Guncrazy (1992)
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63% of critics liked it
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38% of users liked it
(2,701 ratings)
Not so much a remake of Joseph H. Lewis's 1949 film noir classic as a variation on its themes, Guncrazy stars Drew Barrymore as Anita, a teenage girl who was born in a trailer park on the wrong side of the tracks and has been fighting a losing battle with respectability ever since. Anita was… More Not so much a remake of Joseph H. Lewis's 1949 film noir classic as a variation on its themes, Guncrazy stars Drew Barrymore as Anita, a teenage girl who was born in a trailer park on the wrong side of the tracks and has been fighting a losing battle with respectability ever since. Anita was abused sexually by her mother's boyfriend (played by onetime Warhol "superstar" Joe Dallesandro), is the subject of lewd advances by the school bullies, and is looked on as a slut and a loser by her peers. When Anita has to find a pen pal for a class assignment, she ends up corresponding with a prisoner named Howard (James LeGros), who's serving time for manslaughter. Howard is one of the first people to address Anita with tenderness and respect, so when he gets parole, Howard moves in with her. Howard's obsessive love of guns, however, once again leads to violence, and the couple hits the road hoping to escape their fates. The debut film from director Tamra Davis, Guncrazy was originally shown on cable television, but received enough critical acclaim to merit a later theatrical release. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tamra Davis
- Written By
- Matthew Bright
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1992 Wide
- Studio
- Academy Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This loose remake of Joseph H. Lewi classic assumes the shape of an exploitation B-picture, but it has some merits, including Drew Barrymore's performance.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Doesn't even touch the original classic, but still edgy.
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Marginal effort.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner
A not-bad 'B' movie.
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Cast
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Drew Barrymore
as Anita Minteer
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James LeGros
as Howard
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Billy Drago
as Hank Fulton
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Joe Dallesandro
as Rooney
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Rodney Harvey
as Tom
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Michael Ironside
as Mr. Kincaid
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Ione Skye
as Joy
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Billy Bates
as Officer at Fountain
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Ray Bickel
as Officer with Bullhorn
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Dan Eisenstein
as Chuck
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Roger Jackson
as Joe
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Ildiko Jaid
as Woman with Dog
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Ida Lee
as Parishioner
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Leo Lee
as Soda Pop
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Lawrence Steven Meyers
as Crazy Larry
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Tracey Walter
as Elton
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Michael Franco
as Officer Frank
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Robert Greenberg
as Mr. Sheets
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Neal Jano
as Patient
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Jeremy Davies
as Bill
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Dick Warlock
as Sheriff
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Harrison Young
as Howard's Dad
