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

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

Director:

Peter Segal

Writers:

Pat Proft, David Zucker

Stars:

Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy

3 wins.

Cast

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

Storyline

Tasting the fruit of his labor with his wife Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley), the maladroit and now retired Police Squad Lieutenant, Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen), secretly dreams of getting back in action. Before long, his old partners, Ed Hocken (George Kennedy) and Nordberg (O.J. Simpson), will have to enlist the help of their loose-cannon friend, when Rocco (Fred Ward), the deranged terrorist, intends on blowing the annual Academy Awards ceremony to smithereens. Once more, Drebin goes undercover, interrogating dangerous blonde bombshells, and putting his precious, but fragile marriage in jeopardy. Are this year's Oscars doomed to disaster?

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Plot Keywords:

neo screwball comedy | absurd comedy | sexual humor | high school | hit in the crotch | 

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Taglines:

The single most important filmmaking event since Naked Gun 2 1/2!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for off-color humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the band at the night club start playing "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall", Jane tells Louise it's her and Frank's song. In The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991), their song is "Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead".

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Goofs

When Frank is going to look for a disguise he drives into a parking meter. The way the parking meter lies on the hood of the car changes between shots.

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Quotes

Papshmir: My people are very upset.
Muriel Dillon: They're always upset. They're Arab terrorists.

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Crazy Credits

Chief Sitting ... Bull

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Alternate Versions

The TV version changes a scene. When Frank is alone with Tanya at the Academy Awards, the theatrical & video version shows Frank, but only Tanya's shadow is seen as she stands in front of him. She removes her dress to reveal in her shadow that she's a transsexual. On the TV version, we instead see Frank kneeling by her waist and it actually shows her (not her shadow) as she removes her dress, but only her legs are shown.

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Connections

Spoofs The Brady Bunch (1969)

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Soundtracks

Misty
by Johnny Burke & Erroll Garner
Performed by Johnny Mathis
Courtesy of Columbia Records
by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

"The Final Insult" is a enjoyable way to end "The Naked Gun" series.

Now former Lieutenant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) has a tough time that he is not working with the Police Squad anymore and his wife Jane (Priscilla Presley) is now an lawyer. Although she wants a baby, he has a tough time getting her pregnant. His former partners (Oscar-Winner:George Kennedy and O.J. Simpson) wants Frank to spy on Tanya Peters (The late Anna Nicole Smith), since Tanya is involved with a hired bomb expert Rocco Dillon (Fred Ward). Which Dillon is in prison, at first Frank was supposed to get her address but he lost it. When Jane leaves him, thinking that Frank was fooling around with another woman. Frank decides to go undercover as a prisoner to get closer on Dillon. Frank knows that Dillon is planning to destroy and kill many of innocent people for a price but where ?

Directed by Peter Segal (The Nutty Professor 2:The Klumps, Anger Management, Tommy Boy) made an entertaining spoof comedy, based on the short-lived TV series back in the early 1980's. Nielsen is always an hoot in the lead. The cast seems to be having an great time. Although the reviews were mixed and at the box office was less promising than the first two but still, this was an major success on video. There's some lively cameos throughout the feature. If you are fan of these type of silly comedies or "The Naked Gun" movies, you will certainly enjoy it. Written by Pat Proft (The Naked Gun:From the Files of Police Squad!, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Scary Movie 3 & 4), David Zucker (An American Carol, High School High, Top Secret!) and Robert LoCash (CB4). (****/*****).

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Naked Gun 33 1/3: Just for the Record

Filming Locations:

Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School, 929 N Las Palmas Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,216,531, 20 March 1994

Gross USA:

$51,132,598

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$51,132,598

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1