More juvenile than a Mel Brooks movie, wittier than "Get Smart," almost as low as "Animal House" and close to the laugh count of "Airplane!", "Gun" is a loving parody of every cop show that ever syndicated its way to your living room. [2 Dec 1988]Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Reviewing The Naked Gun... is like reporting on a monologue by Rodney Dangerfield - you can get the words but not the music.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Michael Wilmington
In the years since he first played Drebin, Nielsen has deepened the role, made it more subtle, more universal, more paramount. He's brought out an almost preternatural mellowness in a character who began as a relatively uncomplicated dimwit. [2 Dec 1988]Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
You have the right to remain silent. But if you do, call 911 -- your funny bone is busted. [2 Dec 1988]Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
Bottom-line funny, often convulsively so. [2 Dec 1988]Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Elvis Mitchell
It will help if, while watching The Naked Gun, viewers can assume a mental age of about 14. The jokes will seem fresher that way, and they will also, much to the writers' credit, seem screamingly funny at times. [2 Dec 1988, p.C16]Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Corliss
Like the ZAZ lads' other films, this is a movie made for a VCR Saturday night. They supply the jokes; you bring the microwave popcorn and modest expectations. [12 Dec 1988]Read Full Review »
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