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5.8/10   1,098 votes
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Director:
Ash Baron-Cohen
Writer:
Ash Baron-Cohen (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
6 July 2000 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
What happens when a kid finds a gun or a gun finds a kid?
Plot:
Two teens impulsively decide to rob a bank, a la Bonnie and Clyde. Quickly they find themselves in over... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Michael Moore could have made this! more (50 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mischa Barton ... Rocky
Cameron Van Hoy ... Stevie

Burt Reynolds ... Daniel Bender
Adam Farrar ... Wheelchair Man

David Alan Graf ... Bank Manager
Kurt Loder ... Himself
James Gordon ... J.P. / TV Preacher

Darling Narita ... Joy

Ed Metzger ... Mr. Edwards

Susan Horton ... Rio (as Suzie Horton)

Jonathan Coogan ... Bank Security Guard
Uri Ryder ... Pizza Man

Matthew Fairchild ... Rocky's Dad (as Mathew Fairchild)
Hsa Mann ... Puppy Seller #1
Ash Baron-Cohen ... Puppy Seller #2 (as Johnny Hawaiian)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rating surrendered; previously rated R for violence involving juveniles, strong language including sexual dialogue, and for brief sexuality.
Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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4 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Michael Moore could have made this!, 6 August 2003
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Author: Arnoud (arnoudgoos@hotmail.com) from Herpen, The Netherlands

I think 'Pups' really likes to show the audience how crazy and messed up this world is. Director Ash, who also wrote the story for the film, tells you the story of two kids who find a gun and go rob a bank on their way to school. The story is really topical with all over the world children with guns are shooting in schools and in other public places. The lame acting of Cameron van Hoy, who plays the kid who finds his mother's gun, is not very important for the story and of course the message the director likes to bring us. And that message is: Where is it going with this world? And why is the gun-policy so lax in the land of dreams? It is a question Micheal Moore has asked us for a long time and now director Ash is asking the same question. 'Pups' is not a very great movie, but the message only is worth watching it.

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