National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

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The Lethal Weapon series and the rest of the buddy-cop genre receives the parody treatment in this low-brow comedy. Emilio Estevez stars as Jack Colt, the Mel Gibson-like loose cannon, while Samuel L. Jackson assumes the Danny Glover role as Wes Luger, his exasperated partner. Together, Colt and Luger investigate the murder of Luger's former partner (Whoopi Goldberg) and discover a criminal conspiracy led by the nefarious General Mortars (William Shatner). Hoping to mimic the success of the Naked Gun films, director Gene Quintano (of Police Academy 4 fame) loaded the film with broad visual gags, deadpan slapstick, and gratuitous parodies of The Silence of the Lambs, Basic Instinct, and other movies. The attempt to mimic successful parodies proved ineffective, however, as critics and viewers alike found the parody stale and the juvenile humor dreary. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

82 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Gene Quintano

Writer(s):

Gene Quintano, Don Holley

Producer(s):

David Willis, Michael De Luca, Suzanne Todd

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG13(Slapstick Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Humor)

Categories:

Comedy

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