Loose Cannons (1990)

Director
Bob Clark

Main cast
Gene Hackman; Dan Aykroyd; Dom DeLuise; Ronny Cox; Nancy Travis

Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Description
Mac, the two fisted savy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burn out, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is, Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning fast deductions. But, he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them


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