Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

Detective Mack Stern is facing the greatest challenge of his career... His new partner.

R 1990 · 94 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy, Crime, Action, Thriller

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.

Directed by Bob Clark · Written by Richard Christian Matheson

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Gene Hackman MacArthur Stern
Dan Aykroyd Ellis Fielding
Dom DeLuise Harry 'The Hippo' Gutterman
Ronny Cox Smiley
Nancy Travis Riva
Robert Prosky Von Metz
Paul Koslo Grimmer
Dick O'Neill Captain
Jan Tříska Steckler
Leon Rippy Weskit
Robert Irvin Elliott Monseigneur
Herb Armstrong Cheshire Cat

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