Loose Shoes
| Loose Shoes | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ira Miller |
| Produced by | Joel Chernoff |
| Written by |
Royce D. Applegate Ira Miller Dan Praiser Charley Smith |
| Starring |
Royce D. Applegate Bill Murray Lewis Arquette Howard Hesseman |
| Music by | Murphy Dunne |
| Cinematography | Jack Beckett |
| Edited by |
Alan Balsam Danford B. Greene (sup) |
| Distributed by | National American Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 84 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Loose Shoes (also known as Coming Attractions and Quackers) is a 1980 comedy film directed by Ira Miller and featuring Bill Murray. The film is presented as a series of movie trailers with titles such as The Howard Huge Story, Skate-boarders from Hell and The Invasion of the Penis Snatchers. The film was shot around 1977 and only released years later in 1980, probably to capitalize on Bill Murray's success as a box office film star.
The title Loose Shoes is taken from a 1940s-, Cab Calloway-style song-and-dance number in the film's final skit "Darktown After Dark," which satirizes an infamous 1976 racial remark: "I'll tell you what the coloreds want. It's three things: first, a tight pussy; second, loose shoes; and third, a warm place to shit.", made by Gerald Ford's then Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz who was forced to resign.
Cast
- Royce D. Applegate as Delmus
- Bill Murray as Lefty Schwartz
- Lewis Arquette as Warden
- Howard Hesseman as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
- Dan McBride as Private Pyle
- Susan Tyrrell as Boobies
- Ed Lauter as Sheriff Bob
- Tom Baker as Billy Jerk
- Buddy Hackett as Himself - S.T.O.P.-I.T. Spokesman
- Sean Frye as Bobby the S.T.O.P.-I.T. Poster Boy
- Sandy Helberg as Biker Eulogist
- Rod McCary as Clark
- Sid Haig as Lone Stranger
- Larry Hankin as 2nd Veteran