The Naked Gun: From the Files of the Police Squad!

Saw The Naked Gun: From the Files of the Police Squad! a goofy, genial comedy from Leslie Nielsen's tv show. This film is low-stakes, goofball comedy. It has the sweet old-fashioned word-play, sex jokes, and slapstick. It contains many a gag that's perfectly gif-sized. The absolute best gag I thought was when Leslie "refreshes" a stoolie's memory with a few 20s and then, becoming suddenly absentminded, get his memory "refreshed" in kind. Delicious. The rest of the film left me a tad cold because (as I say) it has no stakes and of course because I am fundamentally humorless. The best unintentional gag is the prominent bit-part played by up-and-coming athlete-cum-actor OJ Simpson! The 80s were a wacky time!