Jane Got a Gun (2015)

A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.

Director:

Gavin O'Connor

Writers:

Brian Duffield (screenplay), Anthony Tambakis (screenplay)

Stars:

Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Natalie Portman	...	Jane Hammond
Joel Edgerton	...	Dan Frost
Ewan McGregor	...	John Bishop
Noah Emmerich	...	Bill Hammond
Boyd Holbrook	...	Vic Owen
Rodrigo Santoro	...	Fitchum
James Burnett	...	Cunny Charlie
Sam Quinn	...	Slow Jeremiah
Maisie McMaster	...	Kate
Jenny Gabrielle	...	Whore
Alex Manette	...	Buck
Piper Sheets	...	Mary
Celia Kessler	...	Jig Girl
Linda Martin	...	Madame
Kristin Hansen	...	Woman #1 (as Kristen Hansen)

Storyline

Jane Got a Gun centers on Jane Hammond, who has built a new life with her husband Bill "Ham" Hammond after being tormented by the ultra-violent Bishop Boys outlaw gang. She finds herself in the gang's cross-hairs once again when Ham stumbles home riddled with bullets after dueling with the Boys and their relentless mastermind Colin. With the vengeful crew hot on Ham's trail, Jane has nowhere to turn but to her former fiancé Dan Frost for help in defending her family against certain destruction. Haunted by old memories, Jane's past meets the present in a heart-stopping battle for survival.

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Plot Keywords:

gun store | female fighter | quick draw | gunfight | weapon | 

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Taglines:

Strength, justice, power, vengeance.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Natalie Portman plays Jane Hammond. In V for Vendetta (2005), her character's name is Evey Hammond, and in the Thor films, her character's name is Jane Foster.

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Goofs

After missing her target horribly while learning to shoot a pistol, Jane picks up a rifle to demonstrate that she can shoot that type of firearm well. Jane then proceeds to shoot the handle off of an ax. No settler out in the middle of nowhere would shoot the handle off of a much needed and precious implement such as an ax just to prove a point.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jane Hammond: [whispering a bedtime story] Callie and Decca were two sisters. They were on a boat. They're in the water, and Callie said to Decca, "Decca, will you tell me the story about the upside-down tree again please?" And Decca said, "Once upon a time, there was an upside-down tree. And anyone who walked in through the door of its trunk would be immediately turned to good if they were bad." Callie said, "I would really like to see that tree sometime." They went on and on in the water. Can ...
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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Natalie Portman/John Oliver/Sia (2016)

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Soundtracks

Jane Gets a Ride
Written and Performed by Robb Janov
Courtesy of CEG Rights, B.V.

User Reviews

A decent little Western. Portman and Edgerton, in any case, make it worthwhile.

A nice, solid, little Western starring Natalie Portman and Joel Edgerton. The two were engaged before Edgerton had to go off to war, but she took off west after not having heard from him in three years. She ended up in New Mexico married to a former outlaw (Noah Emmerich) who saved her from a white slaver (Ewan McGregor? That doesn't seem right; I definitely didn't recognize him if he was the villain, and the character name on IMDb seems wrong, too). Most of that history is told in flashbacks throughout the picture. The main bulk of the story has Emmerich wounded by McGregor and his men. Portman has to defend him, and she rounds up Edgerton, who settled in the area after he found out what happened to his former fiancée, to help her protect them. The story's simple, but Portman and Edgerton carry the film nicely. They have a believable sense of history between them. It's not an action-packed film, but it delivers well when it gets to the climax. There are some weaknesses in the details of the film, especially in the flashbacks, which often seem skeletal in their scripting (Joel Edgerton co-wrote the screenplay with two others). Not great, but good.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jane Got a Gun

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$835,572, 31 January 2016

Gross USA:

$1,513,793

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,067,531

Company Credits

Production Co:

1821 Pictures, Boies / Schiller Film Group, Eaves Movie Ranch

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1