Gun Shy (2000)

An undercover DEA agent brings down the Mafia.

Director:

Eric Blakeney

Writer:

Eric Blakeney

Stars:

Liam Neeson, Sandra Bullock, Oliver Platt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Liam Neeson	...	Charlie
Oliver Platt	...	Fulvio Nesstra
José Zúñiga	...	Fidel Vaillar
Michael DeLorenzo	...	Estuvio
Andrew Lauer	...	Jason Cane (as Andy Lauer)
Richard Schiff	...	Elliott
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Howard
Gregg Daniel	...	Jonathan
Ben Weber	...	Mark
Sandra Bullock	...	Judy Tipp
Mary McCormack	...	Gloria Nesstra
Michael Mantell	...	Dr. Bleckner
Mitch Pileggi	...	Dexter Helvenshaw
Louis Giambalvo	...	Lonny Ward
Rick Peters	...	Bennett

Storyline

An undercover DEA agent almost gets killed, and to continue with his mission he needs to attend group therapy.

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Plot Keywords:

group therapy | colombian | murder | nurse | enema | 

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Taglines:

They've been hit before, but never in the heart.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some brief nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mary McCormack and Paul Ben-Victor were both cast members on In Plain Sight.

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Goofs

When Charles 'Charlie' Mayeaux is smoking a cigarette he puffs and exhales as if he drew smoke in, yet the cigarette isn't lit and when he exhaled, no smoke either.

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Quotes

Dave Juniper: I can't tell you how revved I am to be working with you. You're one of my heroes.
Charlie: Who are your other heroes?
Dave Juniper: Keith Richards.

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Crazy Credits

Shortly into the credits there is a brief scene of Fulvio picking a nicely grown tomato

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Connections

References Miami Vice (1984)

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Soundtracks

Under the Sun
Written by Bill Maher, & K. Alphin
Performed by Big Kenny

User Reviews

Stressed out

No wonder Charlie, the man at the center of the film is suffering from the pressures of his job. He has too many things to worry about and all his problems affects his stomach functions producing funny noises at the worst moments. What's an undercover man to do? He gets involved more deeply into trying to do a decent job and in the process, he falls in love with the woman who understands what has to be done to relieve his symptoms.

Erik Blakeney has written and directed a film that should have been seen by a wider audience, yet, this movie came and went without fanfare. It deserved a better fate because of the funny screen play Mr. Blakeney created and the wonderful cast that was gathered for the picture. The problem seems to have been in the marketing. This is clearly not a Sandra Bullock vehicle at all!

Liam Neeson and Oliver Platt are about the best thing going for the movie. Liam Neeson's Charlie is one of the funniest roles he has done in his career. Mr. Neeson tends to gravitate toward more dramatic fare, but as Charlie, he proves he is an accomplished comedian. The same goes for Oliver Platt who plays a bad guy interested in domestic activities such as cleaning a messy kitchen, or even thinking about a life in Italy growing tomatoes.

The minor roles are equally good. Jose Zuniga and Micahel DeLorenzo are hilarious as a pair of gay drug dealers. Sandra Bullock doesn't get as many opportunities in the movie, but she is seen in the pivotal role of Judy. The group therapy sessions involving Charlie and other law enforcing people are fun to watch.

Erik Blakeney shows he can do good work if only he could have the right studio people behind him.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2000 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Ein Herz & eine Kanone

Filming Locations:

Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$703,109, 6 February 2000

Gross USA:

$1,638,202

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,284,444

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures, Fortis Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1