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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

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Hilarious from start to finish, this movie lampoons pretty much any action movie which includes Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Basic Instinct, Silence of the Lambs, and even Wayne's World. It tells the story of detectives Colt and Luger two miss-matched detectives that come together to solve the murdering of Luger's old partener. Colt and Luger are played hilariously by Emilio Estevez (Colt) and Samuel L. Jackson (Luger). Other hilarious preformances come from the two villians, Tim Curry and William Shatner, also from Jon Lovitz. The cameos are countless. They include Whoppi Goldberg, Bruce Willis, Charlie Sheen, Phil Hartman, Corey Feldman, Paul Gleason, F Murray Abraham, and Erik Estrada. You will have to watch the movie more than once to catch all of the jokes and puns.The movie pretty much mocks Lethal Weapon, with the buddy-cop theme. My favorite Lampoon movie, this is one you don't want to miss!

this is a great spoof of the LW's films. i enjoyed this film alot it really made me laugh. i was suprised that none of the naked gun our airplane writers were not part of this. it is a shame that the only spoof's we have these days are the scary movie trilogy, mmmh. defenitly a classic. one to buy for sure
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Loaded Weapon 1 takes elements from many popular action/adventure movies and adds hilarious twists! A myriad of cameos appear including: Dennis Leary, Whoopi, Scotty (Star Trek), Phil Hartman, and Popeye. One of my all time favorites!

I'm not a huge fan of slapstick spoofs. I love "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" films, but it's not my favorite genre.

Ironic, then, that I find most spoof movies enjoyable, at the very least, because they're all really, really stupid. There's more quality in "Airplane!" than, say, "Hot Shots!", but both films are enjoyable, because you have to do absolutely no thinking whatsoever. All you have to do is laugh a few times. And with the millions of jokes (okay, hundreds) per film, you're sure to find at least a handful of things worth laughing at.

"National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1" is one of my favorite spoof flicks. Why? It's stupid, silly, funny, and one of the most enjoyable films available to see. Yeah, it's stupid, like I already said. But it's loads of fun, too. And I don't care if critics bashed it when it came out -- it's still a very fun movie.

Everything gets lampooned in this: "Lethal Weapon" to "Die Hard" to "Silence of the Lambs" to "CHiPs." And, alongside "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"; "Austin Powers in Goldmember"; and "The Player," it has some of the most cameos/stars to date. Get this: Emilio Estevez, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Curry, Jon Lovitz, William Shatner, Denis Leary, Erik Estrada, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Bill Nunn, Kathy Ireland, Corey Feldman, J.T. Walsh, Paul Gleason, F. Murray Abraham, Bruce Willis, Phil Hartman (R.I.P.), Whoopi Goldberg, Charlie Sheen (Emilio's half-brother)...am I missing anyone? Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci would have completed this cast. I wonder if they rejected cameos.

Wes Luger (Jackson) has been assigned a new partner, the loose canon Jack Colt (Estevez), who lost his dog long ago and is now mentally unstable. Luger lost his partner (Goldberg), too, and the effects of the past often catch up with him, so far that he finds it impossible to fire a gun without shaking violently and spastic-like.

General Mortars (Shatner) is planning a devious scheme of running drugs through a Girl Scout cookie-type company, and Colt and Luger try to thwart his plan and save the day before it's too late. Meanwhile, they come to appreciate each other -- while lampooning everything in sight.

The most puzzling thing about "Loaded Weapon 1" is the fact that, if you look at most user comments on the Internet Movie Database, they're all quite positive. It has a low standing at 5.3 stars, yes, but the user reviews for the film are pretty decent. A lot of people found the film "funny for what it is." I do, too.

Spoofing a spoof is kinda pathetic, I'll admit. "Lethal Weapon" always was more tongue-in-cheek comedy than anything else. Even as a hard action film it was always winking at the other films of its genre. "Wayne's World" isn't exactly a drama of epic proportions, either, come to think of it. Even "Basic Instinct" is a hard film to spoof, if you take a moment to reflect -- it's never exactly horribly serious. Just sleazy. (I won't ruin how "Loaded Weapon 1" pokes fun at the famous Sharon Stone interrogation scene.)

Yet, in my honest opinion, "Loaded Weapon 1" does a pretty darn good job of spoofing everything in sight. Estevez is a good Riggs-type who pines for his lost dog (not a wife, mind you, but a dog). Jackson -- who's usually great -- is decent as the Murtaugh-type character, although he is shoved aside by the screenplay to make room for Estevez. (Whose brother was just as good in "Hot Shots!", although I think this is a funnier film.) Lovitz, hair bleached (impersonating Joe Pesci from the "Lethal Weapons"), comes across as an irritant sidekick who appears out of thin air only when the plot needs him -- which I suppose was the point. (Was "Loaded Weapon 1" assuming that Joe Pesci's Leo Getz character was an irritating co-star placed in the film as nothing more than an easy plot device? Probably.)

And in one of the simplest -- but also one of the most effective -- scenes, we get the famous bathroom bomb sequence from "Lethal Weapon 2" told in an entirely fresh perspective. Here's how it goes: The door to Jackson's house is wide open. Estevez walks in and calls him. "I'm up here!" is the response. Estevez walks up the stairs, gets to the bathroom, opens the door, sees Jackson on the toilet and says, "What are you doing?" Safe to say, he's doing exactly what it looks like. His blunt reply is one of the highlights of the film. (Let's face it, that scene from "LW2" was destined to get poked fun at some time or another -- I'm just glad it got spoofed in this.)

LOADED WEAPON is one of those movies that is a farce and a comedy potpourri of celebrities and one-time bits. I personally love this kind of humor. It has a limited plot but the rode the characters go to get there is hysterical.

This came out in 1993 and this is one of the better-priced DVD'S out there. If you like Airplane, Top Secret, the Naked Guns films you love looking at this one. Starring Emillio Esteves and Samuel L. Jackson as two Police Officers who must solve the murder of Whoopie Goldberg ....

Make no sense? See the movie and it will all make sense. Bruce Willis, Larry Wilcox, Eric Estrada, Alison Beasley and Charlie Sheen also make appearances. My favorite cameo is James Doohan - the ever-popular Scotty of Star Trek.

There are not a lot of DVD extras, but it was the film and price that brought me to it. If you like to laugh, you'll like this one. The cameo's alone are worth it. ...

Make that 3.5 Stars. Now this isn't the perfect spoof movie (It's no Airplane or Naked Gun) but it does have it's moments and a cast that almost always succeeds in being funny. Samuel Jackson and Emilio Estevez play detective/partners Lugar and Colt (Yes, they're names of guns) in this send up of "Lethal Weapon" (Duh). It also finds time to make fun of films like "Silence of the Lambs", "Basic Instinct",and "Wayne's World", among others. If you have never seen Samuel Jackson in a comedic perfomance - you're missing something. Also, if you've never seen Samuel Jackson headbanging to Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" while driving, then you are really missing something. Jackson basically plays straight man to Emilio's psycho. William Shatner steals his scenes as the Detective's arch nemesis, General Mortars. Look for the scene where Shatner and Curry pay Mike (Leary) a visit after they find out he's a snitch. Shatner dunks his head into a tank of vicious pirahna and comes out with one in his mouth - Priceless! Also look for a hilarious cameo by Bruce Willis, when the bad guys accidentally blow up his home instead of Colt's. "Yeah, no problem, no problem!"

Other cast and cameos you will laugh it: Tim "Where is the Meecrofilm?" Curry, Jon "money laundry" Lovitz, Kathy "Miss Demeanor" Ireland, Lance "Dry itchy scalp" Kinsey (Proctor, from Police Academy), F. "It means I'm pretentious" Murray Abraham, Denis "You really got me" Leary, Phil "Stand up cop" Hartman, Whoopi "No, no, I'll beg now" Goldberg, Dr. Joyce "This loser took the chicken sh-t way out" Brothers, James "I'm giving her all she's got, Captain" Doohan, Cory "It was me, Sarge" Feldman, Richard "To the right, right!" Moll (Bull from Night Court), Erik "Ponch" Estrada and Larry "John" Wilcox from "CHiPs", and Charlie "the valet" Sheen, who says to Lugar (Jackson) in response to his tip for his valet services, "Got anything smaller?" Lugar: "Keep it." Valet: "Got anything larger?" Lugar: "Yeah."

More funny dialogue? Ok:

General Motors: Sea Monkeys? Mike: Pirahna. GM: Their lives exude a beautiful simplicity; savage, ruthless; existing only to devour and destroy; to taste blood; to rend flesh. Sounds like me right?

Lugar: What do you have, Irv? Irv: Oh, I'm not sure Sarge. It's a nagging, itching, burning sensation. Lugar: What the hell do you expect? Your foots on fire.

Lugar: Coffee Ted? Doris Lugar: Ted is from a disfunctional family. Lugar: Oh, so no coffee.

Hey, do you need to read this review?

Go to the video section and just buy it. You will never regret it. It never got the recognition that it deserves.

Even today, I plug this tape into my VCR for a pure 90 minute laugh. I could say that it's funnier than those Naked Gun series.

Buy~!

Many critics have reviewed this film as being a disgrace to the National Lampoon name. How can they claim that? All National Lampoon films are based on slapstick humor, and most are spoofs on other serious films. Loaded Weapon 1 is no different, taking off of Mel Gibson and Danny Glovers' rolls in Lethal Weapon 1 & 2. There is even a take off from a famous Silence Of The Lambs scene with F. Murray Abraham as Dr. Leacher. With all the spoof and slapstick moments, the requirements for a National Lampoon film are definitely met with this hilarious, underrated comedy.

Emilio Estevez is Jack Colt, a trigger happy, individual who has it out for everyone since the dog napping of his Golden Retriever. Colt's soon to be partner, Wes Lugar, is played by Samuel L. Jackson, who's about to retire from the force. The two become partners when Sergeant York (Whoopi Goldberg), is murdered. Tim Curry is hysterical in this scene as the Wilderness Girl murderer. From there the plot thickens with numerous take offs from famous films, guaranteed to crack you up.

To say the least this is one of the funniest National Lampoon films to date. It may also be one of the best slapstick/spoof films as well. Don't believe the critics when they say Loaded Weapon 1 is one of the worst Nation Lampoon productions. Go rent it and see for yourself . If you are a true lover of spoof comedies or slapstick in general, this film will be extremely enjoyable and possibly a favorite.

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1. One of the best Lampoon movies of the 90's. Tons of cameos: Bruce Willis, Dr. Joyce Brothers, F. Murrary Abrahem, Richard Moll ("The right! I meant stay to the right!!"), Phil Hartman, Corey Feldman, Denis Leary, Whoopi Goldberg, Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, James Doohan, Charlie Sheen, Paul Gleason. Very funny!

This is a very funny movie. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon, a take off spoof of the Lethal Weapon series, is a hilarious, often slap stick comedy that is certain to entertain comedy lovers everywhere. My wife and I enjoyed it so much that we are already planning a second viewing.

Two troubled detectives, Sergeant Colt (Emilio Estevez) and Sergeant Lugar (Samuel L. Jackson) are reluctantly teamed to track down a criminal organization that is spiking Wilderness Girl cookies with drugs. Colt is deeply troubled by the loss of his loving dog, and Lugar is haunted by the death of his former partner (played by Woopie Goldberg in a cameo). Their psychological problems occasionally lead to memory flashbacks as side scenes that almost steal the movie.

The bad guys are brilliantly played by William Shatner as General Mortars, psychotic crime boss, and Tim Curry as the General's bloodthirsty, but rather inept, enforcer. Kathy Ireland is excellent as the head of the Wilderness Girls Cookies.

Loaded Weapon 1 is replete with sight gags. If one carefully watches you can see objects out of place, strange writing on walls, pictures on appliances, sub scenes just barely off center stage. You see references to other movies in which these actors starred (like Star Trek, Police Academy, Stakeout and Beverly Hills Cop)

National Lampoons Loaded Weapon1 is a fun film. I recommend it for a good laugh to cheer you when you are sad, and to comedy lovers everywhere.