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Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

Detective Mack Stern is facing the greatest challenge of his career... His new partner.

19905.01h 34m

Overview

Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning-fast deductions. But he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them.

Directed by Bob Clark
Written by Richard Christian Matheson, Bob Clark, Richard Matheson
Produced by Aaron Spelling, Alan Greisman
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $5.6M

Top Cast

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

MacArthur Stern

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Ellis Fielding

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Harry 'The Hippo' Gutterman

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

Smiley

Nancy Travis

Nancy Travis

Riva

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Von Metz

Paul Koslo

Paul Koslo

Grimmer

Dick O'Neill

Dick O'Neill

Captain

Jan Tříska

Jan Tříska

Steckler

Leon Rippy

Leon Rippy

Weskit

Themes & Keywords

helicoptersubwaysadomasochism

About Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons is a comedy, crime, action, thriller film released in 1990 exploring themes of helicopter, subway, sadomasochism. Directed by Bob Clark, it stars Gene Hackman, Dan Aykroyd, Dom DeLuise. Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning-fast deductions. But he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them.

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