Gun Shy (2000)
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24% of critics liked it
(42 reviews) -
37% of users liked it
(5,177 ratings)
In this action-laced comedy, a cop on the verge of a nervous breakdown finds love at the least convenient time. Charlie Mayo (Liam Neeson) is an undercover agent with the DEA who was nearly killed when a sting set up to nail a gang of drug dealers went horribly wrong. The accident left Charlie… More In this action-laced comedy, a cop on the verge of a nervous breakdown finds love at the least convenient time. Charlie Mayo (Liam Neeson) is an undercover agent with the DEA who was nearly killed when a sting set up to nail a gang of drug dealers went horribly wrong. The accident left Charlie shaken, and he's gone into therapy to hold himself together as he struggles through one final case before retiring. Charlie's superior (Mitch Pileggi) has set him up on another undercover assignment as he tries to bring in two Colombian drug kingpins and a low-level Mafiosi with delusions of grandeur (Oliver Platt). As Charlie makes his way through therapy, he's referred to a nurse (Sandra Bullock) interested in New Age healing techniques; now he has love on his mind as he tries to keep himself out of harm's way under increasingly dangerous circumstances. Gun Shy marked the feature directorial debut of television veteran Eric Blakeney. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Eric Blakeney
- Written By
- Eric Blakeney
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 4, 2000 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 30, 2001
Critic Reviews
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Weird exercise in toilet humor.
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Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com
Not only is the script incomprehensible, the film wasn't edited or directed -- it was crammed into a Cuisinart.
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Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
A half hour in and still, the plot, tone, and setting are incomprehensible.
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Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
Gun Shy is worth at least a shot at a matinee.
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Eric Harrison, Los Angeles Times
The movie is marred by an overreliance on unfunny bathroom gags.
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Cast
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Liam Neeson
as Charlie Mayo
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Oliver Platt
as Fulvio Nesstra
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Sandra Bullock
as Judy Tipp
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Jose Zuniga
as Fidel Vaillar
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Richard Schiff
as Elliott
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Andrew Lauer
as Jason Cane
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Mitch Pileggi
as Dexter Helvenshaw
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Paul Ben-Victor
as Howard
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Mary McCormack
as Gloria Nesstra
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Frank Vincent
as Carmine Minetti
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Gregg L. Daniel
as Jonathan
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Michael De Lorenzo
as Estuvio
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Michael Mantell
as Dr. Bleckner
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Louis Giambalvo
as Lonny Ward
- Andy Lauer
- Ben Weber
- Michael DeLorenzo
- Rick Peters
