Daily Dialogue — June 27, 2015

Det. Frank Drebin searches a drawer
Frank: Bingo!

Pulls out a Bingo card.

— The Naked Gun: From the Files of the Police Squad! (1988), written by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Pat Proft

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Memorable 1-Word Lines. Today’s suggestion by Ricardo Bravo.

Trivia: This movie is a big-screen version of the cult cop spoof series Police Squad! (1982). The title was changed to avoid confusion with the Police Academy series of films, which were also co-created by Pat Proft. David Zucker remembers that they were given a list of about 20 potential titles, and they chose ‘The Naked Gun’ because it ‘promised so much more than it could possibly deliver’.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary by Ricardo: “ In a single word, and the subsequent visual punchline, the movie perfectly parodies countless police dramas, investigative procedures and catch phrases. Flawless.”