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Gunshy

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In Atlantic City, N.J., down-on-his-luck writer Jake Bridges (William Petersen) finds an unlikely savior in the form of Irish henchman Frankie McGregor (Michael Wincott), who rescues him from an ill-advised bar fight. Frankie offers to help Jake find his way back to creative inspiration in exchange for a little literary education. As the true nature of Jake's activities are revealed, he also finds himself attracted to Frank's girlfriend, Melissa (Diane Lane), a pretty nurse.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 09/26/2005
2/5
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette 02/27/2004
1/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 08/02/2002
2/5
Ross Anthony Hollywood Report Card 01/01/2000
3/4
It's clearly a good time with a good heart. Go see it. Go to Full Review Cheryl DeWolfe Apollo Guide 01/01/2000
61/100
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Karen B May 12 I love this it's got action a little bit of romance and a must see for all movie lovers I think that most people will really enjoy this movie See more 09/24/2010 great movie,I love Diane Lane,she is a beauty See more 07/05/2010 Entertaining, but enough novelty to make it enjoyable. See more 11/01/2009 Gunshy is one of those predictable movies whose ending defied prediction, which saved it from being rated a 1.5 star versus a 2.5 star feature (cable-generated). Petersen uses his CSI persona to deliver a Hemingwayish character and it fails miserably. The movie is saved from Petersen's flaws by Diane Lane and Michael Wincott who portray their characters believably. In spite of the off-screen and on-screen violence the movie does pull you into its plot and holds you there by virtue of a natural suspense and curiosity as to how the writer is going to get us all to the end. The ending is decidedly unpredictable, but in Hollywood style, also quite inconceivable. I give it 2 stars. See more 09/06/2009 Not such a good mob movie... See more 02/23/2009 Very good! The ENTIRE cast delivers. See more Read all reviews
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Jeff Celentano

Director

William Petersen

Jake Bridges

Michael Wincott

Frankie McGregor

Diane Lane

Melissa

Kevin Gage

Ward

Michael Byrne

Lange
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Synopsis In Atlantic City, N.J., down-on-his-luck writer Jake Bridges (William Petersen) finds an unlikely savior in the form of Irish henchman Frankie McGregor (Michael Wincott), who rescues him from an ill-advised bar fight. Frankie offers to help Jake find his way back to creative inspiration in exchange for a little literary education. As the true nature of Jake's activities are revealed, he also finds himself attracted to Frank's girlfriend, Melissa (Diane Lane), a pretty nurse.
Director
Jeff Celentano
Producer
Neal Stevens, Larry Gross, Whitney R. Hunter
Production Co
Periscope Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2017
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Surround
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