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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

1991 | 85 min | Comedy, Crime

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Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It made about 8 times its budget. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! or Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, start here.
The mood: Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
The pace: Breezy, at 1 hr 25 min.
What might put you off: Rated PG-13: slapstick violence. Probably too much for younger kids.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
58% on Rotten Tomatoes, 65 on Metacritic
AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerStrong
$192 million worldwide on a $23 million budget
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 152K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by David Zucker

Leslie NielsenLt. Frank Drebin
Priscilla PresleyJane Spencer
George KennedyEd Hocken
O. J. SimpsonNordberg
Robert GouletQuentin Hapsburg
Richard GriffithsDr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
Jacqueline BrookesCommissioner Brumford
Anthony JamesHector Savage
Lloyd BochnerBaggett
Tim O'ConnorFenzwick