Film

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988

Directed by David Zucker

  • Comedy, Crime
  • 86 min
  • PG-13

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When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

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Comic, ironic, cool and relentless.

  • gravecomic
  • earnestironic
  • cooloverwhelming
  • contemplativerelentless
  • unpretentiousprestige

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The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 3The Ironist: disliked by 13 / 1The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 1The Provocateur: disliked by 31 / 3The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 2The Genre Devotee: disliked by 22 / 2The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 33The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 33The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 11The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 11The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

42 profiled raters. Loved most by The Archivists; disliked most by The Provocateurs.

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