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

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

Director:

David Zucker

Writers:

Jim Abrahams (television series Police Squad), David Zucker (television series "Police Squad")

Stars:

Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leslie Nielsen	...	Lt. Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley	...	Jane Spencer
George Kennedy	...	Ed Hocken
O.J. Simpson	...	Nordberg
Robert Goulet	...	Quentin Hapsburg
Richard Griffiths	...	Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
Jacqueline Brookes	...	Commissioner Brumford
Anthony James	...	Hector Savage
Lloyd Bochner	...	Baggett
Tim O'Connor	...	Fenzwick
Peter Mark Richman	...	Dunwell
Ed Williams	...	Ted Olsen
John Roarke	...	George Bush
Margery Ross	...	Barbara Bush
Peter Van Norden	...	John Sununu

Storyline

Lieutenant Frank Drebbin returns to save the day once again. This time he's out to foil the "big boys" in the energy business. A top scientist (Dr. Mainheimer) is about to publish his report on energy supply for the future. Things don't look good for the traditional suppliers; oil, coal, and nuclear. To save their industries, the suppliers kidnap Mainheimer and replace him with a decoy with a more favorable report. Jane, the doctor's secretary, is Drebin's old flame. Their passionate love affair is thus rekindled.

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Plot Keywords:

ex girlfriend | evil industrialist | american president | president | political leader | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear

Filming Locations:

1400 Tower Grove Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,800,000, 30 June 1991

Gross USA:

$86,930,411

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Goulet was the "Special Guest Star" who was "killed off" at the start of Police Squad! (1982) episode three, "The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand).

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Terence Baggett: [sniffs] What's that smell?
Lt. Frank Drebin: Oh, that would be me. I've been swimming in raw sewage. I love it!

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Crazy Credits

K.A.B.O.O.M. Acronym......Daniel V. Puglisi

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Connections

Followed by The Naked Gun: I.C.U.P. (2011)

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Soundtracks

I GUESS I'M JUST SCREWED
Music by Ira Newborn
Lyric by David Zucker & Robert LoCash
Performed by Vitamin C

User Reviews

I loved this one...I really did!!!!

I just saw this film with a couple of friends and some beers and man we laughed so damn hard at it..It had some gags i didn't even remembered, The one that got us crying in laughter is at the very ending when a bunch of people are asleep and one of them is all arched in a weird way sleeping in a table..you gotta see it to get it...How ridiculous and funny it was!!!!! Leslie Nielson is a great guy I'm so sorry about his performance in Scarymovie 3 and those movies that squashed the good and funny memories movies like these gave us fans. Priscila Presley is Gorgeous...she looks fine...but this movie dates back to 1992..so i guess now a days she must look very old..I guess. Anyhow the film was great and i remember good as yesterday the time this film came out, it came out a week before The Terminator 2 and Leslie Nielsen used to do this television spots saying: Hasta la vista..baby...they were so damn funny..I hope someone remembers them...Or someone gets them for a DVD. its a definite 10 out of 10 on Comedy.