Cosmoline
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A 2002 film of the name "American Gun" with James Coburn followed the trail of a handgun used in the murder of the main character's daughter, with (of course) tragedy visiting everyone who touched the Thing of Evil. Thankfully the film was a STV bomb, and remains very obscure even among the antis. The only folks to have seen it appear to be Coburn buffs, as it was his last role.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270197/
But the antis in Sillywood aren't letting this bomb get them down. They've come out with ANOTHER film called "American Gun," this time with Donald Sutherland and a solid supporting cast. This film seems to be getting more buzz than the 2002 effort, and appears more overtly political and less introspective than the Coburn piece. Here's a writeup
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416471/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000531839
Said Sehring, IFC Entertainment president: "('Gun' explores) a highly charged and relevant issue. IFC is proud to support important, pointed material and has never shied away from doing so. (Avelino's) script is along similar lines (to 'Fahrenheit' and 'CSA') in terms of providing meaningful, insightful and relevant commentary on our times through the powerful medium of film."
Added Avelino: "I'm aiming to make a powerful, topical movie that is large in scope but independent in feeling, with characters who are more honest than we often meet in contemporary film. The people at IFC are really suited to this project. They know how to make it happen, and I feel thrilled to have the opportunity to make my first film with them."
"Gun's" cast of characters includes a Virginia gun shop owner and his college student granddaughter who is pressured to work at the family business; the single mother of a suburban high school assassin; a school principal at a violent inner-city high school; and an exemplary student concealing a handgun at school.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270197/
But the antis in Sillywood aren't letting this bomb get them down. They've come out with ANOTHER film called "American Gun," this time with Donald Sutherland and a solid supporting cast. This film seems to be getting more buzz than the 2002 effort, and appears more overtly political and less introspective than the Coburn piece. Here's a writeup
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416471/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000531839
Said Sehring, IFC Entertainment president: "('Gun' explores) a highly charged and relevant issue. IFC is proud to support important, pointed material and has never shied away from doing so. (Avelino's) script is along similar lines (to 'Fahrenheit' and 'CSA') in terms of providing meaningful, insightful and relevant commentary on our times through the powerful medium of film."
Added Avelino: "I'm aiming to make a powerful, topical movie that is large in scope but independent in feeling, with characters who are more honest than we often meet in contemporary film. The people at IFC are really suited to this project. They know how to make it happen, and I feel thrilled to have the opportunity to make my first film with them."
"Gun's" cast of characters includes a Virginia gun shop owner and his college student granddaughter who is pressured to work at the family business; the single mother of a suburban high school assassin; a school principal at a violent inner-city high school; and an exemplary student concealing a handgun at school.