Gun Shy (2000)

An undercover DEA agent brings down the Mafia.

Director:

Eric Blakeney

Writer:

Eric Blakeney

Stars:

Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, José Zúñiga

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Liam Neeson	...	Charles 'Charlie' Mayeaux
Oliver Platt	...	Fulvio Nesstra
José Zúñiga	...	Fidel Vaillar
Michael DeLorenzo	...	Estuvio Clavo
Andrew Lauer	...	Jason Cane (as Andy Lauer)
Richard Schiff	...	Elliott
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Howard
Gregg Daniel	...	Jonathan
Ben Weber	...	Mark
Sandra Bullock	...	Judy Tipp
Mary McCormack	...	Gloria Minetti Nesstra
Michael Mantell	...	Dr. Jeff Bleckner
Mitch Pileggi	...	Dexter Helvenshaw
Louis Giambalvo	...	Lonny Ward
Rick Peters	...	Bennett

Storyline

An undercover DEA agent almost gets killed, and to continue with his mission he needs to attend group therapy.

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Plot Keywords:

mafia | group therapy | drug cartel | flatulence | police officer killed | 

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Taglines:

The Agency's best has a bad case of nerves.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Hollywood Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ein Herz & eine Kanone

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$703,109 (USA) (4 February 2000)

Gross:

$1,631,839 (USA) (9 June 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures, Fortis Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Liam Neeson's character is getting an enema from Sandra Bullock's character, he's on his right side. Enemas are always given with the patient laying on their left side.

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Quotes

Fulvio Nesstra: Everybody I ever knew just treated me like I was dog shit, even my fuckin' grandmother. Could you believe an Italian grandma would treat her sweet, little bambino like a fuckin' herpe?

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Crazy Credits

Shortly into the credits there is a brief scene of Fulvio picking a nicely grown tomato

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Connections

References Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

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Soundtracks

"Drunk Is Better Than Dead"
Written by Chris Trapper
Performed by The Push Stars

User Reviews

A brilliantly scripted, original and funny film.

Gunshy (Gun Shy in the US) is a brilliantly scripted, original and funny film. With great performances by Liam Neason as well as some of his supports, writer / director Eric Blakeney has managed to realise and create one of the most refreshing films to come out of the US for a long time. Too often it is the script that lets a film down - not with Gunshy! And to then put words to the screen as successfully as Blakeney has managed himself is really encouraging. After this directorial debut I can hardly wait to see what he can come up with next! It just leaves me wondering: who screwed up the marketing for Gunshy, because this is definitely a film that deserved a much better reception than it got. Categorising Gunshy as a "Sandra Bullock romantic comedy" is not only clearly wrong, but leaves those searching for such a film disappointed, and the audience that would most appreciate this film unaware of Gunshy´s existence. I only saw Gunshy by chance, loved it, and would urge anyone to go and see it!