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Mean Guns

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
4.7K
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Mean Guns (1997)
ActionCrimeThriller

100 people, who have betrayed The Syndicate, are gathered in a prison opening the next day. They are given weapons and 6 hours to kill each other. The 3 remaining share $10,000,000.100 people, who have betrayed The Syndicate, are gathered in a prison opening the next day. They are given weapons and 6 hours to kill each other. The 3 remaining share $10,000,000.100 people, who have betrayed The Syndicate, are gathered in a prison opening the next day. They are given weapons and 6 hours to kill each other. The 3 remaining share $10,000,000.

  • Director
    • Albert Pyun
  • Writer
    • Andrew Witham
  • Stars
    • Christopher Lambert
    • Ice-T
    • Michael Halsey
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    4.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Albert Pyun
    • Writer
      • Andrew Witham
    • Stars
      • Christopher Lambert
      • Ice-T
      • Michael Halsey
    • 69User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    Christopher Lambert
    Christopher Lambert
    • Lou
    Ice-T
    Ice-T
    • Vincent Moon
    Michael Halsey
    Michael Halsey
    • Marcus
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    • Cam
    Tina Cote
    • Barbie
    • (as Tina Coté)
    Yuji Okumoto
    Yuji Okumoto
    • Hoss
    Thom Mathews
    Thom Mathews
    • Crow
    Kimberly Warren
    • D
    Hunter Doughty
    • Little Lucy
    • (as Hunter Lockwood Doughty)
    Jerry Rector
    Jerry Rector
    • Bob
    James Wellington
    James Wellington
    • Ricky
    Hoke Howell
    Hoke Howell
    • Commissioner Guildner
    James Mathers
    James Mathers
    • Jerry Montegna
    Milan Nicksic
    • Kobolski
    Jahi J.J. Zuri
    • Blondie
    Kimko
    • Suit
    Jim Koehler
    • Slick
    Robert Lennon
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    • Director
      • Albert Pyun
    • Writer
      • Andrew Witham
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    • Trivia
      Christopher Lambert only worked on the film for 2 days. He was scheduled for 3 days, but had a prior commitment so he could only work for 2 days.
    • Goofs
      A newspaper clipping with the headline "New Prison Opens Tomorrow" is shown and the text underneath has a spelling error saying "A new prinson opens tomorrow... ".
    • Quotes

      Moon's Associate: What if we don't want to play?

      [Moon shoots him]

      Moon: THEN DON'T! ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

      Lou: Yes. Where can I get this CD?

      Moon: You like Prado?

      Lou: Yes. Makes you want to dance.

    • Alternate versions
      European release has several additional scenes that give Lou (Christopher Lambert) questionable motives.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sven Uslings Bio: Mean Guns (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Adios
      Written by Enric Madriguera

      © Peer International Corporation BMI

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    Bad...very bad
    To start off with this easily dismissable garbage, I should say that the premise is great. An action picture needs a plot like this one to set up the sequences, but this one manages to be...bad. Very bad.

    The direction is probably the biggest weight to bringing it down to the bottom of the barrel. Director Albert Pyun has had a lot experience with the profession, but this movie is directed with a questionable ineptitude. He makes an embarrassing error in setting the film to an elevator music-like jazz that doesn't fit even in the least bit well. This film is obviously on a low budget, but better music would have been easily obtained...this shows a purposeful decision. A bad one at that. The lighting is one of the director's worst annoyances in this movie. The film is shot with a blue filter and the light from the windows shine in, getting in the way. The film looks absolutely terrible . The acting is my next major complaint. Christopher Lambert who, year by year, becomes increasingly more generic gives a generally bad performance. He is cocky, not in a good Bruce Willis "Die Hard" way either. He's like those nerds I used to see in middle school gym class who would walk around like they're the stuff and then embarrass themselves when we would play basketball. Ice T is just himself, an angry, sleazy, platinum-toothed gangster. He is funny to watch and quote in his bizzare and equally bad performance. I don't want to complain too much about the writing, because of the original idea, but the script is filled with Tarantino-wannabe dialogue and weak action, with a laughable climax on top. I didn't expect much at the video store when I passed this one in the action section. I atleast wanted some action, not seaking good direction and acting, but everything is last rate...disappointingly enough, the action scenes.
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    • Dec 29, 2002

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • American Venecular
    • Filming locations
      • Twin Towers Correctional Facility - 450 Bauchet Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Prison Complex)
    • Production companies
      • Filmwerks
      • Mean Guns Inc.
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    • Budget
      • $2,095,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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