The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

What’s it about?

Incompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must prevent an attempted assassination of Queen Elizabeth II.

The facts

• Directed by David Zucker
• Starring Leslie Nielsen (Airplane!), Priscilla Presley (Dallas), and Ricardo Montalbán (Star Trek)
• English language
• Runtime: 85 minutes

Why did it get this rating?

This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

Whilst some content may be inappropriate for younger audiences, this film maintains a humorous tone throughout, focusing more on slapstick comedy than graphic content.

Sexual references

This film contains the use of numerous sexual jokes and innuendos, such as wordplay like “beaver.” There is one comical love scene where two characters wear full-body condoms to practice safe sex, with on nudity shown.

After two characters break up, a man says how he faked all of his “orgasms.”

While climbing past a dangerous ledge, a character accidentally grabs a woman’s partially exposed breasts as she leans out her window. He then falls and ends up hanging from the penis of a stone statue in a sexual position, with the statue’s smiling expression implying sexual humour. Later, he is accused of “sexual assault with a concrete dildo,” but it’s clearly a misunderstanding that viewers can see is meant for comedic effect.

Violence

Scenes feature characters in danger, being shot at, or struck, but they are never seriously injured. The violence is largely slapstick and played for laughs.

Physical comedy includes exaggerated accidents, falls, and mishaps. Characters may be flattened, run over, or otherwise hurt in over-the-top ways, but no blood is shown, and the tone is comedic. Even serious-looking injuries, like being shot or trapped, are treated humorously, with characters quickly recovering and continuing to experience slapstick situations.

When content stays with you:

We all have our boundaries, and it’s completely okay if something you’ve watched is weighing on your mind. If certain content lingers with you, consider having a chat with friends or whānau to debrief about what you’ve just seen. But if you’re still feeling affected, please reach out to any of the following helplines for support.  

• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

Further information

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?
• Brain development – how it works, why it matters