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Loose Shoes is a comedy film from 1978 that satirizes and parodies various movie genres and pop culture phenomena. The film takes a very irreverent and silly approach to comedy, incorporating slapstick, wordplay, puns, sight gags, and absurdity into its humor. The movie opens with a disclaimer that reads, "The makers of this film offer no guarantee of laughter, and take no responsibility for broken furniture, soiled underwear, or urination by any means." This sets the tone for the kind of humor that Loose Shoes will offer – it's not for the faint of heart, politically correct, or easily offended.

Throughout the movie, there are a number of different skits, sketches, and vignettes that poke fun at everything from old movies to modern TV shows, from commercials to music videos, from celebrities to politics. As such, it's a very fast-paced film, constantly throwing out jokes and references at a mile a minute.

The movie doesn't have a traditional narrative structure, instead opting for what feels like a series of interconnected vignettes. In one of these, we see a man (played by Royce D. Applegate) nervously preparing for his date while his roommate (Tom Baker) gives him terrible advice. In another sketch, a group of Western movie villains sit around a campfire and discuss their various schemes and nefarious plans. In yet another, we see a man who is convinced that he's a superhero named Fruitbat, complete with a ridiculous costume and a penchant for running into walls.

The film is very self-aware, frequently breaking the fourth wall and acknowledging that it's a movie. For example, there's a sketch where a group of characters bust into a movie theater and start disrupting the film on screen, talking back to the characters and throwing things at the screen. In another sketch, we see a group of actors rehearsing a play, but they keep getting sidetracked by the director's strange requests and off-topic tangents.

One of the most memorable skits in the film parodies the TV show The Dating Game. A woman named Lulu (played by Pamela Bellwood) is trying to choose a bachelor to take on a date, but all of the guys are bizarre caricatures of different movie characters. There's a cowboy who speaks in Western clichés, a nerd who can't stop talking about Star Trek, a biker who's more interested in his motorcycle than in Lulu, and a Frankenstein's monster who's constantly grunting and groaning. The sketch is both hilarious and a little uncomfortable, as Lulu is objectified and disrespected by all of the men.

Another standout sketch is "Dial-a-Criminal," which spoofs the popular daytime TV show "Dialing for Dollars." In this version, viewers are encouraged to call a number to hire a criminal to commit various illegal acts. The sketch is simultaneously disturbing and funny, with the actors portraying the criminals being simultaneously charming and terrifying.

Overall, Loose Shoes is a very silly, very irreverent, and very dated movie. Many of the sketches are clearly inspired by pop culture phenomena from the 1970s, which may leave modern viewers scratching their heads. The humor is also incredibly lowbrow and juvenile at times, with plenty of fart jokes, sight gags, and crude humor. However, if you're in the mood for a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously, that's willing to lampoon anything and everything, and that will leave you chuckling in spite of yourself, then Loose Shoes might be worth checking out.

Loose Shoes is a 1980 comedy with a runtime of 1 hour and 24 minutes. It has received mostly poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 4.6.