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The Naked Gun (film series)
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| The Naked Gun series | |
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| Directed by | Films: 1, 2 David Zucker Film: 3 Peter Segal |
| Produced by | David Zucker Jim Abrahams Jerry Zucker |
| Written by | David Zucker Jim Abrahams Jerry Zucker |
| Starring | Leslie Nielsen Priscilla Presley O. J. Simpson George Kennedy Ed Williams |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1988 – 1994 |
| Running time | 253 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Police Squad! |
The Naked Gun series is a series of three comedy films from 1988 to 1994, written and produced by the comedy filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was based on their short-lived 1982 ABC television series Police Squad!, which was cancelled after only six episodes. The first two films were directed by David Zucker, and the third film was directed by Peter Segal.
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- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
| Character | Portrayer |
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| Lt. Frank Drebin | Leslie Nielsen |
| Jane Spencer Drebin | Priscilla Presley |
| Nordberg | O. J. Simpson |
| Captain Ed Hocken | George Kennedy |
| Ted Olsen | Ed Williams |
| Character | Portrayer | Other notes |
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| Papshmir | Raye Birk | Was the only actor to play the same villain twice in the saga, appearing as "Papshmir" in the first and last movies. |
| Himself | "Weird Al" Yankovic | Has appeared in all three films--as himself in the first and last, and cameoing as a holdup man in the second. |
- In all three movies, the main villain falls from a great height at the end of the movie and miraculously survives the fall, only to get killed in an absurd way seconds later. Ludwig falls from a stadium, then is run over by a bus, a steam roller, and a marching band (the same way Hocken's father died). In the second movie, Hapsburg falls from a great height (due to Hocken's fault) and stands up unharmed, only to be mauled to death by a lion. In the last movie, Rocco Dillon falls from a catwalk in a theater, but because he has a cord attached to his ankles, the recoil elevates him and is sent flying away through the roof and into an overflying helicopter, which explodes seconds later (he was holding a ticking bomb).
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! at the Internet Movie Database
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! at All Movie Guide
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear at the Internet Movie Database
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear at All Movie Guide
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult at the Internet Movie Database
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult at All Movie Guide
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| TV series | Police Squad! |
| Films | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear • Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult |
| Cast | Leslie Nielsen • Alan North • Peter Lupus • Priscilla Presley • George Kennedy • O. J. Simpson • "Weird Al" Yankovic • Ricardo Montalban • Robert Goulet • Fred Ward • Anna Nicole Smith |
| Crew | Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (Jerry Zucker · Jim Abrahams · David Zucker) • Pat Proft • Peter Segal • Robert K. Weiss |
| Characters | Lieutenant Frank Drebin |