Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- deadpan
- comedy movie night
- 90s nostalgia night
What critics said
Critics found Leslie Nielsen's deadpan performance and occasional joke density effective, but generally saw the sequel as a noticeable decline from the earlier Naked Gun films.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Frank Drebin treats wildly implausible disasters and misunderstandings with unwavering procedural seriousness.
The opening prison and crime sequences, undercover investigation, terrorist plot, and awards-show climax all parody familiar crime-thriller conventions.
Retired lieutenant Frank Drebin returns to police work despite his maladroit methods and repeatedly stumbles toward solving the crisis.
The terrorist threat targets the annual Academy Awards, turning Hollywood's public ceremony into the film's comic crisis space.
Films like Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, and why
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
shares deadpan police parody, rapid-fire visual gags, slapstick absurdity, and a hapless law-enforcement protagonist
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
shares screwball crime comedy, spoof investigation, broad physical humor, and Leslie Nielsen's deadpan comic persona
Hot Shots! Part Deux
shares fast-paced police spoofing, undercover scenarios, exaggerated criminals, and irreverent slapstick comedy
Loaded Weapon 1
shares ensemble parody humor, crime-action spoofing, sexual innuendo, and deliberately ridiculous escalation
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Segal
- Release Date
- 1994-03-18
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (2631)
Cast
- Leslie Nielsen
- Priscilla Presley
- George Kennedy
- O. J. Simpson
- Fred Ward
- Kathleen Freeman
- Anna Nicole Smith
- Ellen Greene
- Ed Williams
- Raye Birk
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult about?
- A retired, catastrophically inept police lieutenant returns undercover to stop a terrorist attack on the Academy Awards while risking his marriage in the process.
- What is Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as mild.
- What did critics think of Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult?
- Critics found Leslie Nielsen's deadpan performance and occasional joke density effective, but generally saw the sequel as a noticeable decline from the earlier Naked Gun films.
- Which films are like Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult?
- Films with a similar feel include The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and Loaded Weapon 1.
- How long is Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult?
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult?
- In United States, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
