Synopsis
The Villain. Even Mother Teresa wanted him dead.
When the incompetent Officer Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 Directed by David Zucker
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Leslie Nielsen Priscilla Presley Ricardo Montalban George Kennedy O.J. Simpson Susan Beaubian Nancy Marchand Raye Birk Jeannette Charles Ed Williams Tiny Ron Taylor "Weird Al" Yankovic Tom Dugan Joyce Brothers Lawrence Tierney Reggie Jackson Dick Enberg Mel Allen Dick Vitale Jesse Ventura John Houseman Prince Hughes
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This is possibly the closest I've ever seen a live action piece capture everything I love about Chuck Jones' cartoons. The music, the gags, the pacing, the overall aesthetic feels like everything out of the best of his work.
I can't remember the last movie I rewatched on the same day I finished it (if I ever did that at all), but man, this movie is just way too funny not to pass up another viewing with another friend of mine over Rabbit.
The sight gag with the airbags in the car/the entire climax is one of the greatest pieces of cinema ever filmed.
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I can't remember the last proper comedy I've watched recently. It might have been back near the end of April with "A Fish Called Wanda", and I have watched some shorts and films that I would consider pretty funny, but I think that was the last true and blue, straight forward comedy I sat through.
Usually I tend not to watch them because they're often the biggest pains to write reviews about and not just because I've now transcended so far up my own ass that I can't give them the time of day (though, I still long await that day to come ((probably will be the day I watch my first Terrence Malick movie)) ). But after awhile and…
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Airplane! is one of my favorite comedies of all time, so it was no surprise that I ended up loving The Naked Gun as much as I did. It has all the same hilariously bad Dad-joke puns ("Goodyear?" / "No, the worst.") and masochistic slapstick (a man gets shot and then stumbles around incurring a series of much more minor injuries) that made me fall in love with Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker's masterpiece. There's an extended joke about Drebin going to the bathroom with his mic still on that had me rolling my eyes, but if anything this is just a testament to the way Zucker is willing to throw everything at the wall to see what sticks (there's so much background detail…
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A fun movie to watch, nothing too serious and just super silly. A lot of corny jokes and some unique and genuine jokes, would recommend to watch. If you loved airplane and space balls you would love this also, just not as much maybe.
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Is it possible for there to be a masterpiece in spoof comedy? If so, that goes to Airplane. Is it possible for there to be a hipster's choice in spoof comedy? Well, then that's probably Top Secret. So what is The Naked Gun, then? Good . . . it is good. *satisfied sigh*
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Still one of the funniest movies of all time for me and still holds up all these years later, even with some dated material (all of those lame spoof movies can't say the same thing).
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Style - .5
Sound and Visuals - .5
Story - 0
Acting - 1
Characters - 1
Goals - 1
Pacing - 1
Rewatchability - 1
Memorable - .5
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