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

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

Dec 10, 2007

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Time Out

A reeking stinker of a comedy.

Jun 24, 2006

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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.

Rated: 1/5

May 20, 2003

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Terry Francis

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

Vile and homophobic, a disgrace for all concerned.

Rated: 0/4

May 9, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

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

Nov 23, 2022

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TV Guide

To put it bluntly, Loose Cannons is garbage.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 10, 2007

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thiago s

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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/28/25

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Bruce M

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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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Lawrence W

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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Steve D

This odd couple does not work for one moment.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Two D.C. cops (one burnt out, the other completely nuts) are protecting a witness and tracking down a mysterious WW2 home movie with serious present-day consequences. While not awful, this would've benefited more from Aykroyd's comedy routines than trying to be a "serious" action film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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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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