Gunshy (1998)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Jeff Celentano

Writer:

Larry Gross (written by)

Release Date:

17 August 2000 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Cold-blooded killers.

Plot:

When the New York journalist Jake Bridges catches his girlfriend with another guy, he goes to Atlantic City to drink himself to oblivion...

Plot Keywords:

Organized Crime | Female Nudity | Wheelchair | Mafia | Reference To Moby Dick

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 11	1:25 PM	TMC
Sat. Nov. 21	3:00 PM	TMC

Cast

William Petersen	...	Jake Bridges
Michael Wincott	...	Frankie McGregor
Diane Lane	...	Melissa
R. Lee Ermey	...	Jerry
Kevin Gage	...	Ward
Michael Byrne	...	Lange
Eric Schaeffer	...	Gwynne
Meat Loaf	...	Lew Collins
Musetta Vander	...	Grace
John Fleck	...	Willis
Badja Djola	...	Abel
Benjamin Lum	...	Kwai
Natalie Canerday	...	Jan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ray Bickel	...	Security Guard Harry
Thomas C. Bright	...	Plimpton
Jesse Dabson	...	Bernard
Tera Hendrickson	...	Jenny
Jim Hodge	...	Bartender ('Erin Bar') (as Jim B. Hodge)
Stephen Ingle	...	Delivery boy
Michael L. Kavanagh	...	Bartender
Robert Madrid	...	Tommy Hats
Cee Cee Michaela	...	Nurse (as Cee-Cee Harshaw)
John Rayner	...	Maitre D'
James Staszkiel	...	Wilmer
Jennie Vaughn	...	Betty
Jodi Verdu	...	Tina
Al Vicente	...	Commando Leader
Christopher Wiehl	...	Tim
Ken Wright	...	Assistant DA
Richard Zavaglia	...	Officer H. Pagliaro

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | USA:R | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Periscope Pictures

Quotes:

Jake Bridges: I sold a lot of magazines for you, Jerry.
Jerry: And you still can, I guess. Get yourself a job at a newsstand.

Movie Connections:

Features Casablanca (1942)

Effective, well made low budget thriller.

Ably directed by Jeff Calentano, and with a well judged script by veteran writer Larry Gross this is one low budgeter than delivers far better than expected.

However where Gunshy impresses most is in it's performances, with William Petersen, Diane Lane and especially Michael Byrne all very good in their roles, and an excellent turn by the under rated Michael Wincott. Eric Schaeffer and Kevin Gage are both pretty good in support, while the rest of the cast is solidly fleshed out by the likes of Badja Djola, Meat Loaf, Musetta Vander and (in little more than a cameo) R. Lee Ermey.

While not original by any means, 'Gunshy' still manages to be an entertaining, well structured thriller that delivers the goods far better than most of it's low budget brethren, due in no small part to a batch of very good performances and solid writing and direction, and as such is well worth catching.