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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) More at IMDbPro »

• Continuity: In the video/theatrical release, in the final battle with Vincent Ludwig, Frank Drebin's chest protector has deflated without reason. (note: the network television broadcast adds a scene in which Ludwig shoots the chest protector, causing it to deflate.)
  
  
• Crew or equipment visible: In the opening sequence, as the "car roof" and siren enters the house, the camera's shadow is visible.
  
  
• Continuity: Frank's hair changes appearance while in the car outside Ludwig's apartment.
  
  

• Continuity: In the airport, we see a DC-10 (in United Airlines colors) landing, but when Drebin is deplaning, he's getting off a Lockheed L-1011 (in TWA colors).
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: When Drebin is riding in the back seat of the "driver's ed" car, the gear shift stays in the same position even while the car is reversing.
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: When Jane removes her dress in Frank's house, she is supposedly nude, but her bra is visible in a shot from the front.
  
  
• Continuity: In a close-up of Dr. Alfred, the rear window of the Taurus can be seen smashed before Frank shoots it.
  
  
• Crew or equipment visible: Crew reflected in the side of the Taurus as it tries to stop before hitting the petrol tanker.
  
  
• Factual errors: The British National Anthem is played as HM the Queen is entering the baseball stadium, but the Queen keeps walking. In reality, she always stands still (and to attention) when the anthem is played.
  
  
• Continuity: The sky is perfectly clear as Frank watches Ludwig fall from the stadium into the street. But seconds later, when Frank is talking to Jane, the weather is very foggy.
  
  
• Continuity: When Jane sucks Frank's finger, her hand jumps on and off of his between shots.
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: In the opening credits as the police car enters into the house, just off to the right you can see the shadow of the camera car rig on the wall.
  
  
• Errors in geography: The opening panoramic shot of the city labeled as "Beirut" is actually Cairo, Egypt, as seen from the Citadel of Saladdin.
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: In the very last scene when Nordberg is rolling down the stadium stairs, a white mist is seen coming from his wheelchair as he shoots up in the air, suggesting a burst of compressed air on a dummy.
  
  
• Factual errors: Ludwig mentions that the fish in his tank are 'Japanese Fighting Fish'. They are actually Lionfish. There are no actual 'Japanese Fighting Fish'. Siamese Fighting Fish, or bettas, are much smaller and cost much less than Ludwig says.
  
  
• Miscellaneous: When Frank hits the trash cans in front of the police station, the airbags deploy and the second "airbag" pushes the gear selector up, causing the car to roll down the hill. In a car with an automatic transmission, the selector must be moved down to take the car out of 'park'.
  
  
• Factual errors: When Frank steals the unconscious umpire's wardrobe. He wears white underwear, but it should be black in case the umpire splits his pants during a game.
  
  
• Continuity: When Frank Drebin is umpiring the baseball game, there's a scene where an Angels player hits a grand slam and four players score in the same inning. But when they show the scoreboard a moment later, the Angels are shown to never have had any inning in which they scored more than 2 runs.
  
  

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