Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

Director:

Gene Quintano

Writers (WGA):

Don Holley (story) &
Tori Tellem (story) ...

Release Date:

5 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Don't Shoot, You'll Spoil The Sequel!

Plot:

An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal...

Plot Keywords:

Microfilm | Cookie | Sergeant | Flamethrower | Aquarium

Cast

Emilio Estevez	...	Jack Colt
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Wes Luger
Jon Lovitz	...	Becker
Tim Curry	...	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

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for ribald humor and drug references.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:MG6 | South Korea:12 | Peru:14 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-10 | Germany:16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (No. 32025) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox appear in their "CHiPs" roles during a shootout scene. Yet in the entire six-year run of CHiPs, they never once drew their weapons.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Colt is standing in the sea, smoking, the water is lapping at his knees. When he walks back onto dry land, his legs are totally dry from the ankle up, except for a small damp patch on one knee.

Quotes:

Colt: Nice weather? You think we're having... nice weather? I guess you didn't lose the only one that meant anything in your life. I guess you don't feel burned out by the human misery and despair perpetrated by the criminal vermin that infest every pore of this decaying city, forcing you to guzzle cheap wine and cheaper whiskey to dull the pain that shatters your heart, rips at your soul, and keeps your days forever gray. What flavor Icee you got today?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Basic Instinct (1992)

Soundtrack:

WE CAN WORK IT OUT

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.