The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun media franchise, consists of several American crime spoof-comedies, based on an original story written by the comedy filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. The installments include one television series and three theatrical films. The plot centers on a police detective with a lot of heart, despite being less-than intelligent. Leslie Nielsen stars in each installment in the protagonist role of Detective Sergeant Franklin "Frank" Drebin, with a fourth film starring Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr. scheduled for release in 2025. The franchise was met with mostly positive critical reception,[1][2][3] and the films were a financial box office success.
This article is about the franchise. For the first film in the franchise, see The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! For the unrelated 1956 western film, see Naked Gun (1956 film).The Naked Gun
Police Squad! (1982)
Police Squad! (1982)
- Leslie Nielsen
- Liam Neeson
- Various actors (See detailed list)
$65 million (Total of 3 films)
$477 million (Total of 3 films)
Video games[edit]
The Naked Gun: ICUP (2012)[edit]
The Naked Gun: ICUP, a point and click and adventure game, was released by Gamecentric Media and Paramount in 2011.[23] The story and concept were penned by Robert LoCash, a writer of the third Naked Gun film. A press release by Gamecentric about the read "Spoofing modern crime dramas and lampooning popular video games, THE NAKED GUN: ICUP is designed as a continuation of the classic film franchise for the digital age. The game will be serialized over six episodes starting this fall with a new episode debuting monthly. Each episode will be fully voice-acted by top Hollywood talent to deliver a classic story-driven adventure supported by the itemized incentive structure of current popular social network games."[24] Due to Leslie Nielsen's death in 2010, voice actor A.J. LoCascio took over as Frank Drebin Jr., the son of the original character. The game received an average score of 60 on the review aggregator Metacritic.[25]