The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) is an American crime comedy directed by David Zucker, based on the short-lived television series Police Squad!. Leslie Nielsen stars as Lieutenant Frank Drebin, a well-meaning but catastrophically incompetent Los Angeles police detective who uncovers a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to the city. The film also stars Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, George Kennedy and O. J. Simpson, and became one of the defining spoof comedies of the 1980s, built around deadpan performances, absurd visual gags and rapid-fire wordplay.
The film was shot in and around Los Angeles, with real city locations used for many of its absurd set pieces. Dodger Stadium appears in the climactic baseball sequence, even though the game in the story is presented as a California Angels match. Frank Drebin infiltrates the game as an umpire while trying to stop the assassination plot, leading to the famous “Enrico Pallazzo” chaos, Reggie Jackson’s hypnotised assassination attempt and Ludwig’s spectacularly ridiculous death outside the stadium.
Other useful Los Angeles locations include Park Plaza Hotel, which was used for Vincent Ludwig’s office, and the Ambassador Hotel, which was used for the Queen’s reception. The Park Plaza Hotel is especially useful visually, since its grand interior fits Ludwig’s wealthy villain persona, while the Ambassador Hotel is now a former location, as the historic hotel was later demolished.
Brand Library & Art Center
Brand Library & Art Center has appeared in The Other Side of Midnight, The Naked Gun, and the Mission: Impossible episode "Underground".
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is best known from "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" (1988), where its unusual shape is used for boobs.
The MacArthur
The MacArthur has been used in a large number of films, with its lobby, ballrooms, rooms, exterior and restrooms appearing in films across several decades.
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