Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
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7.6/10
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- MacKinlay Kantor(screenplay by)
- Millard Kaufman(screenplay by)
- Dalton Trumbo(screenplay)
- Stars
- MacKinlay Kantor(screenplay by)
- Millard Kaufman(screenplay by)
- Dalton Trumbo(screenplay)
- Stars
Russ Tamblyn
- Bart Tare (age 14)
- (as Rusty Tamblyn)
David Bair
- Dave Allister (child)
- (as Dave Bair)
Frances Irvin
- Danceland Singer
- (as Frances Irwin)
- MacKinlay Kantor(screenplay by) (story "Gun Crazy")
- Millard Kaufman(screenplay by)
- Dalton Trumbo(screenplay) (originally uncredited)
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- TriviaThe bank heist sequence was done entirely in one take, with no one outside the principal actors and people inside the bank aware that a movie was being filmed. When John Dall as Bart Tare says, "I hope we find a parking space," he really meant it, as there was no guarantee that there would be one. In addition, at the end of the sequence someone in the background screams that there's been a bank robbery - this was actually a bystander who saw the filming and assumed the worst.
- GoofsAnyone who has done even a little mountain hiking knows that alpine marshes and swamps are quite common, especially in California. All it takes is a shallow depression that fills seasonally with snow melt. Many (not all) alpine lakes have adjacent marshy areas. There is no suggestion in the film that the protagonists are at an altitude sufficient for permanent snow cover. Consequently, movement into a marshy area for the final scene is not a goof in any sense.
- ConnectionsEdited into American Cinema: Film Noir (1995)
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Crazy bout this underrated gem
Sharpshooters Ben Tare and Annie Laurie Starr, fall in love at a carnival sideshow, marry soon after and hope for a peaceful married life. When the money runs out Annie tells Ben that using the guns for nefarious purposes will the only way for them to survive. While placid Ben agrees to the proposal, trigger happy Annie soon gets them deeper and deeper in trouble with the law following robbery after robbery, stickup after stickup, until it becomes kill or be killed. Very daring and overlooked film, rises above the status of the B movie genre to which this film is delegated to. Cummins is perfect as the gun-crazed, as well the love-hungry Annie. Great cinematography by Russell Harlan, shooting all of the bank holdups from the back seat of the couple's car, making the audience feel a part of the getaway. Rating, 9 of 10
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- Mike-764
- Oct 6, 2002
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- 1 hour 27 minutes
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