The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 film directed by David Zucker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] 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.
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Directed by | David Zucker |
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Produced by | Robert K. Weiss |
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Cinematography | Robert M. Stevens |
Edited by | Michael Jablow |
Music by | Ira Newborn |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $12 million[citation needed] |
Box office | $152.4 million |
The film features fast-paced slapstick comedy, including many visual and verbal puns and gags. The film is based on the character portrayed by Nielsen in the television series Police Squad!, and is also a continuation of the latter.[2] The core creative team behind Police Squad! and the film series includes the team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker (ZAZ) as well as Pat Proft in varying combinations.[3]
Released on December 2, 1988, The Naked Gun was a critical and commercial success, which led to two sequels: The Naked Gun 2+1⁄2: The Smell of Fear (1991) and Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult (1994).