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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Nielsen should have been a bigger star; funniest1980s movie

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:59:10Read transcript
  • Nielsen should have become a bigger star; his disturbing dramatic work in Nuts and Prom Night is contrasted with his later comic persona.
  • The Naked Gun is argued to be the funniest1980s film because it never diverts from jokes; Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Coming to America and Vacation are compared without a formal ranking.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:55Read transcript
  • Simpson is the agreed winner for four scenes; Jackson, Olsen, Al and Pahpshmir are alternatives.
  • The dance-double revelation prompts an explicit joking revision: Johnny Disco gets the award and Simpson loses it.
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! poster
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Picking Nits

Security; baseball behavior; locations; toxic waste; killings; brawl; hypnosis commands

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:00Read transcript
  • The queen’s security seems excessive;1980s Diana fascination is offered as context.
  • The leadoff hitter takes three obvious strikes and Jackson wears a watch, both questioned as baseball details.
  • The suggestive freeway structures are said to be south of Orange County, inconsistent with the airport trip.
  • Toxic waste in a meatpacking plant is questioned; the dead man’s ring later supplies a joke one viewer previously missed.
  • Killing five Julius Caesar performers should cost Drebin his badge.
  • The stadium changes location, and the Mariners lack a reason to fight the Angels after Drebin tackles Jackson.
  • The crushed hypnosis controller’s changing target commands and programming logic are questioned.
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