The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 film
Bill Simmons · Kyle Brandt
Aired July 2, 2024
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
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George Kennedy
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Cut academic rival; expanded Amy role; Kennedy’s final film; shirt colors; weight loss; classroom research; roulette echo; script fidelity
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- A cut academic-adversary character reportedly played by LelandOrser described Bennett as a brilliant professor, which would have explained his appeal.
- The filmmakers reportedly expanded Amy’s part because they liked the character and sought more places to use her.
- This was George Kennedy’s last movie.
- Jim’s shirts become lighter each day, moving from black toward white as he becomes free.
- Wahlberg reportedly lost 61 pounds, from 198 to 137, to be one pound lighter than for Boogie Nights; he said he would never repeat it.
- Wahlberg attended college classes to observe professors and their mannerisms.
- The final roulette result, 22 black, matches The Sting; deliberate reference is suspected but not established.
- The filmed script reportedly largely preserves Monahan’s writing apart from removed scenes.
Casting What-Ifs
Bo Derek; Vin Scully; Bob Costas; George Kennedy
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- Bo Derek was reportedly wanted as Jane.
- Scully and Costas reportedly missed the announcing scene because of scheduling.
- Kennedy reportedly campaigned for a role after missing Airplane.
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