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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!(1988)
Released
1988 · FILM

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

When a vacation‑ing police lieutenant discovers a secret summit of the world’s most notorious dictators plotting a massive terror attack, he races against time to thwart their scheme, expose a deadly heroin ring, and protect a visiting queen—all before his own department clears him for murder.

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Directed by
David Zucker, Carole Keligian
Written by
Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
85 min
ComedyCrime

Synopsis

When bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he uncovers an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 445+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Michael JablowShot by Robert M StevensScored by Ira NewbornDesigned by John J LloydSound by George Watters IiCostumes by Mary E VogtStunts by Conrad E PalmisanoVFX by Bruce A Block

Box Office

1988 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 13× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$152.4M

Budget$12.0M
Worldwide gross$152.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $78.8M — 52% of worldwide · International: $73.6M (48%)

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Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Die nackte Kanonede
  • Nacked Gunen
  • Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squaden
  • The Naked Gunen
  • Agárralo como puedases
  • Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver la reine ?fr
  • Una pallottola spuntatait
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United StatesDec 2, 1988
  • BrazilJan 6, 1989
  • ArgentinaJan 19, 1989
  • United KingdomFeb 10, 1989
  • IrelandFeb 17, 1989

Production & Distribution

Production
Paramount Pictures
Distributors
Paramount PicturesCine ColombiaUnited International Pictures (UIP)
Special effectsMatte Effects
Other companiesCentral Casting, Cinema Research, Goldwyn Sound Facility, Hollywood Studio Symphony, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)

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