Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult– ABC Film Challenge – Sequels/Remakes – N – Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult – Movie Review
Director: Peter Segal
Writer: Robert LoCash, David Zucker, Pat Proft (Screenplay)
Cast
- Leslie Neilsen (Airplane!)
- Priscilla Presley (Dallas)
- Fred Ward (Tremors)
- George Kennedy (Cool Hand Luke)
Plot: Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.
Runtime: 1 Hour 23 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult starts as Frank (Nielsen) is set to retire and settle down with Jane (Presley). However, as the couple has problems, Frank takes a secret undercover role for the police once again. He goes undercover in prison to help learn what Rocco (Ward) is planning.
As Frank gets close, he learns about a new bombing plan and is caught in the middle of stopping him. While trying to keep his cover a secret.
Verdict on Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult is the final instalment of the trilogy. Seeing Frank coming back into action after retirement and getting back into action taking down a dangerous criminal.
In this adventure, we get even more of the same, only it ends up being even less funny than the previous two movies. It follows the same tune and really just doesn’t do anything fresh. Nothing hits this time around and by the end of the film, you will be glad the series is over.
Final Thoughts – Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult is a poor finish to a weak franchise.
2 replies on “Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) Movie Review”
I’ve said this to people in the past: if you watch “Airplane” and then the short-lived TV series “Police Squad!” The tone is perfect: they don’t break the fourth wall to let us know how ridiculous it is, which makes it all the more hilarious when they play it all so straight. Sadly, the first “Naked Gun” started to make sure we “got”, and by the end they were mugging shamelessly – and it just wasn’t funny….enjoy reading your reviews!
thanks for reading this month’s ABC film challenge gave me a chance to catch up on odd franchises