Loose Cannons

Offbeat comedy about a veteran cop who is transferred from the vice squad to homicide and is assigned a schizophrenic as his partner. Unfortunately, when faced with danger, the new partner assumes the personality of his favourite cartoon characters to hide his fear. But the oddball duo have to overcome their differences when they become involved in the hunt for a pornographic movie starring Adolf Hitler. He keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them., An unconventional cop who doesn’t take any bull, is paired up with an amazing detective to capture some powerful criminals but the cop soon realizes that his by the book partner has split personality disorder., A cop and a schizophrenic forensics expert investigate a string of murders., A Washington, D.C., cop (Gene Hackman) and a schizophrenic forensics expert (Dan Aykroyd) investigate a string of murders., Mismatched cops comedy which finds veteran officer Gene Hackman partnered with schizophrenic sidekick Dan Aykroyd. Their investigations into a blackmailing ring run by modern-day Nazis are hampered by Aykroyd, who keeps switching characters at the most inopportune of moments., A Washington, D.C., cop (Gene Hackman) and a schizophrenic forensics expert (Dan Aykroyd) investigate a string of murders. Gutterman: Dom DeLuise. Smiley: Ronny Cox. Riva: Nancy Travis. Von Metz: Robert Prosky. Grimmer: Paul Koslo. Captain: Dick O’Neill., 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.