The Naked Gun
| The Naked Gun | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker |
| Original work | Police Squad! (1982) |
| Owner | Paramount Global |
| Movies and television | |
| Television series | Police Squad! (1982) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Starring | |
| Budget | $65 million (Total of 3 films) |
| Box office | $477 million (Total of 3 films) |
The Naked Gun media franchise of some American crime spoof-comedies. They were written and directed by Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker.
The franchise includes one television series and three theatrical movies. They are about a police detective who is not very smart, but is kind. Leslie Nielsen plays Detective Sergeant Franklin "Frank" Drebin. A fourth movie starring Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr. was released in 2025.
Movies
| Title | U.S. release date |
Director | Screenwriters | Story by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | December 2, 1988 | David Zucker | Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Pat Proft | Robert K. Weiss | |
| The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | June 28, 1991 | David Zucker & Pat Proft | |||
| Naked Gun 33 1⁄3: The Final Insult | March 18, 1994 | Peter Segal | Pat Proft and David Zucker & Robert LoCash |
Robert K. Weiss and David Zucker | |
| The Naked Gun | August 1, 2025 | Akiva Schaffer | Akiva Schaffer and Dan Gregor & Doug Mand and Mark Hentemann & Alec Sulkin |
Seth MacFarlane | Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins |
Critical response
| Title | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police Squad! | 91% (32 reviews)[2] | N/a | N/a |
| The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | 88% (142 reviews)[3] | 76 (13 reviews)[4] | A− |
| The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | 77% (111 reviews)[5] | 65 (21 reviews)[6] | B+ |
| Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | 65% (66 reviews)[7] | 63 (21 reviews)[8] | B+ |
| The Naked Gun | 90% (203 reviews)[9] | 75 (47 reviews)[10] | A− |
References
- ↑ "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Police Squad! (1982)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ↑ "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ↑ "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ↑ "The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ↑ "The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ↑ "The Naked Gun (2025)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ↑ "The Naked Gun (2025)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 2, 2025.