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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) -- Lieutenant Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy.
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Overview

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Director:

David Zucker

Writers (WGA):

Jim Abrahams (television series Police Squad) &
David Zucker (television series "Police Squad") ...
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Release Date:

28 June 1991 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime more

Tagline:

If you see only one movie this year...you ought to get out more often. more

Plot:

Lieutenant Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination more

User Comments:

How do they come up with these things?! more (59 total)


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Also Known As:

The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby


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The ship "Hapsburg Valdez," and the TV commercial making fun of the process of hiring tanker captains (breathalyzers, urine tests, etc.), are references to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which took place on March 24, 1989. Over 10 million gallons of oil were dumped into the sea in this ecological disaster. Exxon Valdez was the original name (later Sea River Mediterranean and eventually Mediterranean) of an oil tanker owned by the former Exxon Shipping Company, a division of the former Exxon Corporation. It gained widespread infamy after the March 24, 1989 oil spill in which the tanker, bound for Long Beach California, captained by Joseph Hazelwood, hit Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled an estimated 10.8 million US gallons (40.9 million liters) of crude oil. This has been recorded as one of the largest spills in U.S. history and one of the largest ecological disasters.[1] more

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Revealing mistakes: At the beginning banquet, after a lemon flies out of Frank Drebin's hand and lands in Winnie Mandela's hat, the actress playing her can be seen starting to laugh more

Quotes:

Lt. Frank Drebin: Go ahead, threaten me like you have the American people for so long! You're part of a dying breed, Hapsburg, like people who can name all fifty states! The truth hurts, doesn't it, Hapsburg? Oh sure, maybe not as much as landing on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts! more

Movie Connections:

Featured in 1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

BORN TO ROCK more


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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
How do they come up with these things?!, 11 March 2006
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Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

This one has Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) trying to stop villain Quentin Hapsburg (Robert Goulet) from kidnapping a solar power advocate. That's the plot, but the movie is of course an excuse for a series of gags, many of which just pop out from the sides. And of course there's Frank's relationship with seductive Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley). One of their scenes might make you recall a certain scene from "Ghost", and then what follows...well, all that I can say is: HOW DO THEY COME UP WITH THESE THINGS?!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess that the movie's only weird aspect is seeing O.J. Simpson as Nordberg. But if we can ignore that, the rest is a hoot, especially the opening sequence, the outlines of people's bodies, and the zoo scene. Just great.

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