Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he is to find out what top terrorist, Rocco (Fred Ward), has planned for when he escapes. Frank's wife, Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley), is desperate for a baby, this adds to Frank's problems. A host of celebrities at the Academy Awards ceremony are humiliated by Frank as he blunders his way trying to foil Rocco.—Rob Hartill