Guns Akimbo (2019)

A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers.

Director:

Jason Lei Howden

Writer:

Jason Lei Howden

Stars:

Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Ned Dennehy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Miles
Samara Weaving	...	Nix
Ned Dennehy	...	Riktor
Natasha Liu Bordizzo	...	Nova
Grant Bowler	...	Degraves
Edwin Wright	...	Stanton
Milo Cawthorne	...	Hadley
Mark Rowley	...	Dane
Racheal Ofori	...	Effie
Set Sjöstrand	...	Fuckface
Rhys Darby	...	Glenjamin
Graham Vincent	...	Cop #1
Tim Foley	...	Cop #2
Richard Knowles	...	Zander
Aaron Jackson	...	Clement

Storyline

Miles is stuck in a dead-end programming job. Still in love with his ex-girlfriend Nova, he spends his waking hours between pining for her and scouring the internet as a social-justice troll, cowardly leaving anonymous insults to those who post objectionable content online. Meanwhile a cyber-gang, called Skizm, is running an ultra-violent game across his city, in which violent criminals fight to the death for the entertainment of an online audience of millions. Miles feels safe and secure insulting the sick audience of this game, but soon finds himself abducted and thrust into the game, forced to fight with an insane, gun-crazed, escaped lunatic. His only tools, but also his biggest handicap, are the two huge pistols that have been literally bolted onto his hands. Initially, Miles' lifetime of running from his problems pays off as he - barely - manages to elude his seemingly unstoppable opponent, but when Nova's life is threatened unless he takes an active part in the game, he must ...

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Plot Keywords:

game | gun | two word title | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | gaming | 

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Taglines:

Get Loaded

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and brief graphic nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Daniel Radcliffe and Ned Dennehy both appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010).

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Goofs

As Daniel Radcliffe's character is driving along the downtown streets whilst being followed, you can clearly see the road markings have right lane turn divisions for a society that drives on the left (New Zealand) and not the right (USA).

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Quotes

Homeless Man: I wouldn't do that if I was you, you'll just end up blowing your damn face off. Then you'll still be depressed, even more depressed probably because of your fucked up face.

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Alternate Versions

German theatrical version was cut by approx. 1 minute to secure a "Not under 16" rating.

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Connections

References Hackers (1995)

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Soundtracks

When The Shit Goes Down
Performed by Cypress Hill

User Reviews

I have the power!

If you loved the classic, Crank, give this a go. Damn, now I've over-hyped it.

Guns Akimbo is a cheap-looking, cheesy, pop-culture-quoting, ridiculously over-the-top relentless assault in the senses and that's what makes it so fun (or not, if you're one of the viewers who gave the film 2 stars).

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

UK Germany New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Guns Akimbo

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,002,656

Company Credits

Production Co:

Altitude Film Entertainment, Four Knights Film, Hyperion Media Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1