Gun Shy (2000)

Director:

Eric Blakeney

Writer (WGA):

Eric Blakeney (written by)

Release Date:

4 February 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

An undercover DEA agent brings down the Mafia.

Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Gay | Restaurant Scene | Gun | Gardening

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Gunshy (Australia) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some brief nudity.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Philippines:PG-13

Company:

Fortis Films

Trivia:

The bus that Charlie (Liam Neeson) gets Judy (Sandra Bullock) to avoid hitting with her car has a registry number of 2525 on it. This was the same bus number that Sandra Bullock drove in the film, Speed (1994/I).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Cameraman's shadow on the floor in front of Charlie's bathroom stall just as the camera begins to rise over the top of the door.

Quotes:

Jason's Girlfriend: I wonder what kind of business they're talking about.
Gloria Minetti Nesstra: They're laundering money.
Jason's Girlfriend: What do you mean?
Gloria Minetti Nesstra: The cute Colombian and his boyfriend with the black eye. They represent a big drug cartel. They're looking to invest billions in Wall Street, and your boyfriend is setting it up for them.
Jason's Girlfriend: Wow, how exciting!
Gloria Minetti Nesstra: Yeah, well, Fulvio will foul the whole thing up, trust me.
Judy Tipp: Why do you say that?
Gloria Minetti Nesstra: He's out of his league. He doesn't have the brains or the self-control to pull anything like this off. He's pretending.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "The X Files" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Prepare

great sublime satire...

what is wrong with this film? absolutely nothing. the story is MORE believable than analyze this to which this has been compared but there is no comparison-they're both great movies in there own right and totally different genres. analyze this is a straight up fantastical farce where gun shy is a dramatic romantic comedy more in the same vein as whole nine yards (but done much better). the soundtrack is excellent (you can't lose with tom waites!)the editing is wonderful(liam's "perception" in the 1st scene is hysterical) and the storyline flows.

charlie and fulvio's developing fiendship shows insight to the harshness of choosing a dangerous perfession and being born into it. either way you look at it, they are just two guys that hate their jobs just like the guys in the group sessions. wheather your a cop, thug, banker, lawyer, or stockbroker; life gets to a point where it all blends into an unfulfilling mess and you feel as if your drowning.

i noticed a lot of negitive reviews and am surprised at that. (like the gay thing-no one in this film is what they seem - get it?) maybe this is too complicated of a movie for everyone to enjoy. maybe hollywood has been putting out too much mission impossible eye candy that thinking about a movie and an underlying concept just shouldn't be expected anymore. this is a funny, sweet, real film. give it a chance.