Gunless (2010)

A hardened American gunslinger is repeatedly thwarted in his attempts to mount a showdown in a friendly town in Canada where no one seems to understand or appreciate the brutal code of the American Wild West.

Director:

William Phillips

Writer:

William Phillips

Stars:

Paul Gross, Sienna Guillory, Dustin Milligan

5 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Gross	...	The Montana Kid
Sienna Guillory	...	Jane Taylor
Dustin Milligan	...	Corporal Jonathan Kent
Tyler Mane	...	Jack
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Ben Cutter
Graham Greene	...	N'Kwala
Jay Brazeau	...	Dr. Angus Schiffron
Michael Eklund	...	Larry
Alex Zahara	...	Jon
Jody Racicot	...	Paul
Shawn Campbell	...	Carl
Paul Coeur	...	Claude
Melody B. Choi	...	Adell (as Melody Choi)
Tseng Chang	...	Mr. Kwon
Laura Bertram	...	Miss Alice

Storyline

A quiet and peaceful community in the Dominion of Canada is shaken up by the arrival of a wounded and stinky gun-toting American cowboy, simply known as The Montana Kid, wanted for the alleged killing of seven men. A subsequent clarification reveals that his real name is Sean Rafferty, and he admits to killing, not seven, but eleven men. Things only get worse after Sean gets in the bad books of the local militia, and with armed bounty hunters hot on his trail, challenges the local unarmed blacksmith, Jack Smith, to a duel - wild west style!

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Plot Keywords:

gunslinger | duel | wild west | bounty hunter | blacksmith | 

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Taglines:

Fastest draw in the North... kinda.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2010 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Django Gunless

Filming Locations:

Fort Langley National Historic Site, Fort Langley, Langley Township, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

CAD 258,865 (Canada), 2 May 2010

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance,Rhombus Media,Brightlight Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Montana Kid mocks the RCMP numerous times throughout the film. This is ironic, considering Paul Gross (who plays the Montana Kid) was famous for playing Benton Fraser, the RCMP officer on Due South (1994).

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Goofs

According to the general store workers they can't sell liquor due to prohibition. The film is set in British Columbia in the late 1870s. British Columbia did not have alcohol prohibition at this time.

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Quotes

[first lines]
The Montana Kid: [hanging upside down from his horse] Do you, uh, speaky English?
Adell Kwon: [hands on hips] Do you?

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Crazy Credits

A selection of outtakes with Gross, Guillory and other cast members is featured during the closing credits.

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Connections

References Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

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Soundtracks

Corporal Kent Theme
Written by Bryden Baird

User Reviews

Props to Gross for this quirky Western from the north

Well here is a first. I've never heard of a Canadian western. The idea may sound promising or risky. What it turns out to be is delightful, a bit amateurish, but fun.

The movie is played mostly for laughs. Paul Gross is terrific. To be honest, the guy feels like a cross between Bruce Campbell and Matt Dillon to be honest. Gunless is definitely not a traditional western, but like all the best ones it has a fiery showdown, throwing in some satire for good measure.

Western and Comedy don't often come together. I think Blazzing Saddles is the only one that ever tried, either that or the only one which succeeded, (well there is also Shanghai Noon). Gunless, though far from the humour of Mel Brooks, offers something fresh amongst all the mediocre/gimmicky pre summer features currently running. If it has managed to get theatrical release in your country (to all my non-Canadian readers), go see it, if not rent it when in comes out in a few months.