The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
(1991),
Director: David Zucker, rated PG-13 for
language, crude humor
The sequel so big,
they had to add a half.
 Starring:
Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy,
O. J. Simpson, Robert Goulet, Richard Griffiths, Jacqueline
Brooks, Anthony James, Lloyd Bochner, Tim O'Connor, Peter Mark Richman, John
Roarke
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Go ahead, threaten me
like you have the American people for so long! You're part of a
dying breed, Hapsburg, like people who can name all fifty
states! The truth hurts, doesn't it, Hapsburg? Oh sure, maybe
not as much as landing on a bicycle with the seat missing, but
it hurts!" –
Frank Drebin
Why watch this?
To jump back into the twisted universe that is Police Squad!
Plot Summary:
Lt. Frank Drebin stumbles upon a sinister plot orchestrated by
the energy industry while trying to win back his ex-girlfriend,
who is now dating a very suspicious man. Amidst a flurry of
absurd visual gags and slapstick comedy, he investigates the
kidnapping of a prominent scientist and the subsequent
replacement with an imposter. The investigation is complicated
by Drebin's relentless ineptitude.
Dad's Preview:
Like the original
Naked Gun (1988), this comedy parody follows the
bumbling Police Lt. Frank Drebin and his inept police squad. The
plot is not so much the point as are the comedic occurrences
within each moment: Drebin in the tank, the shower scene, the
Mariachi band, attack by sporting goods - it's gloriously packed
into this sequel. All the familiar faces are back and, again,
it's non-stop hijinks, pratfalls and laughs. A good friend and I
watched this and she quipped, "It would be dangerous if I
watched this while stoned." Yes, it's that LOL funny.

Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker
Productions; Paramount Pictures |