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Review of The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) by Mattbrady99 — 17 Aug 2021

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Roger Ebert was right about Leslie Nielsen, he was "the Laurence Olivier of spoofs".

This review of The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) was written by Mattbrady99 on 17 Aug 2021.

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear has generally received positive reviews.

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