Gunn (1967)

Peter Gunn investigates the murder of Scarlotti, a mobster who once saved the detective's life. The primary suspect appears to be Fusco, who has taken over. In the middle of the case, an ... See full summary »

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Blake Edwards (screenplay), William Peter Blatty (screenplay),

Stars:

Craig Stevens, Laura Devon, Edward Asner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Craig Stevens	...	Peter Gunn
Laura Devon	...	Edie
Edward Asner	...	Police Lt. Jacoby
Albert Paulsen	...	Nick Fusco
Sherry Jackson	...	Samantha
Helen Traubel	...	Mother
Jerry Douglas	...	Dave Corwin
J. Pat O'Malley	...	Tinker
Regis Toomey	...	The Bishop
George Murdock	...	Archie
Frank Kreig	...	Barney
Lincoln Demyan	...	Julio Scarlotti
Chanin Hale	...	Scarlotti's Mistress
Charles Dierkop	...	Lazlo Joyce
Mikel Angel	...	Rasputin

Storyline

Peter Gunn investigates the murder of Scarlotti, a mobster who once saved the detective's life. The primary suspect appears to be Fusco, who has taken over. In the middle of the case, an unclothed woman calling her self Samantha shows up at Gunn's apartment. The investigation gets grizzlier as it goes on, including the bombing of Mother's, one of Gunn's hangouts. Finally, Fusco gives Gunn a deadline to prove the mobster didn't kill Scarlotti - or else Gunn will be killed.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | character name in title

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Taglines:

Gunn explodes in his first big screen color caper!

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 1968 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

24 uur uit 't leven van een Moordenaar

Company Credits

Production Co:

Geoffrey Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Gunn eats melon continually during lengthy scene in diner but at end of meal, only a few bites are missing from slice.

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Connections

Followed by Peter Gunn (1989)

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Soundtracks

"I Like The Look"
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Music by Henry Mancini

User Reviews

Totally forgotten but excellent detective/mystery film.

This movie is based on the very popular 1960's TV show "Peter Gunn." It was an early Blake Edwards effort that was unfortunately made three or four years too late. The film industry was already following the mood of the viewing public into the era of "relevance." Up against films like "The I.P.C.R.I.S. File" and "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold" it seemed lightweight and trivial. Too bad, because this film is clever, witty, well cast, well acted, well directed, well paced, well filmed, well edited and has a superb Henry Mancini score that is as good as movie music gets.

"Gunn" is also a very good detective movie with a plot that is far above the average, as good as any Dashal Hammit story.

"Gunn" is also Blake Edwards dress rehearsal for the "Pink Pnather." Using "TV Actors" and in-your-face Mid-60's Los Angelas waterfront locations, Edwards created a low budget film with a high budget look and feel. If it were released today it would easily rival "Pulp Fiction" and "Get Shorty" for box office and critical honors.

If you want to see where "The Pink Panther" came from, or if you want to see what the early 60's in L.A. really looked like, or if you just want to see one of the best detective movies ever made, then take a look at "Gunn."