American Gun
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| Directed by | Aric Avelino |
| Produced by | Rebecca Casey Robert Collins Kevin Harvey Ted Kroeber |
| Written by | Aric Avelino Steven Bagatourian |
| Starring | Linda Cardellini Tony Goldwyn Marcia Gay Harden Donald Sutherland Forest Whitaker |
| Music by | Schuyler Fisk Peter Golub |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
| Release date(s) | September 15, 2005 (Toronto Film Festival) March 22, 2006 (limited US) |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Language | English |
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American Gun is a 2005 film movie produced by Participant Productions, IFC Films, IFC First Take, and Spirit Dance Entertainment. It was written in 2001 by Steven Bagatourian and Aric Avelino and directed by Avelino as his directorial debut.
Avelino attended Loyola Marymount University and made the film with many LMU alumni[1], including producer Ted Kroeber.
The film took two and a half years to finance. The central idea came from a "Column One" article in the Los Angeles Times. In addition, the writers were influenced by a friend from the Chicago school district who related stories about how students brought guns to school, not to use them on campus, but because of the dangerous neighborhoods they live in or walk through to attend classes. Avelino was very appreciative of the directitorial advice of Forest Whitaker, one of the film's producers. The first actress attached to the project was Marcia Gay Harden.[2]
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[edit] Synopsis
American Gun centers around three stories dealing with the results of gun use: an inner city school principal (Whitaker), a single mother (Harden), and an ace student (Cardellini) who works at her family's gun shop.[3]
[edit] Distribution
According to boxofficemojo.com, American Gun took in $24,098 in a limited release from 1 to 6 theatres in a little over 10 weeks in theatres from March 22 2006 to June 1 2006. It was part of IFC's First Take, an attempt by IFC to distribute independent films via video-on-demand, but on the same day as their theatrical release -- known as day and date[4]. This has caused some exibitioners (the theatre owners) to exclude these movies from their marquee, and has caused some discord among various media and entertainment conglomerates[5].
[edit] Cast
- Marcia Gay Harden - Janet Huttenson
- Forest Whitaker - Carter
- Chris Marquette - David Huttenson (Janet's youngest son)
- Donald Sutherland - Carl Wilk
- Nikki Reed - Tally (David's love interest)
- Schuyler Fisk - Cicily
- Linda Cardellini - Mary Ann Wilk (Carl's granddaughter)
- Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon - Sarah (Carter's wife)
[edit] Awards
- Independent Spirit Awards[6]
- Best Feature, Ted Kroeber
- Best Male Lead, Forest Whitaker
- Best Supporting Female, Marcia Gay Harden
[edit] References
- ^ LMU ALUMNI MAKE FILM DEBUT WITH “AMERICAN GUN”, by Victoria Walsh, March 23, 2006.
- ^ Taken from Avelino during a Q&A at The Screenland, in Kansas City, on April 22, 2006.
- ^ Synopsis from The Screenland in Kansas City
- ^ IFC Unveils Day & Date Program, indieWIRE.
- ^ Dear Comcast, from Caveh Zahedi's blog.
- ^ IMDb's awards page.
[edit] External links
- American Gun at the Internet Movie Database
- LMU alumni press release about the movie.
- American Gun official site
- IFC "First Take".
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