The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)

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)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Kidnap | Ex Girlfriend | Business | Spoof | Sex Talk

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Leslie Nielsen	...	Det. Lt. Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley	...	Jane Spencer
George Kennedy	...	Det. Captain Ed Hocken
O.J. Simpson	...	Det. Nordberg
Robert Goulet	...	Quentin Hapsburg
Richard Griffiths	...	Dr. Albert S. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
Jacqueline Brookes	...	Commissioner Anabell Brumford
Anthony James	...	Hector Savage
Lloyd Bochner	...	Terence Baggett
Tim O'Connor	...	Donald Fenswick
Peter Mark Richman	...	Arthur Dunwell
Ed Williams	...	Ted Olsen
John Roarke	...	President George Bush
Margery Ross	...	First Lady Barbara Bush
Peter Van Norden	...	Chief of Staff John Sununu
Gail Neely	...	Winnie Mandela
Colleen Fitzpatrick	...	Blues Singer at Blue Note Club
Sally Rosenblatt	...	Mrs. Redmond
Alexander Folk	...	Crackhouse Cop
Jose Gonzales-Gonzales	...	Mariachi (as José Gonzáles-Gonzáles)
Larry McCormick	...	TV Reporter
Cliff Bemis	...	Barbecue Dad
D.D. Howard	...	Barbecue Mom
William Woodson	...	Hexagon Oil Commercial Announcer
Mel Tormé	...	Himself - Party Guest Dancing with Jane
Zsa Zsa Gabor	...	Herself
Bill Chemerka	...	White House Announcer
Christopher J. Keene	...	Norm, Institute Guard
Ken Kerman	...	Ken, Institute Guard
Al Fann	...	Al, Institute Guard
Tom McGreevey	...	Waiter (as Thomas McGreevey)
James Gilstrap	...	Sam, Blue Note Club Pianist
'Weird Al' Yankovic	...	Police Station Thug
Gina Mastrogiacomo	...	Monique De Carlo - Sex Shop Worker
Jeff Wright	...	Sex Shop Assistant
C. Lindsay Workman	...	Banquet Doorman
Gokul	...	Apartment Resident (as Datta V. Gokhale)
John Stevens	...	Banquet Butler
Charlotte Zucker	...	Banquet Lady
Don Pugsley	...	Warehouse Thug
Carlos Betancourt	...	Mariachi #2
Bernardo Márquez	...	Mariachi #3
Margarito Mendoza	...	Mariachi #4
Lee Terri	...	Wheelchair Assault Witness
Claude Jay McLin	...	Jock #1
Manny Perry	...	Jock #2
Alex Zimmerman	...	Jock #3
Raynor Scheine	...	Explosion Thug #1
John Fleck	...	Explosion Thug #2
Susan Breslau	...	Banquet Woman #1
Leslie Maier	...	Banquet Woman #2
Ron Rosenblatt	...	Mr. Redmond
Jennifer Segal	...	Barbecue Daughter (as Jennifer Kretchmer)
Ryan Harrison	...	Barbecue Son
David Zucker	...	Davy Crockett
Robert Weil	...	George Russell
Robert K. Weiss	...	Obstetrician
Robert LoCash	...	FBI Agent
Burton Zucker	...	Lab Technician
Lewis Friedman	...	Lab Technician
Bob Reitman	...	Lab Technician
Gene Mueller	...	Lab Technician
Gino Salomone	...	Lab Technician
Robert J. Elisberg	...	McTigue, Police Sketch Artist
Mindy Newborn	...	Slave to the Composer
Jan Campbell	...	Lady in Waiting
Wendy Hogan	...	Lady in Waiting
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nathaniel Bellamy Jr.	...	Basketball Player (uncredited)
Lisa Nunziella	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
David Zucker

Writing credits (WGA)
Jim Abrahams		television series Police Squad &
David Zucker		television series "Police Squad" &
Jerry Zucker		television series Police Squad
David Zucker		(written by) &
Pat Proft		(written by)

Produced by
Jim Abrahams	....	executive producer
Michael Ewing	....	associate producer
Robert LoCash	....	associate producer
Gil Netter	....	executive producer
John D. Schofield	....	co-producer
Robert K. Weiss	....	producer
Jerry Zucker	....	executive producer
Catherine Meyers	....	bay producer: EPK (uncredited)

Original Music by
Ira Newborn

Cinematography by
Robert M. Stevens		(director of photography) (as Robert Stevens)

Film Editing by
Christopher Greenbury		(as Chris Greenbury)
James R. Symons		(as James Symons)

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
John J. Lloyd

Set Decoration by
Mickey S. Michaels

Costume Design by
Taryn De Chellis		(as Taryn Dechellis)

Makeup Department
Stephen Abrums	....	makeup artist (as Stephen A. Abrums)
James R. Scribner	....	makeup artist
Joy Zapata	....	hair stylist
Susan Zietlow-Maust	....	hair stylist

Production Management
John D. Schofield	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Verónica González Rubio	....	second assistant director (as Veronica Gonzalez-Rubio)
John T. Kretchmer	....	first assistant director
Kimberly Law	....	dga trainee
Brad Michaelson	....	second second assistant director
Robert K. Weiss	....	second unit director

Art Department
Jennifer A. Abbott	....	art department secretary
Robert L. Anderson	....	construction coordinator
Nick Bridwell	....	production painter
Margaret Bruschi	....	construction secretary
Michael B. Bunch	....	construction foreman (as Michael Bunch)
Stephen Smiley Burnett	....	set construction
Chas. Butcher	....	set designer
Dan Colegrove	....	propmaker (as Daniel Colegrove)
Peter D. Dudar Jr.	....	art department assistant
Edward G. Fitzgerald	....	lead man
Bryan D. Garofalo	....	assistant property master
Les Gobruegge	....	set designer (as Lester Gobruegge)
Richard A. Gonzalez	....	set dresser
John Hoskins	....	general foreman
John L. Jensen	....	production illustrator
Jesse W. Johnson	....	set dresser
Pasquale J. Latona	....	set dresser
Guy A. MacLaury	....	construction foreman
Kevin McCown	....	set construction
Bernard Alan McPherson	....	construction foreman (as Bernard McPherson)
Christopher Meyer	....	propmaker
David J. Negron Jr.	....	storyboard illustrator
Terry J. Olsen	....	property person
Renaldo T. Paneque	....	set dresser
Michael C. Paolone	....	laborer (as Michael Paolone)
Dan Payne	....	laborer
Larry Phillips	....	property person
Donnie R. Puga	....	production painter
Rudy Reachi	....	property master
Robert Butch Samarzich	....	greens person (as Robert Samarzich)
Joseph Santre	....	construction foreman
James E. Tocci	....	set designer (as James Tocci)

Sound Department
Scott Austin	....	sound recordist
Bobbi Banks	....	adr editor
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aaron Bryson	....	sound recordist
Kay Colvin	....	cable person
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
Don Digirolamo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Marva Fucci	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas A. Fucci	....	sound editor (as Thomas Fucci)
Sandy Gendler	....	sound editor
Howell Gibbens	....	sound editor
Richard Bryce Goodman	....	sound mixer
Matthew Harrison	....	foley editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Trevor Jolly	....	sound editor
Dennis Jones	....	boom operator
Victoria Martin	....	foley editor
F. Hudson Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Maggie Ostroff	....	assistant sound editor
R.J. Palmer	....	sound editor
Christopher C. Schiavo	....	apprentice sound editor
Craig Sims	....	assistant sound editor
Fred Stafford	....	adr editor
Marcy Stoeven	....	assistant sound editor (as Marcy Stoeven Gibbens)
Greg Thompson	....	assistant sound editor
George Watters II	....	supervising sound editor
Butch Wolf	....	foley editor
Jack Woods	....	sound editor
John S. Coffey	....	sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)
Michael Florimbi	....	sound mixer (uncredited)
Thomas Pettinato	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Roy Arbogast	....	special effects supervisor (as Roy Howard Arbogast)
Terry Chapman	....	special effects technician
Steve Cremin	....	special effects technician (as Stephen T. Cremin)
William Dawson	....	special effects: Paramount
William Lee	....	special effects technician
John McLeod	....	special effects technician
Barry McQueary	....	special effects: Paramount
Thomas Mertz	....	special effects: Paramount
Mike Millar	....	special effects: Paramount
Bryan Phillips	....	special effects: Paramount
Robert Phillips	....	special effects: Paramount
Gary Schaedler	....	special effects technician
Arthur G. Schlosser	....	special effects
Tony Vandenecker	....	special effects: Paramount
Robert Cole	....	special effects (uncredited)
Jaime Galindo	....	special effects laborer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Bruce A. Block	....	matte supervisor (as Bruce Block)
Ken Marschall	....	matte artist

Stunts
Phil Adams	....	stunts (as Phil 'Kamikaze' Adams)
Bobby Aldridge	....	stunts
Jane Austin	....	stunt performer
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts (as 'Crazy' Bruce Barbour)
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts (as Charlie 'White Knuckles' Brewer)
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunts (as Jophery Brown)
Bobby Burns	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Roydon Clark	....	stunts
Chuck Clow	....	stunts
Heather Clow	....	stunts
Patty Clow	....	stunts
Eugene Collier	....	stunts (as Eugene 'Splat' Collier)
Kerrie Cullen	....	stunts
Jadie David	....	stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunts
Lila Finn	....	stunts
Cindy Folkerson	....	stunts
Kristi Frankenheimer	....	stunts
Donna Garrett	....	stunts
Steve Geray	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
Ted Grossman	....	stunts
Stephen P. Hart	....	stunts (as Stephen Paul Hart)
Sonia Izzolena	....	stunts
Shawn Lane	....	stunt double: Anthony James (as Shawn P. Lane)
Gary Littlejohn	....	stunts
Vincent Mazella Jr.	....	stunts (as Vincent Mazzella Jr.)
Dwayne McGee	....	stunts (as 'Reckless' Dwayne McGee)
Bill McIntosh	....	stunts
Peter McKernan Sr.	....	stunts
Jane McKernan	....	stunts
Peter McKernan	....	stunts (as Peter McKernan Jr.)
Eric Norris	....	stunts (as Eric 'Aaarrrgggghhhh' Norris)
Mary Peters	....	stunts
Peewee Piemonte	....	stunts (as Richard Piemonte)
David Powledge	....	stunts (as David 'Headlong Plunge' Powledge)
Don Pulford	....	stunts (as Don 'Headfirst' Pulford)
Jeff Ramsey	....	stunts (as Jeff 'Thud' Ramsey)
J.P. Romano	....	stunts
Laurence Todd Rosenthal	....	stunts
George Marshall Ruge	....	stunts
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts
Neil Summers	....	stunts
Miss V	....	lobster stunt breast
Kaye Wade	....	stunts (as 'Dangling' Kaye Wade)
Mickey White	....	stunts (as Mickey 'This Guy's Really Nuts!' White)
James Winburn	....	stunts (as Jim Winburn)
Ed Anders	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul E. Avery	....	lighting technician
Ken W. Ballantine	....	rigging gaffer
Lloyd Barcroft	....	crane grip
Christopher C. Cooper	....	second assistant camera
Robert Dudley	....	first company grip
Allen D. Easton	....	camera operator
Jon Falkengren	....	dolly grip
Rusty Geller	....	panaglide operator (as Norton 'Rusty' Geller)
Michael J. Hogan	....	video assist operator
Brian Holechek	....	first company grip
Leslie J. Kovacs	....	chief lighting technician
Kris Krosskove	....	camera operator
Steven Robert Lund	....	film loader
Benny McNulty	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Bernard McNulty)
Ron Phillips	....	still photographer (as Ronald W. Phillips)
Timothy Prince	....	video assist operator (as Timothy E. Prince)
E. Christopher Reed	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Robert J. San Martin	....	first assistant camera
Kenny Schneider	....	lighting technician (as Kenneth L. Schneider)
Paul E. Sutton	....	first company grip
Joseph E. Thibo	....	camera operator (as Joe Thibo)
Michael Orefice	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)

Animation Department
Jim Boulden	....	animatronics and puppets creator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Allison Bauer	....	casting associate
Joseph D. Blake	....	casting coordinator
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Phyllis Corcoran-Woods	....	costume supervisor
Robert Q. Mathews	....	costume supervisor
Nava R. Sadan	....	set costumer
Gary Sampson	....	set costumer (as Gary R. Sampson)
Patricia Wolfe	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Penny Lee Hallin	....	apprentice editor
Vincent Laino	....	assistant film editor
Mark L. Levine	....	apprentice editor
Kevin Nolting	....	first assistant film editor
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Jeff Carson	....	music editor
George Doering	....	musician
Gary Ladinsky	....	music scoring mixer
Don Nemitz	....	additional orchestrator
Ira Newborn	....	orchestrator
Lonnie Sill	....	music supervisor
Brian L. McCarty	....	music playback operator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Gina August	....	driver: construction
Rob Barrett	....	driver
Danny Brooks	....	driver co-captain (as Dan Brooks)
Wesley Clark	....	driver
Vince del Castillo	....	transportation coordinator (as Vincent Del Castillo)
Craig Fehrman	....	driver
Jeffrey R. Gold	....	driver (as Jeff Gold)
Norman Harris	....	driver
George Hrivnak	....	driver
Scott Hustis	....	driver
Dennis Jorgenson	....	driver
Raymond A. McLaughlin	....	driver captain (as Ray McLaughlin)
Don Newton	....	driver captain: second unit
Bob Nishimura	....	driver
Hector Quintana	....	driver
S. Erika Rollins	....	driver (as Erika Rollins)
William Taylor	....	driver
John H. Whisenant	....	driver (as John Whisenant)
Mike Yamada	....	driver

Other crew
Johnny Alvarez	....	assistant choreographer
Vartan Chakarian	....	craft service (as Vartan Chakirian)
Tony Criscione	....	assistant production accountant
Robert J. Elisberg	....	unit publicist
Mike Elizalde	....	effects artist
Thomas W. Foster	....	production medic
Miranda Garrison	....	choreographer
Roberto Gonzales-Rubio	....	production assistant (as Roberto F. Gonzales-Rubio)
Rita Grant Miller	....	production coordinator
Nancy Hopton	....	script supervisor
Julie A. Keller	....	assistant production coordinator
Christine Killion	....	third assistant accountant
Suzy Lafer	....	stock librarian
Jeffrey Lippman	....	production assistant
Leslie Maier	....	assistant: David Zucker
Seth Marten	....	production assistant
David B. Miller	....	technical advisor
Ed O'Reilly	....	technical consultant: ceramics
Arturo Ruvalcaba	....	caterer: Michaelson's
Ahmed Saker	....	key set medic
Gloria Salas	....	production accountant
Nick Goodwin Self	....	production assistant
Steven Shkolnik	....	location manager
April Smith	....	consultant: environment
Douy Swofford	....	title designer
Heather Upjohn	....	production assistant
Jack Valov	....	production assistant
David L. Wolfson	....	assistant location manager
Mimi Wolin	....	secretary: Mr. Weiss
Vicky Herman	....	production executive (uncredited)
Harry Lu	....	armorer (uncredited)
Keith McNulty	....	cue cards (uncredited)
Huey Redwine	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Maurice Schwartzman	....	choreographer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1994) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Cine Colombia (1991) (Colombia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (????) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (????) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (????) (Australia) (VHS)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1991) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Animal Makers  prosthetic animals
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

"The Naked Gun 2 1/2" - Canada (English title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-10/7 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Brazil:Livre (DVD rating) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | UK:12 (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

1400 Tower Grove Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The paper that Frank hands to Hapsburg during the dinner party which shows Hector Savage's photo (Anthony James) is a page taken from the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, High School - 1960 yearbook. Anthony James was a member of that graduating class. Although his picture was a picture of Hector Savage at the time of the movie, the rest of the photos were actual classmates of Anthony James.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the opening scene, Captain Brumford mentions that Frank's rank is Lieutenant. When Frank begins his opening narration, he mentions his rank as Sergeant. This is not an error but a running joke in the series that comes from the original Police Squad! TV show, where Drebin would be referred to as several different ranks through an episode of even in the same sentence. Frank's full, official title is "Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad", which is a fictional amalgamation of three different ranks of police officer.

Quotes:

Quentin Hapsburg:I don't recall your name on the guest list.
Lt. Frank Drebin:That's OK. I sometimes go by my maiden name.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Twilight Zone: To Serve Man (#3.24)" (1962)

Soundtrack:

BORN TO ROCK

The mariachis

David Zucker, the director of this spoof, shows he can give the viewer a fun time because the way he gave the right touch to this funny movie. "The Naked Gun 2-1/2" is a film which makes fun of other movies about an inept police detective who does everything wrong, but in doing so, he gives us an occasion for laughter that in most of the situations work.

Of course, one wouldn't imagine anyone playing this Lt. Frank Drebin, but Leslie Nielsen. This actor with the rubber face, is a natural for this type of comedy. The opening sequence with the White House dinner with the older Bushies is a hoot. Poor Barbara Bush is the butt of all the visual jokes as she is seated next to Drebin. But the best moment in the film is the rendition of "Besame Mucho" by Mr. Nielsen and George Kennedy dressed in mariachi costumes. It is a riot!

The leading lady, Priscilla Presley, seems to be the perfect match for Mr. Nielsen. They play well together. The others in the film, George Kennedy, Robert Goulet, Richard Griffiths, and the rest, do an excellent job in their clowning around to produce the laughter and good time we experience.

This is a film to recommend to anyone suffering depression.