The Naked Gun 33 1/3: Final Insult

Director: Peter Segal Peter Segal

Overview

The further misadventures of bumbling Los Angeles police Lieutenant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) are chronicled in this third installment in the popular Naked Gun comedy series. This by-the-numbers entry begins with Drebin as a happily retired house-husband called back into action when an evil terrorist organization threatens Los Angeles. As in the other Naked Gun films, this plot is merely an excuse for an unhinged, rapid-fire succession of gags, ranging from satirical lampoons of cop movies to broad slapstick, all played with a perfectly straight face. Nielsen provides his familiar combination of complete witlessness and oblivious dignity as Drebin, and the film attempts to match the earlier Naked Gun films -- and the Police Squad! television series that inspired them -- in the number of jokes. However, the film proved less successful than its predecessors, as some viewers found that the freewheeling comic style of the earlier films had solidified into its own formula, now mildly entertaining but disappointingly predictable.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/20/2021
UPC:	0810072542373
Original Release:	1994
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Time:	1:22:00
Sales rank:	53,919

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Leslie Nielsen	Lt. Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley	Jane Spencer
George Kennedy	Ed Hocken
O.J. Simpson	Nordberg
Fred Ward	Rocco,Dancer
Kathleen Freeman	Muriel
Anna Nicole Smith	Tanya
Ellen Greene	Louise
Raye Birk	Papshmir
Matt Roe	Clayton
Wylie Small	Defense Attorney
Sharon Cornell	Stenographer
Earl Boen	Dr. Eisendrath
Jeff Wright	Store Manager
Lorali Hart	Melon Lady
Mallory Sandler	Grocery Mother
Brad Lockerman	Jason
Rosalind Allen	Bobbi
Charlotte Zucker	Nurse,Teleprompter Guy,Clinic Patient
Lois de Banzie	Dr. Kohlzak(as Lois de Banzie)
Doris Belack	Dr. Roberts
Nigel Gibbs	Carjacker
Pamela Basker	Actor
Christopher Keene	Cop
Susan Breslau	Train Lady #1
Marcy Goldman	Train Lady #3
Robert Weiss	Tuba Player
Peter Segal	Producer of 'Sawdust & Mildew'
Robert LoCash	Producer of 'Sawdust & Mildew'
William Kerr	Producer of 'Sawdust & Mildew'
Wendy Hogan	Producer's Wife
Michael Ewing	Assistant Director
Andrew Craig	Bryce Porterhouse Guard
Bill Erwin	Conductor
Glen Chin	Sumo Wrestler
Tim Bohn	Waldo
Eugene Greytak	Pope
Aaron Seville	Cop
Blane Savage	Dancer
Michael Chambers	Dancer
Jerald Vincent	Dancer
Paul Feig	Oscar Audience Member
Scott Herriott	Oscar Audience Member
Robert Elisberg	Taxi Driver
Marianne Davis	Girl of Geriatric Park
Bill Zuckert	Old Man
Ira Newborn	Composer

Technical Credits

Jim Abrahams

Jerry Zucker

Peter Segal	Director
Jim Abrahams	Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Gil Netter	Executive Producer
Jerry Zucker	Executive Producer,Producer,Screenwriter
Robert K. Weiss	Producer
Pamela Basker	Casting

Editorial Reviews

The title of Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult suggests that executive producers Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker knew they were offering diminishing returns with each new outing of Lt. Frank Drebin and company. After all, this time David Zucker isn't even directing -- that task goes to newbie Peter Segal. What they didn't know was that their film would feature two of the 1990s' most notorious tabloid headliners, O.J. Simpson and Anna Nicole Smith, making it quite a fun rental for those interested in seeing these disgraced stars in their more carefree days. As Nordberg, Simpson is as loosey goosey (and repeatedly banged up) as ever, but Smith gives proof as ample as her breasts why she needed her geriatric husband's fortune -- her acting was never going to earn many paychecks. Leslie Nielsen and George Kennedy are still a winningly oblivious comic pair, and Priscilla Presley continues to show her fitness for farce, but the jokes start to feel a little old hat, if not actually unfunny. It's just that knowing what the joke is going to be before the punchline eventually loses its charm. For die-hard fans of spoofs, this one will offer enough, but for those looking for a new and different approach, look elsewhere.