Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal Weapon" style cop team tries to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the ... See full summary »

Director:

Gene Quintano

Writers:

Don Holley (story), Tori Tellem (story),

Stars:

Emilio Estevez, Samuel L. Jackson, Jon Lovitz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emilio Estevez	...	Jack Colt
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Wes Luger
Jon Lovitz	...	Tim Becker
Tim Curry	...	Mr. Jigsaw
Kathy Ireland	...	Destiny Demeanor
Frank McRae	...	Captain Doyle
William Shatner	...	General Mortars
Dhiru Shah	...	Translator
Gokul	...	Hindu
Tom Bruggeman	...	Mini-Mart Punk
Danny Castle	...	Mini-Mart Punk
Lance Kinsey	...	Irv
Bill Nunn	...	Police Photographer
Joyce Brothers	...	Coroner (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
Lin Shaye	...	Witness

Storyline

An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal Weapon" style cop team tries to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the "Wilderness Girls" cookie drive.

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Plot Keywords:

sergeant | cookie | microfilm | flashback | bike | 

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Taglines:

We'd like to have been nominated for 9 ACADEMY AWARDS

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for ribald humor and drug references

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,200,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$27,979,400 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, 3 Arts Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the war of words between General Mortars (William Shatner) and McCracken (Denis Leary), McCracken tries to win the argument with the line "Life is very short and there is no time for fussin' and fightin', my friend!" a line from The Beatles song "We Can Work It Out".

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Goofs

When the Nazis talk to each other, a subtitle is "Relax, only a psychotic, burned out cop would try to break in." But the actual line is, "Relax, only an ape would come in here."

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Quotes

Colt: I gotta know... what *does* human flesh taste like?
Dr. Harrold Leacher: Chicken.

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Crazy Credits

Closing dedication: This Film is Dedicated to the Memory of John S. Owens

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Connections

References Hot Shots! (1991)

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Soundtracks

"BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY"
Performed by Queen
Written by Freddie Mercury
Published by B. Feldman & Co., Ltd. trading as Trident Music
All rights controlled and administrated by Glenwood Music Corporation
Courtesy of Hollywood Records / EMI Records

User Reviews

Spoof Hits More Than It Misses

This is a spoof of the Lethal Weapon movies, along with Basic Instinct, Silence Of The Lambs and a few other crime movies. It's pretty tame profanity-wise, but this spoof is no "family fare," that's for sure. It's also pretty darn funny.

There are a lot of verbal and sight gags, cheap shots and sleazy comments, impossible to catch them all in one viewing. That's maybe the only negative: too many sex jokes which is why this is rated PG-13 (and could easily be "R"). Emilo Estavez, Samuel J. Jackson, Jon Lovitz, Tim Curry and William Shatner all show their comedic talents, as does supermodel Kathy Ireland.

All-in-all, a fun 80 minutes, especially when you are familiar with all the movies they are making fun of in this film.