The Rubber Gun (1977)

A communal drug family begins to dissolve from within while a University student watches and records it all.

Director:

Allan Moyle

Writers:

Stephen Lack, Allan Moyle

Stars:

Stephen Lack, Pierre Robert, Peter Brawley

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Stephen Lack	...	Steve
Pierre Robert	...	Pierre
Peter Brawley	...	Peter
Allan Moyle	...	Bozo
Pam Holmes	...	Pam
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pietro Bertolissi	...	Cop
Bill Booth	...	The Professor
Terrance P. Coady	...	Cop (as Terry Coady)
Steve Crawford	...	Cop
Alain Dumont-Frenette	...	Cop
Lily Glidden	...	The Family (as Lilly Glidden)
Pam Marchant	...	The Family
Joe Mattia	...	The Bad Cop
Martin McDonald	...	Cop
Armand Monroe	...	The Nightclub M.C.

Storyline

Steve is the witty and energetic leader/guru of a quasi-family of artists-turned-drug addicts living together in a commune in Montreal. Bozo is a shy and naive McGill University sociology student who infiltrates the group, his motive being that he's writing his thesis on drug culture and is fascinated by Steve and his family. Bozo is very professional about his approach, but Steve regards him with bemused contempt. What Bozo observes is a group threatened from within and without. Steve is having doubts about his position as leader and Pierre and Peter have turned from cocaine to heroin. On top of that, a large cache of drugs is sitting in a locker at the Montreal Windsor Station, and the family are looking to retrieve it to make them rich and happy again. The problem is that the Police have surrounded the building and are closely watching it all times. Under this pressure Steve decides to back away, to the dismay of the rest of the group and Peter and Pierre decide amongst themselves ...

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 1978 (Netherlands)

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 90,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

St. Lawrence Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Montreal Main (1974)

User Reviews

Excellent little film

I saw this movie in my film school days and still remember it as one of the best films I saw that decade (70s)....and I saw many many very good films. I have hoped to see it again, but it never reappeared, not even on video. It has an interesting sorta dual plot line and very good realistic acting and dialog. Actually - the most realistic dialog of any film I have ever seen. I think I read that most of the actors were non-actors and much of the acting was improvised, which makes their performance even more amazing. This is one of several films I saw I my film school days that I saw once, when it made its rep house circuit, and then disappeared forever....that I wish would be resurrected on video or DVD.