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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988 film by David Zucker
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Summary

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! is a film[1]. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,651 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'s instance of is recorded as From the Files of Police Squad! — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was directed by From the Files of Police Squad! — director (P57): David Zucker[4].
  • From the Files of Police Squad! — screenwriter (P58): Pat Proft wrote the screenplay for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad![5].
  • From the Files of Police Squad! — screenwriter (P58): Jerry Zucker wrote the screenplay for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad![6].
  • From the Files of Police Squad! — screenwriter (P58): Jim Abrahams wrote the screenplay for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad![7].
  • From the Files of Police Squad! — screenwriter (P58): David Zucker wrote the screenplay for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad![8].
  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'s composer is recorded as From the Files of Police Squad! — composer (P86): Ira Newborn[9].
  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'s genre is From the Files of Police Squad! — genre (P136): comedy film[10].
  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'s based on is recorded as From the Files of Police Squad! — based on (P144): Police Squad![11].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Leslie Nielsen[12].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Priscilla Presley[13].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): George Kennedy[14].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Ricardo Montalbán[15].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): O. J. Simpson[16].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Nancy Marchand[17].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Ed Williams[18].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): "Weird Al" Yankovic[19].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Brinke Stevens[20].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Conrad Palmisano[21].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): David Katz[22].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Dick Vitale[23].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Jeannette Charles[24].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Jim Palmer[25].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Joe Grifasi[26].
  • A cast member of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Joe West[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was produced by From the Files of Police Squad! — producer (P162): Robert K. Weiss[28]. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was directed by From the Files of Police Squad! — director (P57): David Zucker[4]. Screenwriters include From the Files of Police Squad! — screenwriter (P58): Pat Proft[5], From the Files of Police Squad! — screenwriter (P58): Jerry Zucker[6], From the Files of Police Squad! — screenwriter (P58): Jim Abrahams[7], and From the Files of Police Squad! — screenwriter (P58): David Zucker[8]. Cast members include From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Leslie Nielsen[12], From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Priscilla Presley[13], From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): George Kennedy[14], From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Ricardo Montalbán[15], From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): O. J. Simpson[16], and From the Files of Police Squad! — cast member (P161): Nancy Marchand[17].

Publication

Publication dates include December 2, 1988[29], April 27, 1989[30], 1988[31], and August 28, 2024[32]. The original language of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was From the Files of Police Squad! — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[33]. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'s genre is From the Files of Police Squad! — genre (P136): comedy film[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as From the Files of Police Squad! — part of the series (P179): The Naked Gun[34]. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was distributed by From the Files of Police Squad! — distribution format (P437): video on demand[35].

Subject and Themes

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'s part of the series is recorded as From the Files of Police Squad! — part of the series (P179): The Naked Gun[34].

Reception

Reviews include 7.5/10[36], 88%[37], and 76/100[38].

Why It Matters

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,651 views/month).[2] The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

film George Kennedy John Houseman Leslie Nielsen Los Angeles Nancy Marchand Netflix O. J. Simpson Priscilla Presley Ricardo Montalbán United States "Weird Al" Yankovic

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . paramountplus.com. Retrieved . paramountplus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . articles.chicagotribune.com. articles.chicagotribune.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . paramountplus.com. Retrieved . paramountplus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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