Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

The Naked Gun
1988
****
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson

This hilarious collection of verbal and visual gags and film references is based on a short-lived TV comedy Police Squad. Deadpan Leslie Nielsen is great as the hapless detective Frank Drebin. The overlong baseball finale is a bit disappointing. Followed by two sequels, The Naked Gun 2½ and 33⅓.