Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Peter Segal

Writers (WGA):

Jim Abrahams (television series Police Squad) &
David Zucker (television series Police Squad) ...

Release Date:

18 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

A Mad Bomber Is On The Loose, And If Anyone Can Stop Him....So Can Frank!

Plot:

Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Academy Awards Ceremony | Oscars | Bomb | Prison

Awards:

3 wins

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19	5:00 PM	COMEDY
Mon. July 20	10:00 AM	COMEDY

Cast

Leslie Nielsen	...	Lt. Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley	...	Jane Spencer Drebin
George Kennedy	...	Captain Ed Hocken
O.J. Simpson	...	Nordberg
Fred Ward	...	Rocco Dillon
Kathleen Freeman	...	Muriel Dillon
Anna Nicole Smith	...	Tanya Peters
Ellen Greene	...	Louise
Ed Williams	...	Ted Olsen
Raye Birk	...	Papshmir
Matt Roe	...	Clayton
Wylie Small	...	Defense Attorney
Sharon Cornell	...	Stenographer
Earl Boen	...	Dr. Stuart Eisendrath
Jeff Wright	...	Store Manager

Also Known As:

Naked Gun 33 1/3: Just for the Record (USA) (working title)
The Naked Gun III (USA) (trailer title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for off-color humor.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Brazil:Livre (DVD rating) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-10/7 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:10 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Municipal Courts Building - 110 N. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

On the day of shooting for the 1970s flashback shootout, George Kennedy had come down with pneumonia. He was so ill that he couldn't even walk. To make sure the scene was shot, the director had Kennedy sit on a bar stool for his entire part in the scene. Notice when Frank meets Ed, Ed never gets up from his stool. When Ed is supposed to leave, leaving Frank alone with Tanya, Kennedy simply just leaned back out of the shot to create the illusion of his character getting up and leaving.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Frank arrives home for his "special evening," there's an old portrait hanging next to the front door. A few minutes later when Jane leaves, it's a similar, but different, portrait.

Quotes:

Rocco Dillon: Where's your prison number?
Frank Drebin: It's unlisted.

Movie Connections:

References Spartacus (1960)

Soundtrack:

Hip To Be Square

"Insult" me!

It's rare for a cop movie to combine elements from "The Untouchables", "Thelma & Louise" and "The Brady Bunch".

Unless, of course, the lead character has a tendency to run his car into parking meters.

"The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult" brings the lofty trilogy to a close with the same old cast (Kennedy, Simpson, Presley) and slapstick antics involving a prison breakout, terrorist plot and the Oscars. And there in the center is Lt. Frank Drebin (Nielsen) on the verge of retirement and fighting with bad guys, shopping carts and Weird Al Yankovic while trying convince lovely wife Jane (Presley) that the spark in their relationship is still there.

How can you talk down a movie like this; it's as useless as putting up a tent in a windstorm, so they say. You have to enjoy stupidity, one-liners, gags and visual puns, as created by the ZAZ boys (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker) and delivered by a cast of pros (including Fred Ward and Pia Zadora!!), all with the tone of adolescence and insanity you've come to know and love.

And if you don't, why are you reading this?

Kudos go to Anna Nicole Smith, who makes her debut in movies here in a big way (sorry) and shows she is at her best when laughing at herself. Good job, Anna.

Favorite scene? I lost count after the first 10 minutes; it's an exercise in futility, every scene will make you chuckle, laugh, guffaw, roar and/or howl with delight. Besides, why spoil the fun?

And as for Nielsen...as always, he is THE MAN! Even when throwing up in a tuba.

Ten stars for a great "Final" trip down into Dumbville. And one star more for the very last scene - classic!

Thanks, Frank.