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Overview

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Director:
Aric Avelino
Writers:
Steven Bagatourian (written by) and
Aric Avelino (written by)
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Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
One nation under fire.
Plot:
Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
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American gun, not loaded. more (26 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Marcia Gay Harden ... Janet Huttenson

Forest Whitaker ... Carter

Donald Sutherland ... Carl Wilk

Lisa Long ... Sandra Cohen

Chris Warren Jr. ... Marcus

David Heymann ... Producer

Chris Marquette ... David Huttenson

Amanda Seyfried ... Mouse

Nikki Reed ... Tally

Joseph Kell ... Security Guard

Tony Goldwyn ... Frank

Rex Linn ... Earl

Kevin Phillips ... Reggie

Davenia McFadden ... Felicia

Linda Cardellini ... Mary Ann Wilk
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violent content and language.
Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #41047) | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R13 | Singapore:NC-16
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Company:
IFC Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
While shooting scenes with Forest Whitaker and 'Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon' in an LA neighborhood, the arrival of Britney Spears halted production. She was visiting a friend in the house next door, trailed by several shouting paparazzi photographers. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Jay buys a toy gun and a can of spray paint from the store. In actuality, spray paint is not sold in the city of Chicago. more
Movie Connections:
Features Pickup on South Street (1953) more
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4 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
American gun, not loaded., 7 September 2006
4/10
Author: Maximillian Hope from United States

The film American Gun seemed like it never started far after the end credits began running. It seemed like, what the director was trying to say, was never actually portrayed on screen. With the exception of a few sporadic and impressive performances, there is nothing American Gun really offers. After reading all the comparisons to Paul Haggis' Crash on the back of the DVD cover, I was very disappointed in the outcome of this film. Many may argue that this film shows the struggle that people go through, dealing with violence in America, but the film never actually gives us a solution. Obviously director Aric Avelino's debut tries to omit any solutions to the rapid gun craze in the United States. He even traps the audience inside of a gun store before the credits roll. Overall this was an amateur effort by an amateur filmmaker whom will hopefully turn out some better film in the future.

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