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

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

"If you see only one movie this year... you ought to get out more often."
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👍 84%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 62%
ComedyCrime

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Director
David Zucker
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
PG-13
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (2,677 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
58%
Metacritic
65

Cast

Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin · 73% avg
Priscilla Presley as Jane Spencer
George Kennedy as Ed Hocken · 74% avg
O. J. Simpson as Nordberg · 81% avg
Robert Goulet as Quentin Hapsburg
Richard Griffiths as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker · 74% avg
Jacqueline Brookes as Commissioner Brumford · 81% avg
Anthony James as Hector Savage

Is The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear good?

Most people think so. 84% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 62%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#538 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#20 / 61 · 1991
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 6 · David Zucker
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Crime Movies on Paramount+ (#20)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business. Wikipedia ↗

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