Loose Cannons

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Loose Cannons

R

1990

1h 34m

Comedy

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A string of murders have taken place in Washington, D.C., but the officers assigned to the case, Mac (Gene Hackman) and Ellis (Dan Aykroyd), have to deal with their own conflicts first. The grizzled Mac is perpetually annoyed by the undeniably brilliant yet troubled Ellis, who, in times of stress, tends to blackout and adopt the personalities of pop culture icons. And the investigation sure gets stressful, as the cops trace the killings to German politician Von Metz (Robert Prosky), an ex-Nazi.

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Variety Staff

Variety

12/10/2007

Dan Aykroyd's dexterous multipersonality schtick is the only redeeming feature of this chase-heavy comedy.

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Time Out

06/24/2006

A reeking stinker of a comedy.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

05/20/2003

1/5

Mr. Hackman and Mr. Aykroyd deserve much better. They really do. Each gives a thoroughly professional performance that is consistently undercut by the direction of Mr. Clark.

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Terry Francis

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

05/09/2023

0/4

Vile and homophobic, a disgrace for all concerned.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

11/23/2022

A comedy based on the supposedly comedic, that could be as devastating an illness as madness. [Full review in Spanish]

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TV Guide

12/10/2007

1/4

To put it bluntly, Loose Cannons is garbage.

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Blu B

4d

One of Hackman's worst and one of many Ackroyd's worst comedies. The plot is just....you know a dumb ridiculous plot is one thing. But when you combine terrible reference humor on top of it, my god. The first 30 minutes feels like an hour. There's lots of plot expose moments and for me this is where the film just kept shooting itself and never recovering more and more. The dialouge is terrible in this to begin with but combining the humor into those moments, truly I have no idea what is going on or what they are even talking about. Ackroyd just keeps making nonstop references to better films and acting like a complete idiot and is the worst thing in this. Hackman is not just a polar opposite but truly just miscast and out of place in this. The action is extremely forgettable. And the music is not only subpar but I swear I forgot it was even playing. It truly is one of the most forgettable soundtracks I've heard in a good long while. Even while it was playing I could'nt tell you a sin

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 28

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Bruce M

@BruceMc Jul 28

Words can't really describe how annoying, stupid and terrible this movie is.

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Lawrence W

12/14/2024

Genuinely one of the worst movies I've ever managed to watch all the way through. It's not even amusing accidentally.

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Steve D

02/24/2023

This odd couple does not work for one moment.

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06/11/2017

I loved this movie. Dan Aykroyd was hysterical, as was Dom DeLuise. Gene Hackman was the perfect straight man. I laughed so hard, my stomach hurt and couldn't get through it until the 3rd try. It came at a time when life was difficult and I really needed a good laugh.

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Synopsis

A string of murders have taken place in Washington, D.C., but the officers assigned to the case, Mac (Gene Hackman) and Ellis (Dan Aykroyd), have to deal with their own conflicts first. The grizzled Mac is perpetually annoyed by the undeniably brilliant yet troubled Ellis, who, in times of stress, tends to blackout and adopt the personalities of pop culture icons. And the investigation sure gets stressful, as the cops trace the killings to German politician Von Metz (Robert Prosky), an ex-Nazi.

Director: Bob Clark
Producer: Aaron Spelling, Alan Greisman
Screenwriter: Richard Christian Matheson, Richard Matheson, Bob Clark
Production Co: TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.5M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround

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