The Naked Gun
2025 · Directed by Akiva Schaffer
Original language: English
- comedy
- crime
- action
The story
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.
What it’s like
Bright, flat studio lighting and tidy, deadpan framing that treats every gag like a sight-gag set piece: static medium shots, clean sets, a crisp digital sheen with little grain. The sound is cheerful and busy, a light orchestral score that snaps into cartoonish stings and swells, with the comic timing doing most of the work through pauses, mistimed cutaways and background jokes you catch on a second look. The vibe is silly, brisk and affectionately retro, like a Saturday-night caper you'd half-remember from the 1980s. Its mood is warm and relentlessly goofy, and the pace is quick, built around one-liners, slapstick pratfalls and a dry, self-aware cop-show parody. The people are an earnest, bumbling detective learning to fill a famous name, backed by a wry veteran and a few cheerfully unhinged supporting turns. Violence is cartoonish and bloodless, with punches, falls, chases and gunplay played for laughs; there is some innuendo and sexual humour, but no real gore, cruelty or lingering fear. Good for a light evening with friends or a comfort-watch when you want to laugh out loud without much effort, especially if you enjoy the classic spoof style and its endless gags.
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