movie

1991 · United States

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 85 min
Age rating: PG-13
Language: English
Country: United States

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.

The story

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.

usa president
washington dc
usa
the white house
police
dark comedy
satire
parody
sequel
slapstick comedy
spoof

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Robert Goulet — Quentin Hapsburg
Richard Griffiths — Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
Jacqueline Brookes — Commissioner Brumford
Anthony James — Hector Savage
Lloyd Bochner — Baggett
Tim O'Connor — Fenzwick
Peter Mark Richman — Dunwell
Ed Williams — Ted Olsen
John Roarke — George Bush
Margery Jane Ross — Barbara Bush
Peter Van Norden — John Sununu

Directed: David Zucker
Written: David Zucker, Pat Proft

Production

Rating: 6.8 / 10 · 2,860 ratings
Studio: Paramount Pictures

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Where it starts.
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991 · You’re here
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
The Naked Gun
2025

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