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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

- You've read the ad, now see the movie!

When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

Release Date : 1988-12-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Naked GunPolice Squad!The Naked Gun I: From the Files of Police Squad!

Cast

Leslie Nielsen

Character Name : Frank Drebin

Original Name : Leslie Nielsen

Gender : Male

Priscilla Presley

Character Name : Jane Spencer

Original Name : Priscilla Presley

Gender : Female

Ricardo Montalban

Character Name : Vincent Ludwig

Original Name : Ricardo Montalban

Gender : Male

George Kennedy

Character Name : Ed Hocken

Original Name : George Kennedy

Gender : Male

O. J. Simpson

Character Name : Nordberg

Original Name : O. J. Simpson

Gender : Male

Susan Beaubian

Character Name : Mrs. Nordberg

Original Name : Susan Beaubian

Gender : Female

Nancy Marchand

Character Name : Mayor

Original Name : Nancy Marchand

Gender : Female

Raye Birk

Character Name : Pahpshmir

Original Name : Raye Birk

Gender : Male

Jeannette Charles

Character Name : Queen Elizabeth II

Original Name : Jeannette Charles

Gender : Female

Ed Williams

Character Name : Ted Olsen

Original Name : Ed Williams

Gender : Male

Tiny Ron

Character Name : Al

Original Name : Tiny Ron

Gender : Male

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Character Name : 'Weird Al'

Original Name : 'Weird Al' Yankovic

Gender : Male

Leslie Maier

Character Name : 'Weird Leslie'

Original Name : Leslie Maier

Gender : Male

Winifred Freedman

Character Name : Stephanie

Original Name : Winifred Freedman

Gender : Female

Joe Grifasi

Character Name : Foreman

Original Name : Joe Grifasi

Gender : Male

Tony Brafa

Character Name : Enrico Pallazzo

Original Name : Tony Brafa

Gender : Male

Lorali Hart

Character Name : Woman On Ledge

Original Name : Lorali Hart

Gender : Female

Nicholas Worth

Character Name : Thug #1

Original Name : Nicholas Worth

Gender : Male

Ronald G. Joseph

Character Name : Thug #27

Original Name : Ronald G. Joseph

Gender : Male

Doris Hess

Character Name : Nurse #2

Original Name : Doris Hess

Gender : Female

Charlotte Zucker

Character Name : Dominique

Original Name : Charlotte Zucker

Gender : Female

Larry Pines

Character Name : Drug Dealer #1

Original Name : Larry Pines

Gender : Male

Tom Dugan

Character Name : Drug Dealer #2

Original Name : Tom Dugan

Gender : Male

Burton Zucker

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Burton Zucker

Gender : Male

David Katz

Character Name : Arafat

Original Name : David Katz

Gender : Male

Robert LuJane

Character Name : Khadafi

Original Name : Robert LuJane

Gender : Male

Charles Gherardi

Character Name : Khomeini

Original Name : Charles Gherardi

Gender : Male

Prince Hughes

Character Name : Idi Amin

Original Name : Prince Hughes

Gender : Male

David Lloyd Austin

Character Name : Gorbachev

Original Name : David Lloyd Austin

Gender : Male

Ken Minyard

Character Name : Ken & (voice)

Original Name : Ken Minyard

Gender : Male

Robert Arthur

Character Name : Bob (voice)

Original Name : Robert Arthur

Gender : Male

Greg Breslau

Character Name : Man Deleted from Fireworks Scene

Original Name : Greg Breslau

Gender : Male

Sharon Breslau

Character Name : Woman Deleted from Fireworks Scene

Original Name : Sharon Breslau

Gender : Female

Reggie Jackson

Character Name : Angel Right Fielder

Original Name : Reggie Jackson

Gender : Male

Michael J. Montes

Character Name : Angel Shortstop

Original Name : Michael J. Montes

Gender : Male

Charles Fick

Character Name : Angel Catcher

Original Name : Charles Fick

Gender : Male

Lawrence Tierney

Character Name : Angels Manager

Original Name : Lawrence Tierney

Gender : Male

Hank Robinson

Character Name : First Base Umpire

Original Name : Hank Robinson

Gender : Male

Joe West

Character Name : Third Base Umpire

Original Name : Joe West

Gender : Male

Jay Johnstone

Character Name : Seattle First Up

Original Name : Jay Johnstone

Gender : Male

Randy Harvey

Character Name : Seattle Pitcher

Original Name : Randy Harvey

Gender : Male

Brett Bartlett

Character Name : Seattle Centerfielder

Original Name : Brett Bartlett

Gender : Male

Dennis Packer

Character Name : Baseball P.A. Announcer

Original Name : Dennis Packer

Gender : Male

Dick Vitale

Character Name : Baseball Announcer

Original Name : Dick Vitale

Gender : Male

Dick Enberg

Character Name : Baseball Announcer

Original Name : Dick Enberg

Gender : Male

Jim Palmer

Character Name : Baseball Announcer

Original Name : Jim Palmer

Gender : Male

Mel Allen

Character Name : Baseball Announcer

Original Name : Mel Allen

Gender : Male

Curt Gowdy

Character Name : Baseball Announcer

Original Name : Curt Gowdy

Gender : Male

Tim McCarver

Character Name : Baseball Announcer

Original Name : Tim McCarver

Gender : Male

Joyce Brothers

Character Name : Baseball Announcer

Original Name : Joyce Brothers

Gender : Female

Don Woodard

Character Name : "There he is!"

Original Name : Don Woodard

Gender : Male

Christopher J. Keene

Character Name : "Please disperse, Please disperse."

Original Name : Christopher J. Keene

Gender : Male

Mary Norman

Character Name : "Here, you can use my radio mike."

Original Name : Mary Norman

Gender : Male

Susan Breslau

Character Name : "Hey, look out!"

Original Name : Susan Breslau

Gender : Female

Rick Seaman

Character Name : "Ya dumb broad!"

Original Name : Rick Seaman

Gender : Male

Fredric Arnold

Character Name : "Hey! What's the meaning of this?"

Original Name : Fredric Arnold

Gender : Male

Ron Tank

Character Name : "Mayor, will there be any additional security officers added to the police force during the Queen's visit?"

Original Name : Ron Tank

Gender : Male

Mallory Sandler

Character Name : "Oh, Dr. Alford, I have Mrs. Kepley's chart if you're ready to go over it."

Original Name : Mallory Sandler

Gender : Female

Edwina Moore

Character Name : "Mr. Pallazzo, our head usher will be here in two minutes to take you onto the field."

Original Name : Edwina Moore

Gender : Female

Jeff Wright

Character Name : "Mr. Pallazzo! Would you come with me?"

Original Name : Jeff Wright

Gender : Male

Jim Smith

Character Name : "Sorry, fellas."

Original Name : Jim Smith

Gender : Male

Mark Holton

Character Name : "It's Enrico Pallazzo!"

Original Name : Mark Holton

Gender : Male

Jane Couris

Character Name : "You killed him!"

Original Name : Jane Couris

Gender : Male

John Houseman

Character Name : Driving Instructor (uncredited)

Original Name : John Houseman

Gender : Male

Brinke Stevens

Character Name : Brunette Woman in Showers (uncredited)

Original Name : Brinke Stevens

Gender : Female

Jesse Ventura

Character Name : Baseball Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jesse Ventura

Gender : Male

Bob Herron

Character Name : Dr. Alford (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Herron

Gender : Male

Eddie Hice

Character Name : Criminal at Police Station / Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Hice

Gender : Male

Conrad E. Palmisano

Character Name : Hijacked Taurus Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Conrad E. Palmisano

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Nutshell

@nutshell

2021-06-23

One of the funniest and most politically incorrect movies ever made, and yes it's more than a bit crass... The laughs come rapid-fire and never let up for an instant. Leslie Nielsen is brilliant, and within 15 minutes or so you feel you know Frank Drebin inside and out. The supporting cast is also excellent, notably Ricardo Montalban and Priscilla Presley. There are too many hilarious scenes to even think of listing here, but unless you are easily offended, you are guaranteed a great time with this one. Be sure to seek out the 2 sequels, as well as the ill-fated TV series Police Squad, which inspired this comic masterpiece.

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-10

Leslie Nielsen is on great form here as the hapless "Lt. Drebin" charged with the security of Queen Elizabeth on Her Majesty's forthcoming visit to Los Angeles. Unfortunately for him, criminal mastermind "Ludwig" (Ricardo Montalban) has been offered $20 million if he arranges for her assassination. Can "Drebin" and his boss "Hocken" (George Kennedy) thwart this complicated and dastardly plan? Well the Queen has just celebrated her platinum jubilee, so I guess we don't need to dwell on the jeopardy here. What we do have, right from the start, are some fun slapstick scenarios that see our accident prone hero cause chaos and mayhem as he manages to wreck just about every state occasion lined up for their visitor by mayor Nancy Marchand, whilst falling in love with the menacing baddie's girlfriend "Jane" (Priscilla Presley). The dialogue is pithy and entertaining - if at times a little puerile, and both Nielsen and Presley have great timing as this calamitous series of scenarios build to a suitably daft conclusion with an on-form Montalban. Along the way the score and the script manage to parody quite a few other films and that raises a smile too. At times, the humour is a little close to the politically correct bone - smutty, even - so I doubt very much it would ever be made nowadays - but, of it's time, it's actually quite enjoyable.

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Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2023-11-22

**Another interesting comedy with Leslie Nielsen.** This film is one of those comedies that established the humor of Leslie Nielsen, an actor who would become one of the most relevant in North American comedy in the 80s and 90s. His comic vein may not be to everyone's liking, with the quick succession of jokes and the very recurrent choice of nonsense or “slapstick” humor. However, we have to accept the fact that the film works and achieves the intended effect: to entertain us. The script is overall very weak and focuses on the threat to the life of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, who is traveling to the USA on an official visit. It was strange to see the queen go to a baseball match, which the real monarch would never have done because it is not an activity that serves the interests of international diplomacy. It's nonsense at work. Even stranger was seeing an authentic “axis of evil” (which included at the same table the African dictators Idi Amin and Muhammar Gaddafi, the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the fanatical Iranian theocrat Ayatollah Khomeini and Mr. Gorbachev, last head of the Soviet Union) decide that the most appropriate way to teach Americans a lesson was to kill the British queen. On the other hand, this round table says a lot about what was thought of each of these international leaders at this time, included in a comprehensive group of “terrorists” without any reflection on it. In the midst of all this succession of insanity and idiocy, it is really Nielsem who stands out and deserves applause for, once again, securing a solid leading role and asserting himself as a master in this style of comedy, someone who manages, in some mysterious way, make it less vulgar and cheap. Of course, most of the jokes are weak or tire us out due to non-stop sexual allusions. However, the actor manages to overcome this and show value.

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r96sk

@r96sk

2024-06-09

'The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!' is very well done. Amusing viewing! Leslie Nielsen kills it in the lead role, I hear that Liam Neeson is doing the remake next year and, you know what, I can see it. O. J. Simpson and Priscilla Presley are quite the interesting other cast members, while George Kennedy is a good fit for his role alongside Nielsen. Ricardo Montalbán works well too. I do like this sorta dry slapstick comedy, where the gags are constantly scattered throughout without being overtly pointed out by those onscreen. I also prefer this to "ZAZ"'s work from eight years prior in 'Airplane!', I'd say this one has better humour and a better story to accompany it. I hope the sequels were as good!

K

kevin2019

@kevin2019

2024-10-18

"The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" continues the tradition established by the enormously successful "Airplane!" (1980) and it is a fast paced comedy where the unceasing stream of wacky and off-beat humour works a treat. The filmmakers have turned their attention to cop movies for inspiration this time around and instead of lampooning such films the ridiculous set-piece sequences on offer here are broader in nature and they don't really reference any film releases of the period at all, but this doesn't particularly matter because the vast array of visual and verbal gags come at such a rate you never really have much of an opportunity to analyse whether they hit the intended target or not and a second viewing confirms they really do.