When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Direction
Zucker's deadpan framing—treating chaos like a documentary.
Acting
Nielsen's stone-faced delivery sells every impossible moment.
Writing
Joke density that would kill modern comedy writers.
Director
David Zucker
Leslie Nielsen
Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley
Jane Spencer
Ricardo Montalban
Vincent Ludwig
George Kennedy
Ed Hocken
O. J. Simpson
Nordberg
Susan Beaubian
Mrs. Nordberg
Nancy Marchand
Mayor
Raye Birk
Pahpshmir
Jeannette Charles
Queen Elizabeth II
Ed Williams
Ted Olsen
Tiny Ron
Al
'Weird Al' Yankovic
'Weird Al'
Winifred Freedman
Stephanie
Joe Grifasi
Foreman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'beaver' joke was nearly cut for being too risqué; test audiences saved it. The 80s were wild.
This killed the Police Squad! TV series format—somehow the jokes worked better when audiences paid attention.
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