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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear poster

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)

Overview

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.0

Overview

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Paramount+ logoParamount+
Philo logoPhilo
Apple TV logoApple TV
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film's central conflict, which features a corrupt fossil fuel industry attempting to sabotage a clean energy initiative, clearly aligns with progressive environmental and anti-corporate themes, despite its primary nature as a slapstick comedy.

The movie features visible diversity in its supporting cast, with a prominent Black actor in a significant role. However, its narrative primarily focuses on comedic parody and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on strong DEI themes.

Secondary

The film includes brief, stereotypical depictions of LGBTQ+ individuals, primarily for comedic effect. These portrayals rely on exaggerated caricatures and the discomfort of the protagonist, contributing to a problematic net impact where queer identity is a source of mockery rather than being depicted with dignity or complexity.

The film features a brief comedic gag where a character in drag is revealed to be a man, eliciting disgust from the protagonist. This portrayal uses gender non-conformity as a source of ridicule, reinforcing negative stereotypes without any counterbalancing positive or critical perspective.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

All main characters in "The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear" maintain the same gender as established in previous installments or source material. No existing characters were portrayed as a different gender.

The film is a direct sequel where all returning established characters maintain their original racial portrayals from previous installments. New characters introduced in this film do not have a prior canonical race to be swapped from.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.9
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

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7.7
Metacritic logo
6.5

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