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The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear

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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

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03/01/08
David Kaplan
David Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

A feeble sequel.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/11/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Not quite as fresh as the first.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/11/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Even if the laugh machine isn't operating at top efficiency, it still cranks out a few choice bits of irreverent lunacy.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/11/08
Variety Staff
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No review available.

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01/02/07
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

No review available.

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05/23/06
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat

Ribald, wild Zucker comedy with Leslie Nielsen in usual wild form.

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04/28/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

No review available.

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10/10/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Provides sporadic laughs, but not as consistently funny as the first one.

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10/06/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

One of the funniest movies starring a multiple murderer.

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09/09/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

No review available.

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08/13/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

A real step down after the brilliant movie and TV show.

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08/12/05
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Strained spoof with intermittent (yet solid) larfs.

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04/02/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Not good, not bad, not really much of anything (except exactly what you expect).

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10/11/03
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
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Filled with slapstick antics

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
07/20/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

This is strictly a hit or miss film.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
06/18/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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New York Times
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04/25/03
Dan Fazio
Dan Fazio
Citysearch

No joke is passed up or thrown away. There just might be a little too much.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Kathleen Maher
Kathleen Maher
Austin Chronicle

Amusing, if limp, sequel to the first Naked Gun.

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11/29/02
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Lawrence Journal-World
 
 
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