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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Paramount Pictures

United States of America

English

Leslie Nielsen

Priscilla Presley

George Kennedy

O. J. Simpson

Fred Ward

Kathleen Freeman

Anna Nicole Smith

Ellen Greene

Ed Williams

Raye Birk

Matt Roe

Wylie Small

Sharon Cornell

Earl Boen

Jeff Wright

Lorali Hart

Mallory Sandler

K.L. Segal

Brad Lockerman

Rosalind Allen

Charlotte Zucker

Lois de Banzie

Doris Belack

Nigel Gibbs

Andre Rosey Brown

Randall "Tex" Cobb

Ann B. Davis

Alex Zimmerman

Marc Alaimo

Tom Finnegan

Hammam Shafie

Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter

Danny Daniels

Joe Grifasi

Vanna White

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Rick Scarry

Mary Lou Retton

James R. Scribner

Lou Felder

Chrissy Bocchino

Pia Zadora

Joe D'Angerio

Gary Cooper

Christopher J. Keene

Joe Flood

Scott Evers

Paul A. Hutton

Burton Zucker

Susan Breslau

Erin MacArthur

Marcy Goldman

David Zucker

Robert K. Weiss

Peter Segal

Robert LoCash

William Kerr

Jolie Chain

Wendy Hogan

Jeri Caldwell

Michael Ewing

David Malloy

Vanessa Sandin

Julie Strain

Andrew Craig

David Fresco

Bill Erwin

Adam Hasart

John Capodice

Glen Chin

Philip Yamaguchi

Florence Henderson

Tim Bohn

Timothy Watters

Eugene Greytak

Aaron Seville

Blane Savage

Michael Chambers

T.C. Diamond

Brett Heine

Jerald Vincent

Wayne 'Crescendo' Ward

Brian Wightman

Bryan Anthony

Paul Feig

Joel Madison

Steve Pepoon

Scott Herriott

Edward Weber

Adrienne Parsons

Robert J. Elisberg

Elisa Gabrielli

Taran Killam

Marianne Davis

Bill Zuckert

Nikki Segal

James Earl Jones

Raquel Welch

Shannen Doherty

Elliott Gould

Pat Proft

Jim Abrahams

Gil Netter

Simone Boisseree

Paul E. Short

Al Goto

Eugene Collier

Marian Green

Robert M. Stevens

Bruce Crone

Ira Newborn

Jeff Imada

Gene LeBell

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Chuck Picerni Jr.

William C. Gerrity

Ashley Burnham

Richard W. Jones

Pamela Basker

Mary E. Vogt

Jerry Zucker

Robert Primes

Lawrence G. Paull

James R. Symons

Kathe Klopp

Robert L. Anderson

John Berger

Joseph Musso

Steve Koch

David Emmerichs

Vince del Castillo

Gregory Gontz

Eric Klosterman

Gloria D'Alessandro

Bob Moore Jr.

Raymond A. McLaughlin

Renée George

Peter McKernan Jr.

John Hockridge

Greg Cantrell

Burton Lindemoen

Michael Tadross

Jeff Carson

Clark 'Cajun' Davis

Bill MacSems

Kate Brinegar

Miranda Garrison

Anna Baltimore

Tom Randol

Jeff Jarvis

Michael P. Finnegan

Elton MacPherson

Anne Couk

Don Lee

Mykel Denis

Jeff Case

Phil Adams

Gil Gagnon

Joseph A. Ippolito

Ron Phillips

Elaina P. Schulman

Richard Anton

Alexandra Datig

Phil Hetos

Pamela Bentkowski

Stephen Abrums

Paul Avery

Hank Garfield

Marjorie K. Chan

Brad Kuehn

David Kuklish

Andy Gill

Laura Albert

Jeffrey G. Barnett

Robert Fernandez

Peewee Piemonte

Jimmy N. Roberts

Ellis Cohen

David B. Miller

Margaret E. Elliott

Joseph J. Kontra

Christopher G. Feederle

Stephen Janisz

Violet Cazanjian

Douy Swofford

Ken Dufva

Alberto S. Ramos

Benny McNulty

Bob Baron

CinemaSerf

Given the huge success of the first two, I suppose the trilogy was bound to happen - but by now the joke and the characterisations had really worn very thin indeed. "Drebin" (Leslie Nielsen) is now happily (?) retired and living with his long-suffering wife "Jane" (Priscilla Presley) when he is sought out by his erstwhile colleagues "Ed" (George Kennedy) and "Nordberg" (OJ Simpson) to help out on their most dangerous case yet. Nope, the Queen is not making another state visit - it's "Rocco" (Fred Ward) and it looks like he wants to save Chris Rock any future embarrassment by blowing up the Oscars ceremony. What now ensues is a by now routine sequence of frying pan to fire scenarios, straight out of a Laurel & Hardy film. Sadly, that humour is all a bit passé now and though an appearance by Anna Nicole Smith must have given every budding actress from Tallahassee to Timbuktu a sense of hope that if she can make it, they can - the rest of it falls pretty flat! It is well enough made, the quips are quickly delivered and some of them still raise the odd smile. In the main, though, it is 80 minutes that almost looks like out-takes from the first two films with a thinly constructed plot by way of a template to hold it all together. It is watchable, but just not a patch on the earlier iterations.

Filipe Manuel Neto

**A fitting end to one of the great comedy trilogies of the 90s.**

This is the third and final film in the “Naked Gun” trilogy. Throughout the film, one can smell farewell and conclusion, and it is undeniable that, among them, this is the weakest and least interesting. Even so, the film does what it needs to do to please its audience, who already know perfectly well what they are going to see and have a certain level of expectations. Although his style of humor may displease many people, we cannot deny that the three films were a notable success in the 80s and 90s, and that they had a major impact on Leslie Nielsen's filmography.

In fact, the strength of Nielsen's work and charisma is what makes the film work. Without him, or with another actor, nothing would make sense and the final product would have no value. Even so, we must also highlight the work developed by O. J. Simpson, Priscilla Presley and George Kennedy, actors who put a lot of effort into their respective roles and found, in this film, time and material to match their talent. In fact, compared to its predecessors – and in these cases comparisons are inevitable – I thought this film gave more space to the secondary actors and gained additional quality as a result.

It's not worth talking too much about the technical aspects, as this is a comical film that invests little in them and puts all its chips on humor and the main actor's performance. Even so, we can say that the film manages to maintain the quality that the trilogy has accustomed the public to. The script continues to be a problem, however, and is seen only as a vehicle for successive comic sequences and slapstick humor routines.

<em>'Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult'</em> is the weakest of the trilogy, though fair amusement is still produced.

Leslie Nielsen is so good in the lead role that I don't think it's really possible for these films to drag, at least alongside the decent gags and short run time. Admittedly this third entry does meander a tad, though my interest in events never waned into negative territory. The ending is the strongest part, that facepalm scene (which I knew of before) is gold.

Overall, this is a good franchise. I'm quite looking forward to hopefully checking out Liam Neeson in the 2025 remake, as long as the writing is suitable I think he can absolutely make it work.

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Leslie Nielsen

Priscilla Presley

George Kennedy

O. J. Simpson

Fred Ward

Kathleen Freeman

Anna Nicole Smith

Ellen Greene

Ed Williams

Raye Birk

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