

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
If you see only one movie this year... you ought to get out more often.
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $23M
- Box office
- $192M
- Language
- English
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-1328 Jun 1991
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1528 Jun 1991
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM12 Sept 1991
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL28 Jun 1991
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical116 Sept 1991
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP11 Sept 1991
GermanyDE
- Theatrical128 Aug 1991
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1528 Jun 1991
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT4 Oct 1991
JapanJP
- Theatrical14 Mar 1992
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical619 Jul 1991
- Physical6DVD25 Apr 2001
- TV6SBS 626 Aug 2003
- Physical6Blu-ray11 Sept 2013
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1430 Aug 1991
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear was released on 28 June 1991.
Audience reviews
3- C6/10
CinemaSerf
9/4/2022
This isn't an half bad sequel to the entertaining "Naked Gun" (1988) with Leslie Nielsen reprising his hapless "Drebin" character. This time he teams up again with "Ed" (George Kennedy) and "Nordberg" (OJ Simpson) to try to thwart the ambitions of big business in the energy sector. To protect their control over domestic power consumption, these moguls arrange for the kidnapping of a scientist - "Dr. Mainheimer" (Rich…
- F4/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
12/3/2023
**A sequel that closely follows the initial film, although it may not be as strong.** After a predictable success with the first film, the sequel was already predictable and the public flocked to see a new dose of madness, with Leslie Nielsen in great form. When watching this film forty years after its commercial debut, it is not difficult to recognize some merit: the film has aged very well and continues to be en…
- R7/10
r96sk
6/9/2024
Not as good as the first time, but <em>'The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'</em> still delivers entertainment. Leslie Nielsen remains brilliant as Lieutenant Frank Drebin, such a fun character to see him play. George Kennedy and Priscilla Presley do well, while Richard Griffiths and, slightly less so, Robert Goulet are positive newcomers. I will say that I don't think the comedy is as strong in this one, the gags…
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