Looks like the cows have come home to roost.#50
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
25 Points, 2 of 16 Lists, Top vote: #12 Linszoid
Lt. Frank Drebin finds himself investigating an explosion that his ex-girlfriend witnessed. Soon, he discovered that the target might be Dr. Meinheimer, an energy specialist who intends to endorse renewable energy in an upcoming National Press Club dinner. Sure enough, he's being targetted by the leaders of fossil fuel and nuclear power industries, who are afraid that his speech might damage their business. Now Drebin must uncover the conspiracy with the help of Police Squad, while wrestling with his conflicting feelings with his old flame.
It's funny, I remember this film a lot more than I remember the first movie. I think I watched it quite a few times, and it definitely made me laugh a lot. I think this is sort of the end of the "Leslie Neilson" being in watchable films era.
Notable scene If you liked this, check out... 21 Jump StreetThere are a lot of great cop comedies out there, but 21 Jump Street is particularly delightful. While there have been many TV shows remade as comedy films, this one works thanks to strong lead characters and, of course, being very, very funny. This is thanks in large part to writers/directors Lord and Miller, who are excellent humorists who know how to inject a lot of pathos into their very, very silly films. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum also prove their comedy chops. I seriously now can only think of Tatum as a comedy actor.
Trivia The pictures displayed in the Loser's Bar include: the Hindenburg, the R.M.S. Lusitania sinking, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the Edsel, the DeLorean DMC-12, the Hubble Space Telescope (considered a failure at the time), Neville Chamberlain, and Michael Dukakis.