The Naked Gun 2 1/2: Smell of Fear

Director: David Zucker David Zucker

Overview

The second in a series of three police detective parody films, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear features the return of Leslie Nielsen to the role of intrepid Los Angeles Police Squad Lieutenant Frank Drebin. This time, Drebin is in Washington, D.C. to investigate a malevolent industrialist (Robert Goulet) who just happens to be the new paramour of Drebin's old flame Jane (Priscilla Presley).

Product Details

Release Date:	04/20/2021
UPC:	0810072542366
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Time:	1:26:00
Sales rank:	50,240

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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/Hacker
Jacqueline Brookes	Commissioner Anabell Brumford
Anthony James	Hector Savage
Lloyd Bochner	Baggett
Tim O'Connor	Fenzwick
Ed Williams	Ted Olsen
John Roarke	George Bush
Margery Ross	Barbara Bush,First Lady Barbara Bush
Peter Van Norden	John Sununu
Gail Neely	Winnie Mandela
Colleen Fitzpatrick	Blues Singer
Sally Rosenblatt	Mrs. Redmond,Mr. Redmond
Alexander Folk	Crackhouse Cop
Larry McCormick	TV Reporter
Cliff Bemis	Barbecue Dad
D.D. Howard	Barbecue Mom
William Woodson	TV Commercial Announcer
Zsa Zsa Gabor	Herself
Susan Breslau	Party Guest
Leslie Maier	Party Guest
Jennifer Kretchmer	Barbecue Girl
Ryan Harrison	Barbecue Boy
David Zucker	Davy Crockett,Lab Technician,Actor
Robert Weil	George Russell
Robert K. Weiss	Obstetrician
Robert LoCash	FBI Agent
Lewis Friedman	Lab Technician
Bob Reitman	Lab Technician
Gene Mueller	Lab Technician
Gino Salomone	Lab Technician
Robert J. Elisberg	Lab Technician
Mindy Newborn	Lab Technician,Composer
Jan Campbell	Lady in Waiting
Wendy Hogan	Lady in Waiting
Bill Chemerka	Actor
Christopher J. Keene	Actor,"Hey Ken, Al! Look what I found."
Ken Kerman	Actor
Al Fann	Actor
Tom McGreevey	Actor
James Gilstrap	Actor
"Weird Al" Yankovic	Actor
Gina Mastrogiacomo	Actor
Jeff Wright	Actor
C. Lindsay Workman	Actor
John Stevens	Actor
Datta V. Gokhale	Actor
Don Pugsley	Actor
Carlos Betancourt	Actor
Bernardo Marquez	Actor
Margarito Mendoza	Actor
Lee Terri	Actor
Claude Jay McLin	Actor
Manny Perry	Actor
Alex Zimmerman	Actor
Peter Mark Richman	Dunwell
Raynor Scheine	Actor
John Fleck	Actor
Mel Tormé	Himself - Party Guest Dancing with Jane
Courtney Terrett	Actor
Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez	Mariachi
Don McLeod	Gorilla

Technical Credits

David Zucker

Pat Proft

Jim Abrahams

David Zucker	Director,Screenwriter,Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Pat Proft	Screenwriter
Jim Abrahams	Executive Producer,Producer,Screenwriter
Gil Netter	Executive Producer,Producer
Robert K. Weiss	Producer,Director
Roy Arbogast	Special Effects
Scott Austin	Sound Effects,Stunts
Michael Ewing	Producer
Robert LoCash	Producer
Terry Chapman	Special Effects
Steve Cremin	Special Effects
William Lee	Special Effects
Gary Schaedler	Special Effects
Mike Millar	Special Effects
Mindy Marin	Casting

Editorial Reviews

The second in a trilogy of comedies based on a failed TV series, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991) exemplified the absurd, slapstick, lowbrow humor of director David Zucker, his brother Jerry Zucker, and their partner Jim Abrahams, characterized by sight gags, non sequiturs, broad acting, celebrity cameos, wordplay, pratfalls, expletives, and bodily functions. The films in the "Naked Gun" trilogy began as a six-episode midseason replacement TV series called Police Squad! (1982), a knowing send-up of such 1970s TV detective dramas as Cannon and Barnaby Jones. As with the Zucker Abrahams Zucker team's box office blockbuster Airplane! (1980), which mocked the clichés of the disaster epic, the newest creation spoofed the conventions of the crime drama, from its characters (a shoeshine boy who was an all-too-knowing informant) to its stylistic elements (the show-closing "freeze frame," which wasn't really frozen). When Police Squad! failed to become a hit, the Zucker Abrahams Zucker team successfully transformed the concept into a feature film, altering the emphasis from wicked satire to broad farce. As in the TV show and first film, star Leslie Nielsen, who had been a staple of tough-guy parts for decades, masterfully underplayed his lead role of Lt. Frank Drebin, a wooden, all-American version of Inspector Clouseau. Delivering every line without inflection and remaining unperturbed by even the most disturbing or humiliating event, Nielsen was given a second career in cartoon-like comedy roles because of his fame as Drebin. Less was required of the supporting parts, filled by such figures as Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, and Robert Goulet, all lampooning their public images.