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: Maybe you got that weird, fuckin' sleeping disease. "Narco-sleepy." Somethin' sleepy.

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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 The X-Files (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Prepare"
Written & Performed by Rhys Fulber

User Reviews

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.