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Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Jeannette Charles, Reggie Jackson, and Nancy Marchand in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

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Edited into

    • "Apaga y vámonos" Episode #1.7 (TV Episode 2013)

      actors heads are changed with politician heads
    • "Family Guy" Cop and a Half-Wit (TV Episode 2017)

      Actual footage from the movie is edited in, with Peter and Joe's heads replacing Frank Drebin and Nordberg from the ending scene at the baseball game.
    • "Diminishing Returns Diminisodes" David Brent: Life on the Road (Podcast Episode 2022)

      Audio of the urinal scene edited in at the end.

Featured in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" The Naked Gun/Dakota/Mississippi Burning/Vincent (TV Episode 1988)

      Reviewed.
    • "Camp Midnite" Show 118 (TV Episode 1989)

      The tie-in music video for "I'm Into Something Good" is featured.
    • "Wogan" Episode #9.140 (TV Episode 1989)

      The scene where Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley undress is shown.
    • Paramount Pictures Promotional Sampler Laserdisc (Video 1992)

      Clips
    • 100 Years of Comedy (Video 1997)

      Clips shown.

Followed by

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

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

    • The Naked Gun (2025)

Follows

    • Police Squad! (TV Series 1982)

Referenced in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Working Girl/I'm Gonna Git You Sucka/Rain Man/Torch Song Trilogy/Haunted Summer (TV Episode 1988)

      Referenced during the "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" review.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" The Worst Films of 1988 (TV Episode 1989)

      Referenced when discussing "Heartbreak Hotel".
    • "Siskel & Ebert" Beaches/We Think the World of You/Dangerous Liaisons/The January Man/36 Fillette (TV Episode 1989)

      Referenced during the "The January Man" review.
    • "Wogan" Episode #9.17 (TV Episode 1989)

      Mentioned during Terry's interview with Leslie Nielsen.
    • "Saturday Night Live" Leslie Nielsen/Cowboy Junkies (TV Episode 1989)

      Title mentioned by Leslie Nielsen during his monologue.

References

    • So You Want to Be a Detective (Short 1948)

      Al's face is never seen due to his towering height, just like the Tall Man
    • Dr. No (1962)

      The scene where Drebin finds Jane in his kitchen wearing one of his shirts is based on Bond finding Miss Trench in his home wearing his shirt.
    • From Russia with Love (1963)

      Blade in the shoe
    • Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

      The scene where Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) meets Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley) for the first time is a reference to a similar scene from Farewell, My Lovely (1975) where Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) meets Mrs. Grayle/Velma (Charlotte Rampling) for the first time.
    • Black Sunday (1977)

Spoofed in

    • The Bare-assed Naked Gun (Video 1992)

      "The Bare-assed Naked Gun" spoofs "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!".
    • Za pureigaaruzu: Hadaka de gan o motsu onna (Video 1993)

    • The Silence of the Hams (1994)

      Billy Zane's klutzy character does the same things Frank Drebin did
    • The Crow Road (TV Mini Series 1996)

    • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

      Austin at the urinal after being unfrozen directly spoofs the scene where Lt. Drebin is in the toilet at the press conference, and continues to urinate repeatedly after everyone thinks he has finished

Spoofs

    • Battleship Potemkin (1925)

    • Pinocchio (1940)

    • Casablanca (1942)

    • Double Indemnity (1944)

      Drebin comments on Jane's ankle braclet when they meet, just like Walter Neff did on Phyllis Dietrichson's ankle braclet at their first encounter.
    • M Squad (TV Series 1957–1960)

      The theme song and the character of Lt. Frank Drebin were spoofs of "M Squad"

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