Movie Type: Police Detective Film, Odd Couple Film
Themes: Murder Investigations
Main Cast: David Alan Grier, Gene Hackman, Dan Aykroyd, Dom DeLuise, Ronny Cox, Nancy Travis
Release Year: 1990
Country: US
Run Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Loose Cannons may be a wacky buddy-cop comedy, but it starts with a chilling premise. It seems that a film is discovered that depicts the final moments of Adolf Hitler's life. The climax features young German officer Von Metz, who is seen putting Hitler to death. Von Metz (Robert Prosky) is now running for chancellor of West Germany. If this film gets out, his political career is finished, so Von Metz has arranged for the murder of anyone who has seen the film. The killings have taken place in the Washington area and Mac (Gene Hackman) and Ellis (Dan Aykroyd) are sent to investigate the crimes. Mac is a middle-aged veteran of the force, a professional who gets things done. But Ellis is a different ball of wax. Suffering from a multiple personality disorder, he has spent two years in a Benedictine monastery to recover from his problems. But he is far from cured -- as Mac discovers, whenever Ellis is confronted by violence, he blacks out and begins to assume the characters of popular culture icons like Popeye, Captain Kirk, and the Road Runner. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Paul Koslo - Grimmer; Robert Prosky - Curt Von Metz; Dick O'Neill - Captain; Danny Aiello III - Grimmer's Man; Herb Armstrong - Cheshire Cat; Tobin Bell - Gerber; John Bolger - Yough Von Metz; Reg E. Cathey - Willie; Erik Cord - Grimmer's Man; David Correia - Orderly; Robert Dickman - White Rabbit; Robert Irvin Elliott - Monseigneur; Bill Fagerbakke - Giant; John Finn - Cop; Arthur French - Bus Driver; Greg Goossen - Marsh Policeman; Brad Greenquist - Embassy Officer; David Alan Grier - Drummond; Adrienne Hampton - Security Guard; Debbee Hinchcliffe - Oaf's Sweetie; Alex Hyde-White - Moderator; Jay Ingram - Patrolman; Kay Joyner - Stan's Wife; Margaret Klenck - Eva Braun; Thomas Kopache - TV Station Man; Gene Lebell; Ira Lewis - Adolf Hitler; Chris S. MacGregor - Military Policeman; Al Mancini - Man Tenant; Kevin McClarnon - Oaf; S. Epatha Merkerson - Rachel; Dutch Miller - Jacuzzi Guy; Clem Moorman - Train Driver; Christopher Murney - Stan; Dean Mumford - Guy in Baths; Nancy Parsons - Nurse; Robert Pentz - Guy at Bar; Susan Peretz - Lady Tenant; Ralph Redpath - Train Engineer; Leon Rippy - Weskit; Jennifer Roach - Little Girl; Philip Shafran - Little Boy; Gary Tacon - Israeli Agent; Jan Triska - Steckler; George Wilbur - Grimmer's Man; Billy Anagnos; Judy Taylor; Valorie Massalas; Mike Fenton
Credit
William Joseph Durrell, Jr. - Art Director, Valorie Massalas - Casting, Mike Fenton - Casting, Alan Greisman - Co-producer, Aaron Spelling - Co-producer, Clifford Capone - Costume Designer, Fionn - Costume Designer, Bob Clark - Director, Stan Cole - Editor, Rene Dupont - Executive Producer, Paul Zaza - Composer (Music Score), Ken Heeley-Ray - Musical Direction/Supervision, Peter Aykroyd - Songwriter, Paul Zaza - Songwriter, Paul Williams - Songwriter, Michael Thomas - Makeup, Tom Priestley Jr. - Camera Operator, Harry Pottle - Production Designer, Reginald Morris - Cinematographer, Timothy J. Eckel - Set Designer, Denise Exshaw - Set Designer, Roy Arbogast - Special Effects, David M. Blitstein - Special Effects, Glenn H. Randall, Jr. - Stunts, Bob Clark - Screenwriter, Richard Matheson - Screenwriter, Thomas Szollosi - Screenwriter
