National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Right now you can watch National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 in the US on Kanopy — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. 826 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Emilio Estevez — stay for everyone else around them. Available now on Kanopy — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two cops partner to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the 'Wilderness Girls' cookie drive. Emilio Estevez and Samuel L. Jackson lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It hit screens in 1993. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Emilio Estevez's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 was released in 1993, directed by Gene Quintano. The full 84-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.