The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (VHS - 1988)

Synopsis

• A slapstick spoof of police thrillers and action films by the makers of AIRPLANE, THE NAKED GUN stars Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin. This comic cop and master car-crasher must protect Queen Elizabeth II when world terrorists target her for assassination during her visit to the U.S. Despite this high-level assignment, Frank still has time to fall in love with a younger woman (Priscilla Presley), and nearly destroy the world several times over while trying to save it. Considerably more successful than the TV series it was based on (POLICE SQUAD!), this zany parody led to two sequels and a comedy career for Leslie Nielsen, then known mainly for his role in FORBIDDEN PLANET.

Cast & Crew

• Director
  David Zucker, Robert K. Weiss
• Star
  Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, O.J. Simpson, George Kennedy, "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Screenwriter
  Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
• Composer
  Ira Newborn
• Costume Designer
  Mary E. Vogt
• Director of Photography
  Robert M. Stevens
• Production Designer
  John Lloyd
• Editor
  Michael Jablow

Awards

Genre

• Comedies > Detectives, Mystery, Scams And Cons, Slapstick, Spoof, Thriller, Murder, Cops, Mishaps, Theatrical Release

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