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Guncrazy
Guncrazy

Guncrazy (1992)

54% User Rating
1h 37min
Drama
Romance
Thriller
Crime

"Love made them crazy. Guns made them outlaws."

California teen Anita Minteer struggles in the face of an absentee mother, her mom's abusive boyfriend, Rooney, and a lack of respect from her classmates. This all changes when a pen-pal school project connects her with convict Howard. Anita secures Howard's parole and violently squares off against Rooney after he rapes her. Soon enough, the gun-crazy teen is on the run with Howard, with his parole officer in pursuit.

Tamra DavisDirector

Cast

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Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Anita

James Le Gros

James Le Gros

Howard

Billy Drago

Billy Drago

Hank

Rodney Harvey

Rodney Harvey

Tom

Joe Dallesandro

Joe Dallesandro

Rooney

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Mr. Kincaid

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Robert Greenberg

Mr. Sheets

Jeremy Davies

Jeremy Davies

Bill

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Dan Eisenstein

Chuck

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Willow Tipton

School Girl

Ione Skye

Ione Skye

Joy

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James Oseland

Sally

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Thomas E. Weyer

Guard

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Tom Smith-Alden

Parole Officer #1

James Wheaton

James Wheaton

Parole Officer #2

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Gerald Lynn Walker

Parole Officer #3

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Ida Lee

Parishioner

Lawrence Steven Meyers

Lawrence Steven Meyers

Crazy Larry

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Herb Weld

Clyde

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Lee Mary Weilnau

Susan

Dick Warlock

Dick Warlock

Sheriff

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Neal Jano

Patient

Jaid Barrymore

Jaid Barrymore

Woman with Dog

Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

Elton

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Roger Jackson

Joe

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Sally Norvell

Waitress

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Paul Janossy

Man at Mall

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Billy Bates

Officer at Fountain

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Zane W. Levitt

Ed Hopper

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William L. Nagle

Tow Truck Driver

Leo Lee

Leo Lee

Soda Pop

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Rowena Guinness

Ruby the Prostitute

Harrison Young

Harrison Young

Howard's Dad

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Diane Firestone

News Reporter

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Michael Franco

Officer Frank

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Ray Bickel

Officer with Bullhorn

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Damon R. Jones

Damian

Reviews (1)

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John Chard
John Chard
Rating 80%

May 22, 2016

Sex Pistols Part II Guncrazy is directed by Tamra Davis and written by Matthew Bright. It stars Drew Barrymore, James Legros, Ione Skye, Michael Ironside, Joe Dallesandro and Billy Drago. Music is by Ed Tomney and cinematography by Lisa Rinzer. "Love made them crazy. Guns made them outlaws!" High schooler Anita Minteer (Barrymore) is abused at home and at school and by so called friends. Seeking some sort of solace, she befriends - via letters - a convict named Howard (Legros). When Howard is paroled, the pair hook up and quickly find a loving bond. A bond that also involves a passion for guns... In spite of reports in some quarters, this is not a remake of Joseph H. Lewis' superb film noir of the same name (though the words gun and crazy are separated there) from 1950. Whilst it's also worth mentioning that it's not a knock-off of Bonnie and Clyde (outstanding and trailblazing pic for sure), because for that to be the case we would have to ignore the fact that Lewis' film, and the likes of They Live by Night (Nicolas Ray - 1948) , were not key influences and big movers in the lovers on the lam splinter of noir. It is of course, an amalgamation of said influences, and despite a relatively average rating on the big internet movie sites, this is a neo-noir well worth seeking out for those so inclined. Students of classic era film noir can't but help to be pulled in by the many deviance's at work, themes involving sexual abuse, promiscuity, impotence, alienation, prostitution and foolish love, the latter pitching a classic noir character into a vortex from which they in all probability know they can't return from. It's not that Anita is a femme fatale, because she's so young and isn't written as a viper type, it's that her youthful ignorance, her teenage hormones tortured by a torrid upbringing, is enough for Howard to grasp onto as a semblance of normality. They are both fools, but honest with it, it's the classic romanticised dream going sour. Again, a classic film noir trait. Visually there is much to recommend here. The use of slatted shadows and balustrade is cunning and nods appreciatively to influences past, the inference obviously that Howard may be out of prison, but he's still behind bars. Davis throws in a number of striking scenes, a camera shot looking out as a grave is dug, our lovers close and personal (sexy) as they shoot guns, and the finale has a sad grace that, "again," noir lovers can appreciate. Matthew Bright's screenplay also has black comedy elements, the script devious with Freudian smarts, while the cast turn in performances worthy of the form. OK! So this formula has been done better before, and yes we want more of Ironside and Drago (wonderful characters), and this may have underwhelmed those after a gun crazy action thriller - while Barrymore fans back in the day may have been bemused - but it's a very smart and neatly constructed neo-noir. 7.5/10

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