Gun Crazy
Film195087 min

Gun Crazy

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramathrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Thrill Crazy... Kill Crazy... Gun Crazy"

Boxlist takeFresh and weighty: a morally murky crime thriller, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 180 votes

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Joseph H. Lewis

Cast

  • Peggy Cummins
  • John Dall
  • Berry Kroeger
  • Morris Carnovsky
  • Anabel Shaw

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1950
Runtime
87 min
Status
Released
Studio
King Brothers Productions
Taste scores
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