A loose cannon was a hazard on a gun deck of a wooden warship; figuratively it can mean a person acting in a wild and unpredictable manner and a danger to their own side.
Loose Cannon or Loose Cannons may also refer to:
Film Loose Cannons (1990 film), an American comedy film Loose Cannons (2010 film), an Italian comedy film
Music Loose Cannon, a 2012 mixtape by Cashis Loose Cannon, a 2023 album by Jake Owen "Loose Cannon" a song by Killing Joke from the 2003 album Killing Joke "Loose Cannons", a song by Kurupt from the 1999 album Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha "Loose Cannons", a song by Dr. Dre from the 2015 album Compton
Video games Jinx, also known as the "Loose Cannon", a character in the video game League of Legends Loose Cannon Studios, an American video game developer
Other uses Jitka Harazimova (born 1975), also known as the "Loose Cannon", Czech bodybuilder Loose Cannon, a 2000 novel by Dean Ing Loose Cannon Productions, a British video production company that was known for its "tele-snap reconstructions" of Doctor Who
See also
The Loose Canon, a religious text of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster