Loose Cannons
Seen it?1990 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Action, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.0 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
0% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
5.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$15 million worldwide on a $15 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bob Clark
- 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