Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

Director:

Gene Quintano

Writers (WGA):

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

Cookie | Sergeant | Microfilm | Hair Dryer | Nazi Soldier

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
Robert Willis	...	Armanied Cop
Vito Scotti	...	Tailor
Ken Ober	...	Dooley
James Doohan	...	Scotty
Lauren Abels	...	Police Psychiatrist
Richard Moll	...	Prison Attendant
F. Murray Abraham	...	Harold Leacher
Charlie Sheen	...	Valet
Denis Leary	...	Mike McCracken
Denise Richards	...	Cindy (as Denise Lee Richards)
Mary Lynn Naggie	...	Cindy
Suzie Hardy	...	Cindy
Karman Kruschke	...	Cindy
Michael Castner	...	Michael Castner
J.P. Hubbell	...	Megaphone Cop
Corey Feldman	...	Young Cop
Phil Hartman	...	Comic Cop
J.T. Walsh	...	Desk Clerk
Erik Estrada	...	Erik Estrada
Larry Wilcox	...	Larry Wilcox
Paul Gleason	...	FBI Agent
Jake Johannsen	...	Drug Dealer
Mike L. Lajeunesse	...	Mr. Jericho (as Mike Lajeunesse)
Sherry Bilsing	...	Cookie Receptionist
Allyce Beasley	...	Spinach Destiny
Rick Ducommun	...	D.A. (as Ric Ducommun)
Charles Napier	...	Interrogator
Charles Cyphers	...	Interrogator
Benjamin Kimball Smith	...	Kid on Bike
Danielle Nicolet	...	Debbie Luger
Damian Cagnolatti	...	Ben Luger
Beverly Johnson	...	Doris Luger
Christopher Shobe	...	Ted Polansky
Marcus Lasha	...	Young Luger
Hank Cheyne	...	Stormtrooper
Al Watson	...	Stormtrooper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Sgt. Billy York (uncredited)
Holly Hallstrom	...	Spin the Wheel Girl (uncredited)
Andray Johnson	...	Ken Luckman (uncredited)
Christopher Lambert	...	Man with Car Phone (uncredited)
Tommy Le	...	Vietnamese Lover (uncredited)
Bruce Mahler	...	District Attorney #2 (uncredited)
Jody Mullenax	...	(uncredited)
Robert Shaye	...	Interrogation Room Person (uncredited)
Bruce Willis	...	Man whose caravan is attacked (uncredited)
Nancy Young	...	The Little Mermaid (uncredited)

Directed by
Gene Quintano

Writing credits (WGA)
Don Holley		(story) &
Tori Tellem		(story)
Don Holley		(screenplay) and
Gene Quintano		(screenplay)

Produced by
Michael De Luca	....	co-executive producer
Howard Klein	....	executive producer
Michel Roy	....	executive producer
Erwin Stoff	....	executive producer
Suzanne Todd	....	producer
David Willis	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert Folk

Cinematography by
Peter Deming		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Christopher Greenbury

Casting by
Ferne Cassel

Production Design by
Jaymes Hinkle

Art Direction by
Alan E. Muraoka

Set Decoration by
Sarah Burdick Stone		(as Sarah B. Stone)

Costume Design by
Jacqueline G. Arthur		(as Jacki Arthur)

Makeup Department
David LeRoy Anderson	....	special makeup effects
Michael Germain	....	makeup artist
Katharina Hirsch-Smith	....	makeup artist: Mr. Jackson
Darlene Lawrence	....	hair stylist: Mr. Shatner
David B. Miller	....	makeup effects: David Miller Studio (as David Miller)
Cheryl Ann Nick	....	makeup artist (as Cheryl Nick)
Peggy O'Brien	....	makeup effects: David Miller Studio
Ashley Scott	....	hair stylist
David Syner	....	hair stylist
Mary Ann Valdes	....	key hair stylist
Jeanne Van Phue	....	key makeup artist
Julia L. Walker	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Bill Carroll	....	unit production manager (as William Carroll)
Cindy Hornickel	....	executive in charge of production
Cindy Litman	....	production supervisor
Pamela Winn-Barnett	....	post-production supervisor (as Pam Winn)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ken Goch	....	first assistant director
Hilbert Hakim	....	second second assistant director
Robert Leveen	....	second second assistant director
Robert D. Nellans	....	second assistant director
Charlie Picerni	....	second unit director (as Charles Picerni)
Daniel M. Stillman	....	second assistant director
David Womark	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Robert Allen	....	swing gang
Scott Ambrose	....	property master (as Scott W. Ambrose)
Brian Berkel	....	carpenter (as Brian Keith Berkel)
Jeff Brown	....	carpenter
Linda S. Brown	....	swing gang (as Linda Brown)
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist
Deborah Cottrill	....	assistant propmaster (as Deborah L. Cottrill)
Tom Craig	....	swing gang (as Thomas Scott Craig)
Anna Czerwatiuk	....	assistant set decorator
Blaise DeLacroix	....	set dresser (as Blaise Delacroix)
Todd Fellows	....	swing gang (as Todd H. Fellows)
Jeff Flores	....	set painter
David W. Ford	....	leadman
Jonathan Freund	....	swing gang
Jake Galin	....	carpenter
Don Ghio	....	swing gang (as Donald Ghio)
Joseph Frank Giorgianni	....	carpenter
Matthew Gratzner	....	swing gang
Geoffrey Haley	....	props production assistant
Richard Hausfeld	....	carpenter (as Richard L. Hausfeld)
John Hinkle	....	set painter
Greg Hubert	....	propmaker
Jeff Hutchinson	....	swing gang
Nicholas C. John	....	set painter
Jonathan Josell	....	art department coordinator
Jonathan Josell	....	labor (as Johnathan Josell)
Gary Kanan	....	carpenter
Anthony Lattanzio	....	construction coordinator
Rodolfo Martinez	....	labor
Thomas C. Mentzer	....	construction foreman
Roy Miller	....	labor
Dale Owen	....	labor
Charli Palazzo	....	scenic artist
Ronald Puga	....	paint supervisor (as Ronald J. Puga)
Thomas B. Reay	....	sign painter
Tony Riedell	....	set painter
John Root	....	sign painter (as John L. Root)
Michael W. Rueter	....	art department assistant
David Russell	....	storyboard artist
Debbie Salter	....	set painter
Victor Sardelich	....	construction foreman
Steven Seine	....	swing gang (as Steve Seine)
Angelo Sotereanos	....	swing gang
Karen Torell	....	swing gang
C. Noah Vail	....	props assistant
Julie Witherington	....	on-set dresser (as Julie Sexsmith)
Christopher Harwood	....	leadman (uncredited)
Steven Hintz	....	propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Martin Raymond Bolger	....	sound mixer (as Marty Bolger)
Duncan Burns	....	dialogue editor
John S. Coffey	....	sound mixer (as John Coffey)
Lily Diamond	....	adr supervisor
John Edwards-Younger	....	sound effects editor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	engineer: Dolby (as Thom Ehle)
Gregory G. Gest	....	sound recordist (as Greg Gest)
Walter A. Gest	....	sound recordist (as Walter Gest)
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Wayne Heitman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doug Kent	....	foley editor (as Douglas Kent)
John Kwiatkowski	....	sound effects editor
Harry B. Miller III	....	dialogue editor
Bob Newlan	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Pappas	....	foley editor
Kim Petty	....	boom operator
Michelle Pleis	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Schwalbe	....	sound effects editor (as Steven J. Schwalbe)
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley (as Edward Steidele)
Hamilton Sterling	....	sound effects editor
Donald Sylvester	....	adr editor
John Joseph Thomas	....	sound effects editor
Nancy Tracy	....	apprentice sound editor
Rubén Domingo	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Tony Smyles	....	sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Bob Ahmanson	....	special effects team (as Robert Ahmanson)
Debi Boulden	....	designer: artificial animals, Animal Makers
Jim Boulden	....	designer: artificial animals, Animal Makers (as Jim)
John C. Carlucci	....	special effects team (as John Carlucci)
Lou Carlucci	....	special effects coordinator
Jim Doyle	....	special effects foreman
Morgan Guynes	....	special effects team
Josh Hakian	....	special effects team
Jon Jenkins	....	special effects team
Dean W. Miller	....	special effects team
James Ochoa	....	special effects team (as James A. Ochoa)
Charles Schmitz	....	special effects team (as Chuck Schmitz)
Anthony Simonaitis	....	special effects team (as Anthony W. Simonaitis)
Randy Tarum	....	special effects team (as Randy Lee Tarum)
Rick Thompson	....	special effects foreman (as Richard L. Thompson)
Carolyn Oros	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Kimberly K. Nelson	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Bob Arnold	....	stunt player
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunt player (as Greg Barnett)
Kenny Bates	....	stunt player
Nick Brett	....	stunts
Nick Brett	....	utility stunts
Tom Bruggeman	....	stunt player
Lou Carlucci	....	stunt player
Danny Castle	....	stunt player
Jim Connors	....	stunt player (as Jimmy Connors)
George Fisher	....	stunt player
Norman Howell	....	stunt player
Eric Mansker	....	stunt player
Mike Marasco	....	stunt player (as Michael V. Marasco)
Alan Oliney	....	stunt player
Victor Paul	....	stunt player
Manny Perry	....	stunt player
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt coordinator (as Charles Picerni)
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt player (as Charles Picerni)
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunt player
Paul V. Picerni Jr.	....	stunt player (as Paul Picerni)
Steve Picerni	....	stunt player
Bernie Pock	....	stunt player
R.A. Rondell	....	stunt player
Philip Tan	....	stunt player
William Washington	....	stunt player
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunts
Nancy Young	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Waide R. Allen	....	electrician (as Waide Allen)
Scott Browner	....	first assistant camera
Lila Byall	....	camera production assistant
Gary L. Camp	....	second assistant camera
Doug Chartier	....	dolly grip
Thomas M. Dangcil	....	electrician (as Tommy Dangcil)
Jeffrey De La Rosa	....	rigging electrician (as Jeff de la Rosa)
Peter Deming	....	camera operator
Maurice Depas	....	electrician (as Maurice Dépas)
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana	....	electrician (as D. Dhiensuwana)
Robert E. Dunne	....	camera loader
Michael Evans	....	electrician
Kirk R. Gardner	....	Steadicam operator
Galen Green	....	electrician
Willis E. Gueringer	....	electrician
Amy Hobby	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Hughen	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Steve Hurson	....	second assistant camera (as Stephen D. Hurson)
Steve Iriguchi	....	electrician (as J. Steve Iriguchi)
Bob Ivanjack	....	grip
Fred R. Jochheim	....	grip (as Fred Jochheim)
Sam J. Jones	....	still photographer (as Sam Jones)
Duane Journey	....	key grip
Jeff Journey	....	grip
Jerry D. Knight	....	rigging electrician
Warren Kroeger	....	lamp operator
Michael LaViolette	....	gaffer (as Michael La Violette)
Marty Lewis	....	pre-rig gaffer (as Marté Lewis)
Denny Logan	....	grip
Josh Mohala	....	grip
Jeff Murrell	....	best boy electric (as Jeffrey Murrell)
Thomas Nead	....	best boy electric (as Tom Nead)
Katie Nilson	....	rigging electrician
Tony Pica	....	electrician
Melvin Pukowsky	....	electrician (as Melvin Pukowsky Jr.)
Basil Schmidt	....	best boy grip
Gary D. Scott	....	first assistant camera
Cameron Smith	....	electrician
Donna Vega	....	electrician
Konstantin von Krusenstiern	....	second assistant camera
William E. Webb	....	electrician
Glenn Whiteford	....	electrician (as Glenn L. Whiteford)
James D. Wickman	....	grip
John Willis III	....	electrician

Casting Department
Lynda Montague	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Victoria DeKay	....	costume supervisor (as Victoria deKay)
Jorge García	....	set costumer (as Jorge Garcia)
Doreen Hawbrecker	....	set costumer (as Doreen Hawbecker)
Diane Higgins	....	set costumer
Linda Huse	....	set costumer
Teresa Willis	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Scott W. Anderson	....	second assistant editor
Ute Berthold	....	first assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter: Kona Cutting
Poppy Das	....	apprentice editor
Kristin Eaton	....	editing intern
Joe Fineman	....	executive in charge of post-production
Neil Kirk	....	additional editor
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer

Music Department
Douglas M. Lackey	....	music editor
Dawn Soler	....	music supervisor (as Dawn Solér)
Steve Sykes	....	scoring mixer
Richard Wolf	....	composer: end titles theme

Transportation Department
Michael 'Crash' Anderson	....	driver (as Crash Anderson)
Bradley Baltzell	....	crane driver
Erin L. Britos	....	driver (as Erin Britos)
Michael Carroll	....	driver (as Michael S. Carroll)
Ronald Wm. Colman	....	driver
Guy Duquette	....	driver (as Guy A. Duquette)
Hollywood Dave Flanigan	....	driver
Charles D. Hindman	....	driver (as Charles Hindman)
Lyle Kilpatrick	....	driver (as Lyle Killpatrick)
Morgan McGuinness	....	driver (as Morgan J. McGuinness)
Chaddon E. Merrick	....	driver
Tony 'Bear' Mihalopoulos	....	driver
Kip Parker	....	driver
Rich Rizzo	....	driver
Griff Ruggles	....	transportation coordinator
Arturo Ruvalcaba	....	driver
Rick Scheil	....	driver
Ronald Robert Stinton	....	driver (as Ronald R. Stinton)
Matt Story	....	driver (as Matthew Story)
Dennis Thurman	....	driver
Michael J. Trottochan	....	driver (as Michael J. Trottochau)
Buster Videgain	....	driver (as Gregg R. Videgain)
Johnny Videgain	....	driver (as John Videgain)
Danny Westerberg	....	transportation captain
John West	....	driver

Other crew
Liz Amsden	....	contract supervisor
Linda Brown	....	unit publicist
Greg Buyalos	....	on-set production assistant
Sabrina Calley	....	key set production assistant
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Frank Claridge	....	police officer: LAPD (as F.W. Claridge)
Adrianna A.J. Cohen	....	production accountant (as A.J. Cohen)
Scott De Garmo	....	police officer: LAPD (as Scott A. DeGarmo)
Neil J. Deiter	....	on-set production assistant
Mary Goss	....	product placement
Cynthia Guidry	....	assistant: Mr. De Luca
Jim Hartz	....	studio teacher
John Himelstein	....	production assistant
James P. Jimirro	....	executive: National Lampoon
Chris Joachim	....	helicopter pilot
Tish Johnson	....	assistant production accountant
Samuel F. Kinder	....	craft service assistant
Beryl Kinney	....	post-production contract administrator
Bonnie Macker	....	production coordinator
Laura Maffeo	....	assistant production coordinator
Toni Maier	....	location manager
Amanda Marashinsky	....	assistant to producers
Roger Marmoleso	....	security
Mickey McDermott	....	assistant: Mr. Estevez
Brian Joseph Moore	....	safety coordinator (as Brian J. Moore)
Sally Morton	....	legal assistant
Gidon Nach	....	production assistant
Rachel Nicholson	....	production intern
Sandra Ohlfest	....	medic
Roger Olvera	....	security
Richard Pine	....	weapons handler (as Richard A. Pine)
Mike Presnell	....	production assistant
Paul Prokop	....	production controller
Robert C. Redwine	....	cook's assistant
Phillip L. Rosen	....	production attorney
Federico Salas	....	cook's assistant
Tony Santavenere	....	craft service (as Anthony Santavenere)
Sydney Conrad Shapiro	....	script supervisor (as Sydney H. Conrad)
Gary Souzzi	....	helicopter pilot (as Gary Suozzi)
Laxmi Stebbins	....	production assistant
Aeden Sutherlin	....	assistant location manager
Teru Sutton	....	translation: Japanese
Jack Tice	....	studio teacher
Nancy A. Tice	....	studio teacher
Dennis E. Tindall	....	police officer: LAPD
Alex L. Worman	....	product placement (as Alex Worman)
Anthony Winters	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Thanks
John S. Owens	....	this film is dedicated to the memory of

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema (as New Line Productions) (presents)
• 3 Arts Entertainment (in association with)

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1996) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Filmayer Vídeo (1995) (Spain) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
• Motion Picture Distribution (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Pathé Distribution (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (video)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)

Special Effects

• Animal Makers (artificial animals by)
• David Miller Creations (makeup effects) (as David Miller Studio)
• Howard A. Anderson Company (optical effects) (as Howard A. Anderson Co.)

Other Companies

• Acme Soundworks Studio  sound editing by (as Acme Soundworks)
• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance provided by (as Albert G. Ruben & Co., Inc.)
• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring
• CCS Entertainment  special thanks to (as CCS Entertainment Marketing)
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman Equipment  cranes and dollies (as Chapman)
• Cinelease  production equipment
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems by
• Film House  prints by
• Film Scores  music editor
• Golden Harvest Company  very special thanks: for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles clip (as Golden Harvest)
• Howard A. Anderson Company  title (as Howard A. Anderson Co.)
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• Michaelson's  caterers (as Michaelson's Catering)
• Mirage Studios  very special thanks: for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles clip
• Movie Motion  trucks provided by
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  courtesy of: space shuttle footage (as NASA)
• Paycorp Inc.  payroll services
• Piny Beverly Hills  hair extensions: Mr. Estevez (as Piny of Beverly Hills)
• Sounds Great!  ADR voice casting (as Sounds Great)
• Star Waggons  cast trailers provided by (as Starwaggons)
• Warner Hollywood Studios  re-recording at

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:

When the German soldiers 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."

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Luger arrives at the crime scene for York, a police officer places some tape across the doorway behind him - as he does so, the adhesive pads that stick the fake tape to the door can clearly be seen.

Quotes:

Wes Luger: We're investigating a felony, Miss Demeanor.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Soundtrack:

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

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