Our take
The Naked Gun reboot follows Frank Drebin Jr. on a absurd police case. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual material, violence with bloody images, and brief partial nudity. Expect parody shootouts, racy innuendo, alcohol gags, and dark humor including suicide references played for laughs
Story (may spoil tone)
Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Parody gunplay, explosions, and bloody slapstick played for laughs
Parody gunplay, explosions, and bloody slapstick played for laughs
Language Moderate profanity and crude insults in rapid-fire gags
Moderate profanity and crude insults in rapid-fire gags
Sex / nudity Crude sexual material, innuendo, and brief partial nudity per rating
Crude sexual material, innuendo, and brief partial nudity per rating
Drugs / alcohol Drinking gags and bar humor appear in the spoof
Drinking gags and bar humor appear in the spoof
Frightening No real horror; peril is cartoonish despite bloody images
No real horror; peril is cartoonish despite bloody images
Self-harm / suicide Suicide references played as dark parody; may unsettle sensitive viewers
Suicide references played as dark parody; may unsettle sensitive viewers
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Bloody images in spoof violence; not realistic gore
Bloody images in spoof violence; not realistic gore
Dangerous behaviour Reckless stunts look consequence-free because it is satire
Reckless stunts look consequence-free because it is satire
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health Brief mental-health gag in parody context
Brief mental-health gag in parody context
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- Parody exaggerates action-movie tropes. What makes something funny vs. disturbing?
- Drebin bumbles through danger anyway. Can incompetence still help in comedy?