The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (also known as simply The Naked Gun) is a 1988 American comedy film. The film stars Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling police lieutenant Frank Drebin. The film also stars Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, George Kennedy, and O. J. Simpson. The film features fast-paced slapstick comedy, including many visual and verbal puns and gags. The film is based on the character portrayed by Nielsen in the television series "Police Squad!" The core creative team behind "Police Squad!" and the film series includes the
Police Squad! Squid", and featuring Leslie Nielsen. In one of these ads, Nielsen shouts, "Hey! You, over there, in the shadows!" The man steps forward and reveals himself to be Hank Marvin, guitarist with sixties pop group, the Shadows. The catchphrase was "Red Rock Cider—it's not red, and there's no rocks in it." The opening titles were re-used for the commercials (see "above"); they included: Some of the jokes that were used in the commercials were originally taken from "Police Squad!" such as when Ed says "Cover me!" and gets covered with a blanket, which was a gag taken from "The Butler