Loaded Weapon 1

Movie
German title	Loaded Weapon 1
Original title	National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1993
length	84 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Gene Quintano
script	Gene Quintano Don Holley
production	Suzanne Todd David Willis
music	Robert Folk
camera	Peter Deming
cut	Christopher Greenbury
occupation
Emilio Estevez : Sgt. Jack Colt Samuel L. Jackson : Sgt. Wes Luger Jon Lovitz : Tim Becker Tim Curry : Mr. Jigsaw Kathy Ireland : Miss Destiny Demeanor Frank McRae : Captain Doyle William Shatner : General Curtis Mortars Lance Kinsey : Irv Bill Nunn : Police Photographer Dr. Joyce Brothers : Medical Examiner Lin Shaye : Witness James Doohan : Scotty Richard Moll : prison guard F. Murray Abraham : Dr. Harold Leacher Charlie Sheen : Parkboy Sure Denis Leary : Mike McCracken Denise Lee Richards : Cindy Corey Feldman : Cop Phil Hartman : Policeman JT Walsh : Receptionist Erik Estrada : Officer Poncherello Larry Wilcox : Officer Baker Paul Gleason : FBI agent Allyce Beasley : Spinach Destiny Ric Ducommun : Public Prosecutor Charles Napier : Interrogator Charles Cyphers : Interrogator Whoopi Goldberg : Sgt. Billy York Christopher Lambert : man with car phone Bruce Mahler : District Attorney # 2 Robert Shaye : Man in the interrogation room Bruce Willis : John McClane

Loaded Weapon 1 (aka National Lampoon ’s Loaded Weapon 1 ) is a 1993 parody by Gene Quintano starring Emilio Estevez , Samuel L. Jackson and William Shatner .

This film mainly parodies the story of Lethal Weapon , but also makes references to other popular films such as Basic Instinct , Die Hard and Dirty Harry . One scene parodies FBI agent Clarice Starling's first meeting with Dr. Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs .

action

Sgt. Billy York of the Los Angeles Police Department was murdered because she was in possession of a microfilm containing the recipe for how cocaine can be baked into "harmless cookies". Her former partner, Sgt. Wes Luger, and the depressed Sgt. Jack Colt of the Drugs Unit are entrusted with the case. The trail leads to the Vietnam War veteran General Curtis Mortars. Luger and Colt try to find and stop the villain before he can bring his "girl scout cookies" to the people.

Allusions

The film is pervaded by allusions, which is mainly reflected in the naming of the characters. The two main players are called Colt and Luger , two manufacturers and inventors of handguns, the villain is called General Mortars, a phonetic allusion to the international automotive company General Motors . Bruce Willis has a cameo as John McClane and Estevez's brother Charlie Sheen as a car parker. In addition, Jon Lovitz appears again and again, although he initially died. Also have Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox made a guest appearance as a police officer. They are standing in an apartment with their motorcycles. This is a nod to the CHiPs series in which they portray the main characters. In the film, they engage in a wild gun battle with a suspect, while in the series they haven't fired a single shot. Even James Doohan made an appearance in his signature role as Mr. Scott from Star Trek . Denise Richards and Lance Kinsey (known as the Proctor of the Police Academy films) can be found among others .

Reviews

“Anyone who appreciates depth, sophisticated dialogues and psychologically coherent characters should get something French from the video library. This is pure, brute nonsense, in which, besides Lethal Weapon, a good dozen other films (including Basic Instinct ) are quoted and ridiculed. [...] Slam gun of the heaviest caliber. "

- Cinema

"With a myriad of cinematic quotes, action scenes and a lot of slapstick, a parody staged on current police and crime films, the folly of which quickly wears off."

- Lexicon of international film

“It's hard to parody satire. This is what Loaded Weapon 1 tries, but based on the bottom line, fails to capture. [...] There are countless gags, countless word games and many running gags in the background [...]. "

- Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times

publication

The film opened in theaters on February 5, 1993, and grossed approximately $ 27.9 million at the box office on an estimated production budget of $ 8.2 million. After the film started in Germany on July 15, 1993, it was seen by 811,962 moviegoers. The film was available on VHS from January 24, 1994 and on DVD since December 18, 1998 . The film was shown in the cinema with a rating from 12 years. The film was then released on video and DVD from the age of 16.

Web links

• Loaded Weapon 1 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Loaded Weapon 1 at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• Loaded Weapon 1 in the online movie database
• Loaded Weapon 1 in the German synchronous file
• Comparison of the cut versions FSK 12 TV - FSK 16 from Loaded Weapon 1 at Schnittberichte.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Release certificate for Loaded Weapon 1 . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2007 (PDF; test number: 69 726 DVD).
2. ↑ Cinema.de: film review
3. ^ Loaded Weapon 1. In: Lexicon of international film . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
4. ↑ Roger Ebert : National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (PG-13) on suntimes.com from February 5, 1993 (English), accessed on December 28, 2011
5. ↑ Loaded Weapon 1 at boxofficemojo.com (English), accessed December 28, 2011
6. ↑ TOP 100 DEUTSCHLAND 1993 on insidekino.de , accessed on December 28, 2011