The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
A reformed spy and a brilliant scientist must uncover a conspiracy to assassinate a visionary energy expert, as corporate forces, personal jealousy, and political stakes collide in a race against time.
“If you see only one movie this year... you ought to get out more often.”
Synopsis
Lieutenant Frank Drebin works to prevent major energy companies from suppressing a technology that could render their businesses obsolete.
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A crew of 78+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Christopher GreenburyShot by Robert M StevensScored by Ira NewbornDesigned by John J Lloyd
Box Office
1991 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 8.3× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$192.0M
US & Canada: $86.9M — 45% of worldwide · International: $105.1M (55%)
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Also known as
- Die nackte Kanone 2 1/2de
- Die nackte Kanone 2 1/2: The Smell Of Fearde
- The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fearen
- ¿Y dónde está el policía? 2½es
- ¿Y dónde está el policía? 2½: El aroma del miedoes
- Agárralo como puedas 2 ½: El aroma del miedoes
- La pistola desnuda 2½es
- Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver le président ?fr
- Una pallottola spuntata 2 1/2: L'odore della paurait
- Una pallottola spuntata 2½ - L'odore della paurait
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Cast & Crew
78 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Leslie Nielsen
as Lt. Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley
as Jane Spencer
George Kennedy
as Ed Hocken
O J Simpson
as Nordberg
Gina Mastrogiacomo
as "Is this some kind of bust?"
Jeff Wright
as "Frank, we got that Sure-Grip suck machine..."
Robert Goulet
as Quentin Hapsburg
Richard Griffiths
as Earl Hacker
Jacqueline Brookes
as Commissioner Brumford
Anthony James
as Hector Savage
Lloyd Bochner
as Baggett
Tim O Connor
as Fenzwick
Supporting cast
55Bill Chemerka
as "Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States and Mrs. Bush."
Christopher J Keene
as "Hey Ken, Al! Look what I found."
Peter Mark Richman
as Dunwell
Ed Williams
as Ted Olsen
John Roarke
as George Bush
Margery Jane Ross
as Barbara Bush
Peter Van Norden
as John Sununu
Gail Neely
as Winnie Mandela
Colleen Fitzpatrick
as Blues Singer
Sally Rosenblatt
as Mrs. Redmond
Alexander Folk
as Crackhouse Cop
Jose Gonzales Gonzales
as Mariachi
Larry Mccormick
as TV Reporter
Cliff Bemis
as Barbecue Dad
D D Howard
as Barbecue Mom
William Woodson
as TV Commercial Announcer
Mel Torme
as Mel Tormé
Zsa Zsa Gabor
as Zsa Zsa Gabor
Ken Kerman
as "Hey, that's a pretty nice clock."
Al Fann
as "It's 4 minutes too slow."
Tom Mcgreevey
as "Vert well, sir. It's from the lady."
James Gilstrap
as "Always nice to see nice people."
Weird Al Yankovic
as "You pigs...say your prayers."
C Lindsay Workman
as "Your coat, sir?"
John Stevens
as "Phone call, Commissioner"
Gokul
as "Hey, what the hell happened to the water pressure?"
Charlotte Zucker
as "For a man in a wheelchair, he gets around marvelously."
Don Pugsley
as "He's wired!"
Carlos Betancourt
as "¡Ojala que se mejoré pronto!"
Bernardo Marquez
as "Recuerdos a todos."
Margarito Mendoza
as "¿Puede decirme donde esta la casa de musica?"
Lee Terri
as "Hey, look what he's doing to that man in the wheelchair!"
Claude Jay Mclin
as "Yeah!"
Manny Perry
as "Let's get him."
Alex Zimmerman
as "Yeah!"
Raynor Scheine
as "You're on my groin."
John Fleck
as "If that's your attitude, forget it."
Susan Breslau
as Party Guest
Leslie Maier
as Party Guest
Ron Rosenblatt
as Mr. Redmond
Jennifer Kretchmer
as Barbecue Daughter
Ryan Harrison
as Barbecue Boy
David Zucker
as Davy Crockett
Robert K Weiss
as Obstetrician
Robert Locash
as FBI Agent
Burton Zucker
as Lab Technician
Lewis Friedman
as Lab Technician
Bob Reitman
as Lab Technician
Gene Mueller
as Lab Technician
Gino Salomone
as Lab Technician
Robert J Elisberg
as McTigue
Mindy Newborn
as Slave to the Composer
Jan Campbell
as Lady in Waiting
Wendy Hogan
as Lady in Waiting
Francoise Ruggieri
as White House Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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