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Gun

  • TV Series
  • 19971997
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
379
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James Gandolfini in Gun (1997)
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  • Drama
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it. Written and directed by the different actors.Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it. Written and directed by the different actors.Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it. Written and directed by the different actors.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
379
YOUR RATING
  • Creator
    • James Steven Sadwith
  • Stars
    • Daryl Hannah
    • Rosanna Arquette
    • James Gandolfini
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  • Creator
    • James Steven Sadwith
  • Stars
    • Daryl Hannah
    • Rosanna Arquette
    • James Gandolfini
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 5 nominations total

    Episodes6

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    1997

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    Gun: Columbus Day

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    Jennifer Tilly in Gun (1997)

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    Daryl Hannah
    Daryl Hannah
    • Jill Johnsonas Jill Johnson
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Rosanna Arquette
    Rosanna Arquette
    • Lilly Difidelias Lilly Difideli
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    James Gandolfini
    James Gandolfini
    • Walter Difidelias Walter Difideli
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Sally Kellerman
    Sally Kellerman
    • Francesas Frances
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Peter Horton
    Peter Horton
    • Jack Keyesas Jack Keyes
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Tina Lifford
    Tina Lifford
    • Sallyas Sally
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Randy Quaid
    Randy Quaid
    • Bill Johnsonas Bill Johnson
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Chaim Jeraffi
    Chaim Jeraffi
    • The Turkas The Turk
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Jennifer Tilly
    Jennifer Tilly
    • Phyllisas Phyllis
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Tim DeZarn
    Tim DeZarn1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Sean Young
    Sean Young
    • Paulaas Paula
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Jack McGee
    Jack McGee
    • Pawnbrokeras Pawnbroker
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Tom Wright
    Tom Wright
    • Mickeyas Mickey
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Robert André
    • Julioas Julio
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Dirk Blocker
    Dirk Blocker
    • Clifford Suttonas Clifford Sutton
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Wayne Ward
    • Guard #2as Guard #2
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    John Considine
    John Considine
    • Harlanas Harlan
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    Rolando Molina
    Rolando Molina
    • Guard #1as Guard #1
    1 episode1 ep • 1997
    • Creator
      • James Steven Sadwith
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The show's concept is reminiscent of Winchester '73 (1950)
    • Connections
      Featured in The Perfect Pitch (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Happiness Is a Warm Gun
      Words & Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

      Performed by U2

      Produced by Flood

      Engineered by Rob Kirwan

      Mixed by Rob Kirwan, Flood, Howie B

      Remixed by Joe Chicarell, John X, Danny Saber

    User reviews8

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Half good, half awful
    This film contains two almost totally unrelated vignettes connected by a common gun. A terrorist is apprehended in an airport, but before he is caught, he throws away a handgun that was previously used in an assassination. After he is released, he obsessively seeks out the gun, which has by now been found and sold to Walter (James Gandolfini), a security guard who takes it home to his wife (Rosanna Arquette) to protect herself when he is on the night shift. After various events (which I will refrain from spoiling), the gun ends up in a pawnshop. From there, it finds its way to the next vignette.

    It next belongs to the president of a country club in the Deep South. When he is bitten by a rattlesnake while on the golf course and dies, the gun is lost in the tall grass. The new president (Randy Quaid) is a philanderer who is fooling around with numerous women (Jennifer Tilly, Sean Young, Sally Kellerman, et al). His wife (Daryl Hannah) seems oblivious to all this and contents herself by cooking the favorite recipes of dead presidents. Suddenly, pieces of the gun are being received in packages addressed to all the president's lovers leading to his wife's discovery of his indicretions.

    The first story is a well-crafted drama that draws the viewer in with two storylines, one following the terrorist and the other following Walter's wife Lily. The second vignette is a short story by Robert Altman, which is an imbecilic farce. It is not clear how these two short films were pasted together. I can only guess that the first story was not commercially viable due to its short length.

    The acting in the first vignette was excellent. Gandolfini does his NYC working class shtick to perfection, strutting his corpulent Italian stuff around the set like a bloated stallion. Rosanna Arquette is equally good, playing the bored NYC housewife to the hilt and delivering a surprisingly accurate performance including an excellent New York accent.

    The second vignette had a good deal of recognizable talent, but nothing even remotely intelligent for them to say or do. The dialogue and story were so bad that it is hard to understand why these veteran actors would want to be associated with the project. Maybe Altman had some kind of damaging evidence against them. To their credit, Randy Quaid and Jennifer Tilly made the best of a bad situation and delivered a couple of comical moments amid the mindlessness.

    In rating this film, I had to split the rating in two. The drama I rated an 8/10 and the comedy a 2/10. Therefore, the average would be a 5/10. It is worth seeing the first one, but if you dare to continue, turn off your VCR/DVD and drink a six-pack. That is the only way second vignette is tolerable.
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    • Oct 27, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Uma Arma
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Sadwith Productions
      • Sandcastle 5 Productions
      • The Kushner-Locke Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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