Amusing, if limp, sequel to the first Naked Gun.
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:18
Rotten:15
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: The slapstick antics of this sequel provide a few laughs, but fail to equal those of the original.
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Based on the short-lived but much acclaimed TV series Police Squad, Los Angeles Lt. Frank Drebin goes to Washington, D.C. to be honored for shooting his 1,000th drug dealer. Never was the nation,... Based on the short-lived but much acclaimed TV series Police Squad, Los Angeles Lt. Frank Drebin goes to Washington, D.C. to be honored for shooting his 1,000th drug dealer. Never was the nation, or the world, in such serious jeopardy. [More]
Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson
Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Robert Goulet, Richard Griffiths
Director: David Zucker
Director: David Zucker
Screenwriter: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
Producer: Robert K. Weiss
Composer: Ira Newborn
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Reviews for The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
A lesser laugh trip than the original, yet still one worth checking out.
This sequel might feel like a simple reworking of the first film if Leslie Nielsen weren't so consistently appealing in his role as Frank Drebin.
The opening and closing credits alone are almost worth the price of admission.
In the limbo of comedy, few can go lower than Zucker without visibly straining.
Nielsen's secret is that he does almost nothing, and certainly nothing he seems to think is funny.
Even if the laugh machine isn't operating at top efficiency, it still cranks out a few choice bits of irreverent lunacy.
The enthusiastic Zucker, Zucker & Abrahams style of movie parody is too rarely seen to prompt much head-shaking about gags that don't work.
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