Guncrazy (1992)

September 11, 1992 (US) • Drama, Romance, Thriller, Crime • 97m

Overview

California teen Anita Minteer struggles in the face of an absentee mother, her mom's abusive boyfriend, Rooney, and a lack of respect from her classmates. This all changes when a pen-pal school project connects her with convict Howard. Anita secures Howard's parole and violently squares off against Rooney after he rapes her. Soon enough, the gun-crazy teen is on the run with Howard, with his parole officer in pursuit.

Director

Tamra Davis

Writer

Matthew Bright

Top Billed

Drew Barrymore

Keywords

prison rape gun murder woman director

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Top Billed Cast

Drew Barrymore

Anita

James Le Gros

Howard

Billy Drago

Hank

Rodney Harvey

Tom

Joe Dallesandro

Rooney

Michael Ironside

Mr. Kincaid

Ione Skye

Joy

Robert Greenberg

Mr. Sheets

Jeremy Davies

Bill

Dan Eisenstein

Chuck

Willow Tipton

School Girl

James Oseland

Sally

Thomas E. Weyer

Guard

Tom Smith-Alden

Parole Officer #1

James Wheaton

Parole Officer #2

Gerald Lynn Walker

Parole Officer #3

Ida Lee

Parishioner

Lawrence Steven Meyers

Crazy Larry

Herb Weld

Clyde

Lee Mary Weilnau

Susan

Dick Warlock

Sheriff

Neal Jano

Patient

Jaid Barrymore

Woman with Dog

Tracey Walter

Elton

Roger Jackson

Joe

Sally Norvell

Waitress

Paul Janossy

Man at Mall

Billy Bates

Officer at Fountain

Zane W. Levitt

Ed Hopper

William L. Nagle

Tow Truck Driver

Leo Lee

Soda Pop

Rowena Guinness

Ruby the Prostitute

Harrison Young

Howard's Dad

Diane Firestone

News Reporter

Michael Franco

Officer Frank

Ray Bickel

Officer with Bullhorn

Damon R. Jones

Damian

Crew

Lisa Rinzler

Director of Photography

Merrie Lawson

Costume Design

Ed Tomney

Original Music Composer

Kevin Tent

Editor

Tamra Davis

Director

Matthew Bright

Writer

Cole S. McKay

Stunts

Rod Smith

First Assistant Director

Kevin Constant

Art Direction

Gary Pike

Stunts

Diane Firestone

Producer

Billy Bates

Stunts

George B. Colucci Jr.

Stunts

Zane W. Levitt

Producer

Rafael Tapia

Set Decoration

Lori Jean Swanson

Key Makeup Artist

Dick Warlock

Stunts

John C. Hartigan

Special Effects

Jerry Spicer

Stunts

Don Pike

Stunts

Chuck Borden

Stunts

Mark Yellen

Co-Producer

Lori Jean Swanson

Key Hair Stylist

Carol Sue Baker

Music Supervisor

Jon Conrad Pochron

Stunts

Beverly McLeish

Special Effects

Tricia Cruikshank

Wardrobe Intern

Leora Tobias

Set Dresser

Eddie Braun

Stunt Double

Xavier Du Bois

Music Supervisor

Bob Kay

Second Assistant Director

Liz McDermott

Production Executive

Ray Bickel

Stunts

Alison Stone

Associate Producer

Tolley Casparis

Casting Director

Mark Yellen

Unit Production Manager

Mori Biener

Assistant Production Coordinator

Marie Lamotte

Script Supervisor

Troy Smith

Steadicam Operator

William Smith

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Daniel D. Monahan

Production Sound Mixer

Michael Franco

Set Dresser

Tom Amelotte

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Paul Hickerson

Special Effects

Sharon Michaels

Foley Artist

Jeffrey R. Whitcher

Sound Effects Designer

Scott Smith

Dialogue Editor

Madeline Ellis

Sound Assistant

Kara Nanas

Sound Assistant

Abbie Lee Warren

Production Design

George Heffley

On Set Dresser

Rob Copeland

Second Unit Director of Photography

Tom Amelotte

ADR Editor

Todd Herman

ADR Editor

Paul Janossy

Second Assistant Camera

Randy Westgate

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Troy Smith

Second Unit Director of Photography

Sean Macias

Foley Artist

Julia A.F. Kovisars

Second Assistant Director

Linda Warrilow

Production Coordinator

Kim Davis-Wagner

Casting Director

Roseanne Fiedler

Wardrobe Intern

Joe Barnett

Foley Mixer

Mike Barker

First Assistant Camera

Anthony Marc Liali

Boom Operator

Jeffrey R. Whitcher

Sound Effects Editor

Lynette Goto

Second Assistant Director

Kassa

Still Photographer

Theo Waddell

First Assistant Editor

BJ Davis

Stunt Coordinator

Craig Roberts

Sound Recordist

Reviews

John Chard

⭐ 8/10

May 22, 2016

Sex Pistols Part II

Guncrazy is directed by Tamra Davis and written by Matthew Bright. It stars Drew Barrymore, James Legros, Ione Skye, Michael Ironside, Joe Dallesandro and Billy Drago. Music is by Ed Tomney and cinematography by Lisa Rinzer.

"Love made them crazy. Guns made them outlaws!"

High schooler Anita Minteer (Barrymore) is abused at home and at school and by so called friends. Seeking some sort of solace, she befriends - via letters - a convict named Howard (Legros). When Howard is paroled, the pair hook up and quickly find a loving bond. A bond that also involves a passion for guns...

In spite of reports in some quarters, this is not a remake of Joseph H. Lewis' superb film noir of the same name (though the words gun and crazy are separated there) from 1950. Whilst it's also worth mentioning that it's not a knock-off of Bonnie and Clyde (outstanding and trailblazing pic for sure), because for that to be the case we would have to ignore the fact that Lewis' film, and the likes of They Live by Night (Nicolas Ray - 1948) , were not key influences and big movers in the lovers on the lam splinter of noir. It is of course, an amalgamation of said influences, and despite a relatively average rating on the big internet movie sites, this is a neo-noir well worth seeking out for those so inclined.

Students of classic era film noir can't but help to be pulled in by the many deviance's at work, themes involving sexual abuse, promiscuity, impotence, alienation, prostitution and foolish love, the latter pitching a classic noir character into a vortex from which they in all probability know they can't return from. It's not that Anita is a femme fatale, because she's so young and isn't written as a viper type, it's that her youthful ignorance, her teenage hormones tortured by a torrid upbringing, is enough for Howard to grasp onto as a semblance of normality. They are both fools, but honest with it, it's the classic romanticised dream going sour. Again, a classic film noir trait.

Visually there is much to recommend here. The use of slatted shadows and balustrade is cunning and nods appreciatively to influences past, the inference obviously that Howard may be out of prison, but he's still behind bars. Davis throws in a number of striking scenes, a camera shot looking out as a grave is dug, our lovers close and personal (sexy) as they shoot guns, and the finale has a sad grace that, "again," noir lovers can appreciate. Matthew Bright's screenplay also has black comedy elements, the script devious with Freudian smarts, while the cast turn in performances worthy of the form.

OK! So this formula has been done better before, and yes we want more of Ironside and Drago (wonderful characters), and this may have underwhelmed those after a gun crazy action thriller - while Barrymore fans back in the day may have been bemused - but it's a very smart and neatly constructed neo-noir. 7.5/10

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Budget

$800,000

Revenue

$114,516

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