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The Naked Gun - From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Front Cover Actor
Leslie Nielsen
Priscilla Presley
Ricardo Montalban
George Kennedy
O.J. Simpson
Susan Beaubian
Nancy Marchand
Raye Birk
Jeannette Charles
Ed Williams (II)
Movie Details
Director David Zucker
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 84 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
David Zucker--of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker creative troika behind Airplane! and television's Police Squad!--directed this 1988 feature film based on the latter show. Leslie Nielsen returns to his old TV role of Lt. Frank Drebin, the deadpan idiot with a detective's badge. The reinvention of the failed series as a theatrical feature seems to have inspired everyone involved to make a pretty funny movie, and the jokes gather a momentum that lasts until the final act. Ricardo Montalban is a perfect foil as a villain whose aquarium is being invaded by Drebin during routine questioning, and George Kennedy is delightful in a self-parodying part as an earnest but obtuse lawman. There's a hilarious bit when Drebin--wearing a live police wire while going to the bathroom--can be overheard over the loudspeakers at a speech given by a flustered mayor (Nancy Marchand). Yes, that's O.J. Simpson as a detective who ends up on the wrong side of numerous Drebin blunders. --Tom Keogh
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 294
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 1.85:1
UPC (Barcode) 097363210047
Release Date 8/15/2000
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1