The Naked Gun - From the Files of Police Squad!
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Movie Reviews of The Naked Gun - From the Files of Police Squad!
Movie Review: One of the Top 5 comedies ever produced...
Summary: 5 Stars
Writer/Director team David Zucker and Jim Abrahams (producers of cult comedy classics Airplane! and Top Secret) team up once again to bring audiences The Naked Gun (a full-length film based on their earlier collaboration Police Squad, a short-lived television series also starring Leslie Nielsen). With a plot and scene sequences that are far more believable than its two sequels, The Naked Gun is simply one of the best comedies ever produced for the big screen.
The Naked Gun follows the exploits of Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen), a longtime member of Police Squad, a special division of Los Angeles County law enforcement. Fresh off his return from a much needed vacation to Beirut, Capt. Ed Hocken (George Kennedy) informs Frank that his partner and best friend Nordberg (O.J. Simpson) was shot and left in critical condition. Frank and Ed visit Nordberg in the hospital where they try to get some information on the shooter. Unsuccessful, they promise Nordberg's wife Wilma (Susan Beaubian) that they will not rest for one second until they catch the man who did this to her husband (then they go off to grab a bite to eat).
Frank and Ed's search for the shooter eventually leads them to the office of Vincent Ludwig (Ricardo Montalban), owner of I Love U a Panamanian ship from the harbor where Nordberg was shot. Ludwig directs his Secretary, Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley), to give Lt. Drebin whatever files he's looking for as well as to "get to know him and find out what he knows".
Jane and Frank strike up a relationship and things are going great until Frank finds out that Ludwig is involved in a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth when she visits Los Angeles on her American tour. Frank breaks it off with Jane when he believes Ludwig put her up to it. But when Jane reveals Ludwig's plot is to have one of the ballplayers kill the Queen during the 7th inning stretch of the Angels/Mariners playoff game, she reconciles with Frank and two set off with the rest of Police Squad to foil Ludwig's plan...
Loaded with some of the best comedy sequences in cinema history (such as Frank's break-in of Ludwig's office and the stadium scenes), The Naked Gun is a continuous 85 minutes of outright hilarity. If you love comedy, this is a must-see film that ranks in the top ten of anybody's list of favorites...
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Movie Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This 1988 movie directed by David Zucker (Airplane, other Naked Gun movies) is extremely funny with a lot of laughs. It stars Leslie Nielsen as cop Frank Drebbin who has to foil an attempt to assassinate the queen. Some other characters are Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley) who he falls in love with. Vincent Ludwig (Ricardo Montalban) the villain, his friend Nordberg (OJ Simpson) and Capt.Ed Hocken (George kennedy). This is a very funny movie which most people should enjoy.Movie Review: Great Lines!
Summary: 5 Stars
George Kennedy to Nordberg's wife: "As soon as Nordberg is better, he's welcome back at Police Squad."
Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin: " Unless, of course, he's a drooling idiot. But that's just common sense."
Nordberg's wife sobs uncontrollably.
Movie Review: "I can't hear you! Don't fire the gun while you're talking!"
Summary: 5 Stars
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker; the three men who made audiences laugh hysterically with their outrageous 1980 airplane-disaster parody entitled "Airplane!"; caused an equally hysterical audience reaction with their equally outrageous police detective parody entitled "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" in 1988. Starring Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling police detective Lt. Frank Drebin of the fictitious special detective branch known as "Police Squad" of the Los Angeles Police Department (Nielsen also played Dr. Rumack in "Airplane!"), the film begins with Frank's partner, Det. Norberg (O.J. Simpson, long before the murder trial), getting gunned down by a group of heroin smugglers on board a boat owned by the wealthy businessman Vincent Ludwig (Ricardo Montalban). Upon hearing the news, Frank cuts short his vacation and proceeds immediately to the hospital where Norberg is recovering and inadvertently upsets Norberg's wife Stephanie (Winifred Freedman). Yet unaware of the connection to Ludwig, the mayor of Los Angeles (Nancy Marchand) puts Police Squad in charge of security for an impending visit by Queen Elizabeth II (Jeannette Charles) and the highly respected Ludwig is in charge of the Queen's tour activities. Upon visiting Ludwig at Ludwig's office (which is partially damaged), Frank meets the woman of his dreams who is one of Ludwig's employees: Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley). As it turns out, Jane bumbles about as much as Frank; but that doesn't stop them from starting an affair after Ludwig (unknown to Frank) encourages Jane to get to know him. However, it is when Frank decides to make a late-night clandestine visit to Ludwig's office that he learns of a horrific plot to assassinate the Queen; but who is the assassin? Frank then focuses his activities upon finding and stopping the would-be assassin even if it means embarrassing the Queen & the city of Los Angeles, as well as pretending to be an opera singer & an MLB umpire.
Even after watching this film numerous times over the past 24 years, it is not possible to avoid laughing at the slapstick antics and hilarious one-liners that permeate the film. Some of the most memorable scenes include the hospital visit, the run-away car, the scenes in Ludwig's office, the building ledge, Frank's dates with Jane, the royal dinner and the baseball game. Adding to the humor is the superb acting as performed by Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban and George Kennedy (who plays Frank's boss, Det. Ed Hocken). Overall, I rate the 1988 "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" with a resounding 5 out of 5 stars and highly recommend it to anyone who loves to have a good laugh.
Movie Review: HILARIOUS!
Summary: 5 Stars
BASIC PLOT: Frank Drebin, a cop from the Police Squad, investigates after his partner was shot 6 times [He survived, though. It missed every vital organ]. What he discovers is a dasterdely plot to murder Queen Elizabeth.
NAKED OPINION: It sounds like a pure action movie, huh!? WRONG! It's a comedy! Filled with so many laughs and memorable lines! My favorite part is the "Stone statue" scene! LOL! One of the funniest movies ever!