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Release year: 1988

Storyline

Incompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

Top credits

Directors

David Zucker

Writers

Cast

Leslie Nielsen — Lt. Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley — Jane Spencer
O.J. Simpson — Det. Nordberg
Ricardo Montalban — Vincent Ludwig

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Did you know

• After Leslie Nielsen's death in 2010, ESPN published an obituary for "Enrico Pallazzo," writing, "A true Renaissance man, Enrico Pallazzo umpired the game after performing the national anthem... Pallazzo was the first - and only - umpire to eject another umpire from a major league game. He also is believed to be the first - and only - umpire to use an upright vacuum cleaner to tidy up home plate."

• The baseball blooper reel shows a ballplayer's head coming off when he crashes into a fence. This scene is a tribute to a quote from San Diego Padres announcer Jerry Coleman: "Winfield goes back to the wall. He hits his head on the wall, and it rolls off! It's rolling all the way back to second base! This is a terrible thing for the Padres."

• According to David Zucker in the DVD commentary, the studio insisted on casting an Oscar winner in one of the major roles. This led to the casting of George Kennedy, who had been actively campaigning for the role of Ed Hocken for several months, saying that he was furious at having missed his chance to spoof himself in Airplane! (1980).