The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
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76 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 46 Ratings

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  • Starring: Leslie Nielsen, O.J. Simpson, Priscilla Presley
  • Summary: Leslie 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. (Paramount)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    90
    Crass, broad, irreverent, wacky fun - and absolutely hilarious from beginning to end.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Rita Kempley
    80
    You have the right to remain silent. But if you do, call 911 -- your funny bone is busted. [2 Dec 1988]
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    80
    In the years since he first played Drebin, Nielsen has deepened the role, made it more subtle, more universal, more paramount. He's brought out an almost preternatural mellowness in a character who began as a relatively uncomplicated dimwit. [2 Dec 1988]
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  4. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    50
    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]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Compi24
    10
    Unequivocally the greatest of its kind, "The Naked Gun" is a gut-busting satire with just enough crass gags to make you want to roll on the ground in tears.… Expand
  2. Tokyochuchu
    10
    The Naked Gun is a timeless classic. The laugh to gag ratio is off the scale and the movie never ceases to be hilarious no matter how many times you watch it. In short, The Naked Gun is one of the funniest films of all time.… Expand
  3. Halfwelshman
    8
    The first film in the Naked Gun series, which spawned from prematurely axed TV series Police Squad! is a rapid-fire comedy festooned with slapstick, puns and surreal humour. It's one of the best products of the Zuker, Abrahams and Zucker partnership (falling only slightly short of the brilliant Airplane!) and certainly the best film David Zucker has directed solo. Leslie Nielsen gives the performance of his career as Lt. Frank Drebin - his deadpan delivery and mastery of slapstick making him the perfect comedy anchor that holds the film together. Priscilla Presley and George Kennedy also impress as Frank's muse, Jane Spencer and exasperated police chief Capt. Ed Hocken. The film has a huge variety of gags - whether you love slapstick, wordplay, visual jokes or parody you'll find plenty to make you chuckle. There are a couple of jokes that don't quite hit the mark, but they hardly matter as there's always something else to laugh at before you've even had time to stop smiling. The film owes a lot to The Pink Panther in terms of comic style, and Frank Drebin is basically an updated Inspector Clouseau, but Leslie Nielsen is a fine comedian, just as Peter Sellers was, and he, along with Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker manage to make the Naked Gun films rival (if not exceed) those 60s and 70s comedy classics. It's quite simply hilarious, extremely enjoyable, and just as silly (in a good way) as it ever was.… Expand
  4. ERG1008
    7
    Queen Elizabeth coming to the US, bloke from Fantasy Island wants her dead, Frank Drebbin tries to stop him.
    I have seen this before & althoug    h not as funny as I remember it, there still are some very funny lines & scenes in it. Priscilla Presley is gorgeous & Leslie Nielsen & George Kennedy are excellent.… Expand

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