What is The Naked Gun about?
Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.
A bumbling detective with absurd methods races against time to solve a crime and save his police squad.
Absurdist and crowd-pleasing, with big broad humor. A comfort watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+ and MGM+.
The Naked Gun parents guide
It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Directed byAkiva Schaffer
StarringLiam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Danny Huston, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand
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