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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Gene Quintano released in USA on 4 february 1993 with Emilio Estevez
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Loaded Weapon
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 4 february 1993
Length 1h24
Directed by Gene Quintano
OriginUSA
Themes Buddy films
Rating61%
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (also known simply as Loaded Weapon 1) is a 1993 American satirical comedy film directed by Gene Quintano and written by Quintano and Don Holley based on a story by Holley and Tori Tellem. The film, starring Emilio Estevez, Samuel L. Jackson, Kathy Ireland, Frank McRae, Tim Curry, and William Shatner, was released on February 5, 1993.
The film mainly spoofs the first three Lethal Weapon films, as well as other films, including Basic Instinct, Die Hard, Dirty Harry, Rambo, The Silence of the Lambs, Wayne's World, 48 Hrs. and TV series as CHiPs.
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In Los Angeles, Billie York (an uncredited Whoopi Goldberg) is murdered by a man dressed as a Wilderness Girl because she possesses a microfilm with the recipe to turn cocaine into Wilderness Girls cookies and she won't hand it over to the ones that seek it. Her former partner, Wes Luger (Samuel L. Jackson), takes the case in an attempt to avenge her death. As part of the terms for letting Luger taking the case, psychotic burned-out narcotics agent Jack Colt (Emilio Estevez) is assigned to the case with Luger. Under the advice of their captain (Frank McRae), they meet Dr. Harold Leacher (F. Murray Abraham) who informs Jack that the case has something to do with General Mortars (William Shatner) under whom Jack had worked during his days in Vietnam. Following Leacher's advice they pursue the villains, however, before the villains are apprehended, Luger must journey into his past to realize the right thing to do.Actors
Emilio Estevez
(Jack Colt)
Samuel L. Jackson
(Wes Luger)
Kathy Ireland
(Destiny Demeanor)
Frank McRae
(Captain Doyle)
Tim Curry
(Jigsaw)
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