Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 86 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
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
- assassination
- police
- aquarium
- baseball
- satire
- parody
- slapstick comedy
- los angeles
- california
- terrorism
- illegal drugs
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Leslie Nielsen
Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley
Jane Spencer
Ricardo Montalban
Vincent Ludwig
George Kennedy
Ed Hocken
- O. J. Simpson — Nordberg
- Susan Beaubian — Mrs. Nordberg
- Nancy Marchand — Mayor
- Raye Birk — Pahpshmir
- Jeannette Charles — Queen Elizabeth II
- Ed Williams — Ted Olsen
- Tiny Ron — Al
- 'Weird Al' Yankovic — 'Weird Al'
- Leslie Maier — 'Weird Leslie'
- Winifred Freedman — Stephanie
- Joe Grifasi — Foreman
- Directed
- David Zucker
- Written
- David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, Pat Proft
Production
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 4,650 ratings
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1988 · You’re hereThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Where it starts.
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
The Naked Gun
2025
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
