movies should watch 33 1/3, it's just guaranteed of a good time.

8/10