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Pass the Ammo

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
582
YOUR RATING
Pass the Ammo (1987)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
A heist of a corrupt preacher goes wrong.A heist of a corrupt preacher goes wrong.A heist of a corrupt preacher goes wrong.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
582
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • David Beaird
  • Writers
    • Joel Cohen
    • Neil Cohen
  • Stars
    • Bill Paxton
    • Linda Kozlowski
    • Tim Curry
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Beaird
  • Writers
    • Joel Cohen
    • Neil Cohen
  • Stars
    • Bill Paxton
    • Linda Kozlowski
    • Tim Curry
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 16User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Annie Potts in Pass the Ammo (1987)
    Tim Curry and Annie Potts in Pass the Ammo (1987)
    Annie Potts and Brian Thompson in Pass the Ammo (1987)
    Annie Potts, Joyce Allison, Beverly Boatright, Sherry Dodson, Kelly Householder, Pam Lawrence, Patty Pasternostro, Joanna Simmons, Dana Tanner, Sherry Williams, and Chris Martin in Pass the Ammo (1987)
    Bill Paxton and Linda Kozlowski in Pass the Ammo (1987)
    Annie Potts and Brian Thompson in Pass the Ammo (1987)
    Tim Curry in Pass the Ammo (1987)
    Bill Paxton, Dennis Burkley, Linda Kozlowski, and Glenn Withrow in Pass the Ammo (1987)
    Bill Paxton in Pass the Ammo (1987)
    Linda Kozlowski in Pass the Ammo (1987)
    Tim Curry, Annie Potts, and Linda Kozlowski in Pass the Ammo (1987)
    Pass the Ammo (1987)

    Top cast

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    Bill Paxton
    Bill Paxton
    • Jesse Wilkes
    Linda Kozlowski
    Linda Kozlowski
    • Claire
    Tim Curry
    Tim Curry
    • Rev. Ray Porter
    Annie Potts
    Annie Potts
    • Darla
    Dennis Burkley
    Dennis Burkley
    • Big Joe Becker
    Glenn Withrow
    Glenn Withrow
    • Arnold Limpet
    Anthony Geary
    Anthony Geary
    • Stonewall
    Brian Thompson
    Brian Thompson
    • Kenny Hamilton
    Logan Ramsey
    Logan Ramsey
    • Jim Bob Collins
    Leland Crooke
    Leland Crooke
    • Sheriff Rascal Lebeaux
    Jim Holmes
    Jim Holmes
    • Governor
    Richard Paul
    Richard Paul
    • G.W. Wraith
    John Cody
    • Billy
    Paul Cody
    • Dean
    Debra Sue Maffett
    • Miss Dallas
    Elizabeth Gracen
    Elizabeth Gracen
    • Christie Lynn
    Brad Koepenick
    Brad Koepenick
    • Rickey Marcell
    • (as Brad Kepnick)
    Paul Ben-Victor
    Paul Ben-Victor
    • Eddie Depaul
    • Director
      • David Beaird
    • Writers
      • Joel Cohen
      • Neil Cohen
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Shot in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a town whose tourism relies on religion. When the townspeople got wind of this movie's premise, they picketed the production.
    • Goofs
      Officer Depaul informs the sheriff that all members of the terrorist group are only armed with pistols (another character makes a similar comment later on). However, one of them carries a shotgun, visible at all times considering that there's cameras filming the group.

      False: One officer says, "Look all they got in there is pistols and a two barrel. Don't blow it out of proportion. That's how wars get started." The two barrel is referring to a shotgun.
    • Quotes

      Darla: That man is so horny not even the crack of dawn is safe.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood vs. Religion (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      You're in Paradise Now
      Music by David Newman

      Lyrics by Nan O'Byrne

      Performed by Annie Potts

    User reviews16

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    mild but entertaining satire needs sharper teeth
    Don't expect much subtlety from this broad but skin-deep satire of TV evangelism, in which an amiable quartet of amateur thieves takes over a TV temple and holds the clergy hostage against a siege of state militia, local police, yellow journalists, and resident vigilantes (can you guess who gets the most sympathy?). The script is more than a little self-satisfied, taking earnest potshots at easy targets without inflicting any serious damage, and except for Tim Curry (who plays the greedy preacher with his tongue firmly in cheek), the holy rollers and gullible worshippers are all too exaggerated to be convincing (it's hard to fake so much bogus sincerity). But once the stand-off is finally underway (after a set-up stretched twenty minutes too long) the story relaxes enough to give the characters room to have fun. The film is certainly no 'Dog Day Afternoon', but it does have its moments, and no one can say it isn't lively. Too bad the real thing (Jim and Tammy Baker; the good reverend Swaggart et al) is so much funnier.
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    • Dec 24, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Faule Tricks und fromme Sprüche
    • Filming locations
      • Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA
    • Production company
      • The Vista Organisation
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $169,785
    • Gross worldwide
      • $169,785
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo

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