The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.6/10· 219K votes
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic76%
TMDb7.277/10· 4K votesWith 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 76/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Cast of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Leslie Nielsen
as Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley
as Jane Spencer
Ricardo Montalban
as Vincent Ludwig
George Kennedy
as Ed Hocken
O. J. Simpson
as Nordberg
Susan Beaubian
as Mrs. Nordberg
Nancy Marchand
as Mayor
Raye Birk
as Pahpshmir
Jeannette Charles
as Queen Elizabeth II
Ed Williams
as Ted Olsen
Tiny Ron
as Al
'Weird Al' Yankovic
as 'Weird Al'
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! facts
- Budget
- $12M
- Box office
- $152.4M
- Collection
- Naked Gun Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Anarchic slapstick comedy establishes high joke density throughout runtime
- •Physical comedy and visual gags sustain momentum without dialogue reliance
- •Clever parody of cop show conventions generates affectionate entertainment
What the audience disliked
- •Rapid-fire gag approach occasionally undermines joke impact with oversaturation
- •Paper-thin plot serves as mere scaffold for comedic set pieces
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