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- 1988
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 25 m
- 1988
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 25 m
SummaryLeslie Nielsen stars as Police Squad's own granite-jawed, rock-brained cop Frank Drebin, who bumbles across a mind-control scheme to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, a stuffed beaver, two baseball teams and an odd assortment of others join the wacko goings-on and blow the laugh-o-meter to smithereens. (Paramo...
Directed By: David Zucker
Written By: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Pat Proft
- 1988
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 25 m
- 1988
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 25 m
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
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SummaryLeslie Nielsen stars as Police Squad's own granite-jawed, rock-brained cop Frank Drebin, who bumbles across a mind-control scheme to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, a stuffed beaver, two baseball teams and an odd assortment of others join the wacko goings-on and blow the laugh-o-meter to smithereens. (Paramo...
Directed By: David Zucker
Written By: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Pat Proft
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Generally FavorableBased on 13 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally FavorableBased on 13 Critic Reviews
76
92% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
- All Reviews
- Positive Reviews
- Mixed Reviews
- Negative Reviews
By Staff (Not Credited)FULL REVIEW
Hugely funny, but it's also liberating-precisely because it centers its aim on that cold, closed system and blows it apart. The straight lines are shattered; the empty spaces in the images are packed full until they burst. [2 Dec 1988]
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8.4
92% Positive
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7% Mixed
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User Score
Universal AcclaimBased on 213 User Ratings
8.4
92% Positive
196 Ratings
196 Ratings
7% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
1% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
- All Reviews
- Positive Reviews
- Mixed Reviews
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Zeitloser brillianter Komödienklassiker und einer der besten Filme aller Zeiten !!!
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You have the right to remain silent. But if you do, call 911 -- your funny bone is busted. [2 Dec 1988]
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.
By Staff (Non Credited)FULL REVIEW
It will help if, while watching The Naked Gun, viewers can assume a mental age of about 14. The jokes will seem fresher that way, and they will also, much to the writers' credit, seem screamingly funny at times.
Like the ZAZ lads' other films, this is a movie made for a VCR Saturday night. They supply the jokes; you bring the microwave popcorn and modest expectations. [12 Dec 1988]
One of the best comedy movies of all times. It is a movie based on the TV series Police Squad. It is staring Leslie Nielsen who's greatest gift is staying dead serious in the most funny and humorous situations. He was so good that he was type cast in this role for the rest of his career. Believe it or not he had a long career before with only serious or no nonsense characters (Except maybe Airplane). This change has even created the trope Leslie Nielsen Syndrome. Then there are the 3 Producers Zucker / Abrahams / Zucker. They were really good together but would later go separate ways and never were this good again. For the story it is a parody of a police movie with hilarious humor and funny situations. It has so much creativity and smart jokes. I think all jokes work well and there is no misfire I can remember. While the more modern spoof movie just try hard to string jokes together and fail this movie archived consistency with a great comedic value. Nothing feels out of place and it is structured well. The actors are well chosen and deliver an excellent performance. Leslie Nielsen has created an arch type. Priscilla Presley, O. J. Simpson (yes that one), Ricardo Montalban and George Kennedy are an excellent addition. There is a brief cameo by Weird Al Yankovic who is also pure entertainment himself. Overall this is an arch type **** comedy movie and still worth watching especially when you have only experienced the trashy ones as the genre is pretty much dead by now.
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Classic comedy movie with so many funny hints to laugh about. I liked how (pseude-) serious the atmosphere were to make the whole situations even more ridiculous.
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an attention seeker..Naked GunNaked Gun is a plot driven comic crime about a cop whose clumsy actions turns everything whimsical after he touches it. It weaves out an intense sequence with such sincerity that you fall for it and then it mocks it away on all levels where you find yourself practically all giddy up for more. But amidst all these tomfoolery it fiddles subconsciously with the viewers and somehow manages to reach a definite point that is put up front with crystal clear voice. With a zazzy yet incongruent background score, annoyingly loud sound effects, daft cinematography and amateur editing, it falls flatly on face on technical aspects. All the husbandry gags are just cherry on top that makes you root for it more and more as it ages on screen. Ticking for around 90 minutes, the tightly packed screenplay never lets you wander off its sketchy world, it may be illogical but it's hilarious, it may be redundant but it somehow is feasible and it may overdo sometime but it works like a charm. Neilson's comic timing is off the hook, he hits a home run on every throw and its his expressive or inexpressive face is what fuels this comic into a bit more than one anticipates for. Because at certain points even writers may fall short but he delivers every time and every line. His ludicrous attempts to not only convince others but himself too, is what makes him stand alone than any other actors in here, his strong belief in each and every gag is clearly visible through his mannerism and tone. Zuker's execution barely matters in here, it is good but armed with such an attention seeking script one rarely wonders about it. Naked Gun might be an attention seeker, but why not just give it to it, there won't be any regrets.
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The film contains some funny and historical scenes but the film as a whole is not very successful, with the entertainment having ups and downs between successful scenes and others less so. The story is also functional at times. It lasts just the right amount, risking boring in the long run
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