The Naked Gun is a Paramount Pictures criminal comedy film directed by David Zucker and released in 1988. Leslie Nielsen plays clumsy police lieutenant Frank Drebin in the film. In supporting roles, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, George Kennedy, and O. J. Simpson appear.
Fast-paced slapstick comedy is included in the picture, which includes several visual and vocal puns and gags. The film is based on Nielsen's character from the television series Police Squad! and is also a sequel to that series. David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, as well as Pat Proft in various combinations, make up the core creative team behind Police Squad! and the film series.
The Naked Gun was a critical and commercial triumph when it was released on December 2, 1988, and it spawned two sequels. The picture made a total of $140 million globally after grossing $78.8 million in the United States and Canada and $61 million internationally.
