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Gun Shy

  • 2000
  • R
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
7.7K
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Gun Shy (2000)
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ComedyCrimeRomance

An undercover agent relies on the support of an unstable therapy group while working a sting operation.An undercover agent relies on the support of an unstable therapy group while working a sting operation.An undercover agent relies on the support of an unstable therapy group while working a sting operation.

  • Director
    • Eric Blakeney
  • Writer
    • Eric Blakeney
  • Stars
    • Liam Neeson
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Oliver Platt
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    7.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eric Blakeney
    • Writer
      • Eric Blakeney
    • Stars
      • Liam Neeson
      • Sandra Bullock
      • Oliver Platt
    • 95User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
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    Director and writer Eric Blakeney
    Sandra Bullock and Liam Neeson in Gun Shy (2000)
    Liam Neeson and Michael Weatherly in Gun Shy (2000)
    Sandra Bullock, Liam Neeson, and Oliver Platt in Gun Shy (2000)
    Sandra Bullock, Liam Neeson, and Oliver Platt in Gun Shy (2000)

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    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Charlie
    Sandra Bullock
    Sandra Bullock
    • Judy Tipp
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Fulvio Nesstra
    José Zúñiga
    José Zúñiga
    • Fidel Vaillar
    Michael DeLorenzo
    Michael DeLorenzo
    • Estuvio
    Andy Lauer
    Andy Lauer
    • Jason Cane
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • Elliott
    Paul Ben-Victor
    Paul Ben-Victor
    • Howard
    Gregg Daniel
    Gregg Daniel
    • Jonathan
    Ben Weber
    Ben Weber
    • Mark
    Mary McCormack
    Mary McCormack
    • Gloria Nesstra
    Michael Mantell
    Michael Mantell
    • Dr. Bleckner
    Mitch Pileggi
    Mitch Pileggi
    • Dexter Helvenshaw
    Louis Giambalvo
    Louis Giambalvo
    • Lonny Ward
    Rick Peters
    Rick Peters
    • Bennett
    Dusty Kay
    • Kapstein
    Jerry Stahl
    Jerry Stahl
    • Lucien
    Michael Weatherly
    Michael Weatherly
    • Dave Juniper
    • Director
      • Eric Blakeney
    • Writer
      • Eric Blakeney
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Despite being the female lead, Sandra Bullock doesn't appear on screen until 32:21 mark.
    • Goofs
      Cameraman's shadow on the floor in front of Charlie's bathroom stall just as the camera begins to rise over the top of the door.
    • Quotes

      Fulvio Nesstra: Fun is overrated.

    • Crazy credits
      Shortly into the credits there is a brief scene of Fulvio picking a nicely grown tomato.
    • Connections
      References From Russia with Love (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Blue Skies for Everyone
      Written & Performed by Bob Schneider

    User reviews95

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    4/10
    Slapstick Mixed with Psychology
    GUN SHY is a peculiar movie, one that purports to have a significant storyline but one that splinters ideas all over the place, leaving the viewer wondering what all the fuss is about.

    'Charlie' Mayeaux (Liam Neeson) is a bummed out DEA agent fresh from a bungled case yet given an important assignment to break a Columbian drug cartel represented by Fidel (José Zúñiga) and his boyfriend Estuvio (Michael DeLorenzo). Also caught up in this mélange is the Mafia represented, however reluctantly, by Fulvio Nestra (Oliver Platt), a nerdy but vicious bungler whose temper is uncontrollable, partly due to his insipid belittling wife Gloria (Mary McCormack) whose father demands Fulvio's crime life importance. Charlie is a mess, meets a psychologist who introduces him to group therapy (where Charlie idiotically relates all the DEA secrets openly) and to gastroenterology where nurse Judy (Sandra Bullock) administers a barium enema then other more herbal-sided treatments while she and Charlie become bonded. People are maimed (gunshot castration), killed, made to look foolish, all to the end of supposedly belly laughs on the part of the audience.

    True, Neeson shows a flair for comedy and Platt manages to convey a breakthrough role for him, but the rest is a jumbled mess. Made in 2000 with the Twin Towers of New York frequently visible during talk against Arabs and the Middle East, it is easy to see why the timing of this 'yet another Mafia vs law' film contributed to its short theater run (how many have even heard of it?). But in the final analysis it probably failed on its own merits - sad for a film filled to the brim with very fine actors. Grady Harp
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    • gradyharp
    • Feb 27, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 4, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • aşk silahı
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA(Set built for Nesstra's Sicilian farm house)
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Fortis Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,638,202
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $703,109
      • Feb 6, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,284,444
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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