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

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Reviews Counted:35

Fresh:31

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7.3/10

Consensus: The Naked Gun is chock full of gags that are goofy, unapologetically crass, and ultimately hilarious.

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A slapstick spoof of police thrillers and action films by the makers of AIRPLANE, THE NAKED GUN stars Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin. This comic cop and master car-crasher must protect Queen... A slapstick spoof of police thrillers and action films by the makers of AIRPLANE, THE NAKED GUN stars Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin. This comic cop and master car-crasher must protect Queen Elizabeth II when world terrorists target her for assassination during her visit to the U.S. Despite this high-level assignment, Frank still has time to fall in love with a younger woman (Priscilla Presley), and nearly destroy the world several times over while trying to save it. Considerably more successful than the TV series it was based on (POLICE SQUAD!), this zany parody led to two sequels and a comedy career for Leslie Nielsen, then known mainly for his role in FORBIDDEN PLANET. [More]

Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, O.J. Simpson

Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, O.J. Simpson, George Kennedy, "Weird Al" Yankovic

Director: David Zucker, Robert K. Weiss

Director: David Zucker
Screenwriter: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Director: Robert K. Weiss
Composer: Ira Newborn

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The Naked Gun is a continuous stream of verbal and visual gags that come so fast, you don't have time to realize how bad/old/corny they are.

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

Absolutely hysterical!

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02/09/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

A comedy classic.

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09/24/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

No review available.

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02/13/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

No review available.

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

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

The jokes fly fast and furious, mostly holding up decades later.

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08/28/03
Edward Havens
Edward Havens
FilmJerk.com

Nielsen perfectly embodies Drebin with the kind of deadpan seriousness that’s essential to making well-written one-liners and situations seem ten times as funny.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
05/09/04
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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01/08/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Despite all the outrageous comedy and raunchy bathroom jokes, [the Zuckers] create endearing characters that are likable.

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

No review available.

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06/14/04
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

High spirits may be all that a film like this really needs.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Nielsen in particular is superb, cracking his façade for only the biggest of jokes.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
01/29/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

No review available.

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08/22/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

...often laugh-out-loud funny, tears-to-the-eyes comical, sometimes fall-down-on-the-floor hysterical.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
02/03/09
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Not quite up to Airplane! or Top Secret!, but there are still laughs aplenty.

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01/11/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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No review available.

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11/14/02
Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

No review available.

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03/11/03
Joshua Tanzer
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No review available.

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08/26/04
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
Film Threat

A film like this is all about the comedy. The story is just an excuse to try and make you laugh the loudest they can. And it works!

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
 
 
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