The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! around Los Angeles, California. The Queen's reception was filmed at the Ambassador Hotel, which closed almost exactly a month after this film opened. The Ambassador is noteworthy for having been the location where Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. Although the film's climax takes place at a California Angels home game, the baseball scenes were filmed in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Upon its initial release, "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" received critical acclaim, and has since been regarded as one of the greatest comedy films of all time. On Rotten
The X-Files (season 1) was the only choice after auditions. Carter's initial pitch for "The X-Files" was rejected by Fox executives. He fleshed out the concept and returned a few weeks later, leading to the commission of the pilot. Carter worked with "NYPD Blue" producer Daniel Sackheim in further developing the pilot, drawing stylistic inspiration from the 1988 documentary "The Thin Blue Line", and the English television series "Prime Suspect". Inspiration was also taken from Carter's memories of watching "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and "The Twilight Zone" in his youth; as well as from the then-recently released film "The Silence of the Lambs", which