The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)

Directed by

David Zucker

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 2,800 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Bumbling police lieutenant Frank Drebin stumbles into a new case involving an energy advisor and a sinister plot. He tries to save the day while juggling his relationship with his girlfriend Jane.

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What happens

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear is a 1991 American crime comedy film serving as the sequel to the 1988 film The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, and the second installment in The Naked Gun film series. The film stars Leslie Nielsen as the comically bumbling Police Lt. Frank Drebin of Police Squad!. Priscilla Presley plays the role of Jane, with O. J. Simpson as Nordberg and George Kennedy as police captain Ed Hocken. The film also features Robert Goulet (who previously made a "special guest star" appearance on Police Squad!) as the villainous Quentin Hapsburg and Richard Griffiths in a dual role as renewable fuel advocate Dr. Albert S. Meinheimer and his evil double. Zsa Zsa Gabor and Mel Tormé have cameo roles. David Zucker returns from the first entry as director and screenwriter of the film. Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker serve as executive producers for the film and receive writing credit due to their contributions to the first entry of the series and the Police Squad! television series. However, neither contributed to the screenplay for the film. The film was a box office success, grossing $192 million against a budget of $23 million, making it the most commercially successful of the series. It received positive reviews from critics, though some concluded it to be inferior to its predecessor. A third installment in the series, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, was released in 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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