The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (also known as simply The Naked Gun) is a 1988 American crime comedy film directed by David Zucker, and produced and released by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling police lieutenant Frank Drebin, who sets out to uncover a criminal plot involving people being mind controlled to assassinate targets. Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, George Kennedy, and O. J. Simpson also star in supporting roles.
Plot
Police Squad Lieutenant Frank Drebin is on vacation in Beirut when he disrupts a conference of America's greatest enemies (Idi Amin, Muammar Gaddafi, Ayatollah Khomeini, Yasser Arafat, Fidel Castro, and Mikhail Gorbachev) who are trying to conceive a terrorist plan to humiliate the U.S. In Los Angeles, Officer Nordberg attempts to bust a heroin operation run by businessman Vincent Ludwig but is shot by Ludwig's henchmen. Drebin returns to L.A. and is briefed on the case before visiting Nordberg in the hospital. Nordberg provides cryptic clues, including a picture of Ludwig's ship on which the deal had been organized. Frank also learns that Nordberg's jacket tested positive for heroin.
Cast
- Brinke Stevens
- Conrad Palmisano
- David Katz
- Dick Vitale
- Ed Williams
- George Kennedy
- Jeannette Charles
- Jim Palmer
- Joe Grifasi
- Joe West
- John Houseman
- Joyce Brothers
- Lawrence Tierney
- Leslie Nielsen
- Mark Holton
- Mel Allen
- Nancy Marchand
- Nicholas Worth
- O. J. Simpson
- Prince Hughes
- Priscilla Presley
- Raye Birk
- Reggie Jackson
- Ricardo Montalbán
- Robert K. Weiss
- Susan Beaubian
- Tony Brafa
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
More details
| author | David Zucker Jerry Zucker Jim Abrahams Pat Proft |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Beirut Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport Port of Los Angeles |
| director | David Zucker |
| editor | Michael Jablow |
| genre | comedy crime |
| keywords | anaheim stadium angel stadium assassination plot ayatollah khomeini baseball game beeper bench-clearing brawl elizabeth ii engagement ring falling in love fidel castro force game heroin idi amin kill marching band meet mikhail gorbachev muammar gaddafi pager pass post-hypnotic suggestion queen elizabeth ii ruhollah khomeini run over by a steamroller spirit of troy usc marching band yasser arafat |
| musicBy | Ira Newborn |
| producer | Robert K. Weiss |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | San Diego |
| theme | crime comedy parody police comedy screwball comedy sequel slapstick terrorism |