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

Followed by

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Naked Gun: What 4? The Rhythm of Evil (2010)

Spin off from

"Police Squad!" (1982)

References

Black Sunday (1977)
Fletch (1985)
 -  police walking toward "Enrico Pallazzo" while singing and they have to stop and put hands over hearts because national anthem is playing, same as in Fletch when he is chased into the Fred Dorfman tribute.
Platoon (1986)
 -  The title is shown on a theater's info board above the main entrance.
"Geraldo" (1987)
 -  Ed mentions the show in dialogue

Referenced in

Batman (1989)
"Seinfeld: The Bubble Boy (#4.7)" (1992)
 -  Naomi mentions the film.
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
 -  In "The Naked Gun," Norberg steps into and is hurt by several dangerous objects lying around and then falls into the sea. In "Hot Shots! Part Deux," Saddam Hussein steps into and is hurt by several dangerous objects lying around and then falls into a pool of water.
Pitch (1997)
 -  Kenny mentions the movie as what their comedy is not trying to be.
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999) (TV)
 -  "Hollywood Screen Tests, Pt. 2" features many movies and tv shows in reference to the stars featured.
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) (V)
2001: A Space Travesty (2000)
 -  Leslie Nielsen accidently flings food at people in both movies
Kopps (2003)
 -  There is a poster of this movie on Benny's living room wall.
Making 'Scary Movie 3' (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
En la cama (2005)
 -  mentioned once
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Saints Row (2006) (VG)
 -  Bronco-like vehicle is named "Nordberg" after OJ Simpson's character.
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Chronologically Confused About Sequel Titles (#1.15)" (2006)
 -  complained about titles name
"South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007)
 -  Vincent Ludwig is one of the Imaginationland villains.
'Hot Fuzz': The Fuzzball Rally (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
American Pie Presents Beta House (2007) (V)
 -  Poster in dorm room
"De wereld draait door: (#4.34)" (2008)
 -  Van Nieuwkerk refers to Airplane! as being The Naked Gun.
"De wereld draait door: (#4.88)" (2009)
 -  Beelen compares Airplane to "something like Naked Gun"
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Fast & Furious/Adventureland/Sugar (#1.6)" (2009)
 -  Brett mentions this film when he wants to put together a baseball movie with a fictional character.
"Parks and Recreation: The Camel (#2.9)" (2009)
 -  Mentioned by Tom in connection with O.J. Simpson
Assassin's Creed II (2009) (VG)
 -  NPC's randomly say this

Featured in

100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
"I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)
 -  They showed clips of it.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Voted in top 50 by poll, clips shown
"MythBusters: Voice Flame Extinguisher (#5.7)" (2007)
 -  Footage shown.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Hospitals (#1.13)" (2007)
 -  clips are featured to illustrate the best hospital scenes in movies
"De wereld draait door: (#4.173)" (2009)
 -  A fragment is shown.
"De zomer draait door: (#2.10)" (2009)
 -  A fragment is shown.
"De wereld draait door: (#5.4)" (2009)
 -  A fragment is shown.

Spoofs

Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)
Pinocchio (1940)
Casablanca (1942)
Double Indemnity (1944)
 -  Drebin comments on Jane's ankle braclet when they meet, just like Walter Neff did on Phyllis Dietrichson's ankle braclet at their first encounter.
"M Squad" (1957)
 -  The theme song and the character of Lt. Frank Drebin were spoofs of "M Squad"
Psycho (1960)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
 -  The sequence with Drebin and the fish in Ludwigs aquarium is a reference to the "Siamese fighting fish"-scene in "From Russia With Love".
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
 -  In daze Lt. Drebin atatcks woman with stone dildo.
Dirty Harry (1971)
 -  Dialogue: "When I see five weirdos dressed in togas, stabbing a man in the middle of the park in front of a full view of 100 people, I shoot the bastards, that's my policy." between Drebin and the mayor is a spoof of a similar line uttered by Clint Eastwood to his superior in "Dirty Harry".
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
 -  When meeting Jane, Frank's voice over says "she gave me a look I could feel in my hip pocket". In Farewell, My Lovely (1975), Marlowe's voice over says the same thing.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Telefon (1977)
Popeye (1980)
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981)
 -  Lesile Nielsen's character "Frank Drebin beats up. bunch of world leaders, including Amin.
The Untouchables (1987)

Spoofed in

Za pureigaaruzu: Hadaka de gan o motsu onna (1993) (V)
Il silenzio dei prosciutti (1994)
 -  Billy Zane's klutzy character does the same things Frank Drebin did
"The Crow Road" (1996)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
ReBoot: The Ride (1997)
 -  Contains a run through a hotel like in the movie.
Never Been Kissed (1999)
Der Schuh des Manitu (2001)
"Family Guy: PTV (#4.14)" (2005)
 -  The opening of the episode sees Stewie fighting terrorists, to the same music as when Drebin faught the terrorists in this film. He then quotes the opening line from the film and falls onto his trike. He then rides around to the naked gun theme tune spoofing the way the police car does at the start of this film.
"Family Guy: Boys Do Cry (#5.15)" (2007)
 -  Man in audience shouts "Hey, it's Enrico Pallazzo!"
Superhero Movie (2008)
 -  Guy gets launched out of a wheelchair in the ending

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