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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.

Film ClipStarring: 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

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