The 2025 movie The Naked Gun is a reboot of the classic comedy franchise. Liam Neeson plays Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., who must solve a murder and stop a tech villain to keep Police Squad open. The film delivers slapstick gags, deadpan humor, and spoofs of police and action movies without any noticeable identity politics or activist messaging in its story or marketing.
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Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Naked Gun.
Woke representation / casting
Supporting cast includes diverse actors and a black female police chief used satirically; main leads fit legacy story without emphasis on identity or quotas.
15%
Woke political dialogue
Light satire on police culture from multiple angles and tech billionaires; features some edgy non-PC humor but no activist lectures or framing.
20%
Production
Identity-driven story themes
Story focuses on cop legacy, murder mystery, and stopping a villain with no race, gender, or sexuality-driven plots or arcs.
5%
Western institutional / cultural critique
Parodies modern cop films, action tropes, and billionaire tech overreach in a broad comedic way without anti-patriarchy, systemic identity, or activist critiques.
25%
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant; new story with Drebin's son and light original references handled neutrally.
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Few fringe trailer comments; broader reaction praises it as non-woke or classic comedy, with criticism mainly from original creator on creative and budget grounds.
10%
Creator track record context
Team led by non-activist comedians like Akiva Schaffer and conservative-leaning originals; Seth MacFarlane brings liberal political donations but comedy often mocks extremes rather than pushing identity agendas.
15%
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