You know all those straight-faced police procedurals of the 50's & 60's (Dragnet, The Naked City, The FBI etc) that were so popular? Well, here's the antidote. Everything is spoofed, from the typical big-band intro to the voice-over, no prisoners are taken. And you can't let your attention wander for a second, or you'll miss some quip or sight-gag. There's always some nonsense happening on the screen somewhere, even if it's in the background. Leslie Neilsen is surprisingly good as Detective Frank Drebin, especially as (apart from the movie Airplane) he was not previously known for comedy, and Alan North achieves much by doing very little so well. Everyone enters into the spirit and it always leaves us smiling. We are currently watching the DVD again...
Review of Police Squad!
