# The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)

> A disastrously earnest police lieutenant battles an energy-industry conspiracy through shameless slapstick, romantic chaos, and deadpan parody.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23169

## Facts

- Runtime: 85 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime
- Director: David Zucker
- Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O. J. Simpson, Robert Goulet, Richard Griffiths, Jacqueline Brookes, Anthony James
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102510/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, irreverent, deadpan, lazy sunday, comedy night

## Synopsis

A bumbling cop takes on corporate villains in a hilarious quest to save the future of energy.

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