Gunshy (1998)

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:

Beautiful Woman | Female Nudity | Atlantic City New Jersey | Mafia | Organized Crime

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

Colour:

Colour

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: [singing] What do you do with a drunken sailor? What do you do with a drunken sailor? What do you do with a drunken sailor? You put him in a long boat and wait until morning.

Movie Connections:

Features Casablanca (1942)

A kind of "gangster with a heart of gold", but it works.

This is an enjoyable movie. A supposedly down-and-out writer (Jake, played by William Peterson) who is actually working undercover in order to get some material for a novel gets more than he bargains for. The cops he works for turn out to be as bad as the gangsters he's supposedly trying to get arrested. He gradually befriends one of the gangsters (Frankie, played by Michael Wincott) and much of the plot turns on issues of betrayal, love and friendship. Beautifully shot, well acted...Wincott is particularly fine...and a plot that keeps you wondering what's going to happen. Some pretty violent scenes, so those who don't like violence, keep away.

Even though the movie is shot in color, the lighting reminds you of the great noir genre films of the 50's. Diane Lane plays Melissa, the love interest for both men. The ending is a surprise.