

Loose Cannons
1990-02-09 · 94 min · ★ 5.0
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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Production details
- Directors
- Bob Clark
- Production companies
- TriStar Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 15,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 5,585,154
Top Cast
Gene HackmanMacArthur Stern
Dan AykroydEllis Fielding
Dom DeLuiseHarry 'The Hippo' Gutterman
Ronny CoxSmiley
Nancy TravisRiva
Robert ProskyVon Metz
Paul KosloGrimmer
Dick O'NeillCaptain
Jan TřískaSteckler
Leon RippyWeskit
Herb ArmstrongCheshire Cat
Robert DickmanWhite Rabbit
David Alan GrierDrummond
S. Epatha MerkersonRachel
Reg E. CatheyWillie
Alex Hyde-WhiteModerator
Tobin BellGerber
Thomas KopacheTV Station Man
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