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American Gun

American Gun

2005Movie⏱️ 1h 35mR
Drama
6.1
IMDB Rating
3,269 votes

Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.

Director
Aric Avelino
Writers
Steven Bagatourian, Aric Avelino
Stars
Marcia Gay Harden, Forest Whitaker, Donald Sutherland
Release Date
December 26, 2007
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 29
Reviews
📋 3.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden
as Janet Huttenson
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
as Carter
Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
as Carl Wilk
Lisa Long
Lisa Long
as Sandra Cohen
Chris Warren
Chris Warren
as Marcus
David Heymann
David Heymann
as Producer
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
as David Huttenson
Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried
as Mouse
Nikki Reed
Nikki Reed
as Tally
Joseph Kell
Joseph Kell
as Security Guard

💰 Box Office

$44,178
Worldwide Gross
$24,098
Domestic Gross
$9,355
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
California, USA
Production
IFC Films, Participant, Spirit Dance Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

single motherinner citydrug overdoserobberyliquor store

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

one of the few
by ctg07242007-09-09
9/10

"I watched Crash. I thought it was decent. Oscar worthy? Absolutely not. I watched Babel. I thought it was absolutely terrible. If you go to the comments on that movie, you will find what I wrote about it. I watched Magnolia. Another decent type of these, but nothing I would watch over again. All of these movies got quite a bit of notice. Whether they deserved it or not, I don't really know. But what I do know is that American Gun deserved some serious attention. This movie, which clearly had a lower budget than all of those other movies, was the greatest film of the multiple stories genr..."

💡 Did You Know?

While shooting scenes with Forest Whitaker and 'Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon' in an LA neighborhood, the arrival of Britney Spears halted production. She was visiting a friend in the house next door, trailed by several shouting paparazzi photographers.

📖 Synopsis

Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.