The Naked Gun
Cast
Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley as Jane Spencer
George Kennedy as Ed
Ricardo Montalban as Vincent Ludwig
O.J. Simpson as Nordberg
Directed by Jerry and David Zucker and Jim Abrahams
Rater #2 has description and Review
Rater #1
7/10. This was a hilarious movie! I was laughing 20 times a minute. The laughs just kept on coming. The acting was so so but when they did jokes, it made up for it big time! Leslie Nielsen was a great actor. I didn't realize that O.J. Simpson was Nordberg. Then again I wasn't sure what he looked like either. If you want a laugh a minute comedy, pick this one!
Rater #2
8/10. From the goofs that created Airplane! and Rat Race (David Zucker, Jim
Abrahams, Jerry Zucker), here comes The Naked Gun, based on their
short-lived TV series (Police Squad!).
Leslie Nielsen is dunderheaded Lieutenant Frank Drebin, who is part
of L.A.'s Police Squad. He's been there for awhile, but isn't the
sanest person in the sanitarium. When the Police Squad is called on
to protect the Queen of England on her visit to America, Frank is the
main man. Along the way, he meets someone who may be in a plot to
assassinate her.
This may look like a plotless comedy, and it somewhat is. Just like
Airplane!, it manages to have lots of sketches while still in the
plot (unlike Austin Powers, for instance). Like the scene in Ludwig's
office when Frank, let's say, changes it's decor. Nielsen is like his
other films-the type of character who doesn't think he's funny but he
is. Some jokes are tasteless (like the statues), but some are full of
taste. Well, now that I think about it, there weren't many tastefull
jokes, but The Naked Gun still made me laugh.
There weren't as many funny parts as Airplane! (which was one huge
laugh), but some scenes were side-splitting. The ending momentum
slowed down some at the baseball game finale, and his checking the
players got old after awhile. It was just in to stretch the running
time to 85 minutes (which was a perfect length, by the way). Besides
what I did, there's not much more to say about it except it's really
funny and recommended.
Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor.
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