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Gun Crazy [Blu-ray]
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Genre | Mystery & Suspense/Film Noir |
Format | Blu-ray |
Contributor | Peggy Cummins, Berry Kroeger, Nedrick Young, Joseph H. Lewis, Harry Lewis, John Dall, Anabel Shaw, Morris Carnovsky, Russ Tamblyn See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 27 minutes |
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When gun fancier Bart Tare sees Annie Laurie Starr’s sideshow sharpshooting act, he’s a dead-bang goner. He and she go together, as Bart ultimately says, “like guns and ammunition.” The two become bank robbers on the run, eluding roadblocks and roaring into movie history as one of the benchmark film-noir works. Joseph H. Lewis directs this ferocious thriller, selected for the National Film Registry and often cited as a forerunner to Bonnie and Clyde. Peggy Cummins and John Dall star, meeting in a sexually charged carny shooting contest and soon driven by impulses of violence and arousal they don’t fully understand. They’re young, foolish, doomed – and point blank in Gun Crazy’s unforgiving sights.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : Unknown
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.93 ounces
- Item model number : BR714250
- Director : Joseph H. Lewis
- Media Format : Blu-ray
- Run time : 1 hour and 27 minutes
- Release date : May 8, 2018
- Actors : Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Morris Carnovsky, Berry Kroeger, Anabel Shaw
- Studio : Warner Archives
- ASIN : B07CJ19H6G
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #24,170 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #9,146 in Blu-ray
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‘Gun Crazy’ was an independent film, picked up by United Artists for general release.
Respected A-List cinematographer Russell Harlan was between jobs when he signed up for ‘Gun Crazy’ (his previous film was ‘Red River’).
One of the most famous camera shots in film history begins at 35:20 and continues uninterrupted until 38:53 (3 minutes, 33 seconds).
A camera mounted in the back seat of the car captures Bart and Laurie's arrival in town, the bank robbery, and their escape (photo two).
‘Gun Crazy’ was released on DVD back in 2004.
For the Blu-Ray, Warner commissioned a new fine-grain master positive from the original negative, currently housed at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
The result is a beautiful black and white picture, and a great improvement over the DVD.
The 2004 commentary track by Glenn Erickson is carried over to Blu-Ray.
English SDH subtitles.
Male leads in film noir are usually tough guys: Robert Mitchum, Burt Lancaster, Lawrence Tierney, John Garfield, Robert Ryan, Alan Ladd and even Dick Powell.
The male lead in ‘Gun Crazy’ is a doofus.
Bart Tare (John Dall) is a pacifist with a gun fetish.
This limits his job prospects:
He ends up as a sharp-shooter in a carnival side show, where he meets his true love, female sharp-shooter Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins).
Laurie is Bart’s female clone, but with one important difference: she enjoys killing.
A true film noir femme fatale.
Bart overlooks this little quirk of hers for as long as he can, but this becomes difficult when they are fired from the carnival.
Laurie insists they turn to bank robbery to make ends meet.
Bart manages to become Public Enemy Number One without ever actually shooting anybody (he specializes in shooting out the tires of pursuing police cars), but poor Laurie can’t help herself.
One blu-ray bonus not on the DVD: the 2006 documentary “Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light” (70 minutes).
It was originally included as a bonus in Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 3 (Border Incident / His Kind of Woman / Lady in the Lake / On Dangerous Ground / The Racket) (out-of-print).
It’s a generally well-done documentary, but too many of the talking heads are modern filmmakers, who seem to be there to promote their latest films (as of twelve years ago).
Several film noir scholars also appear on-screen, including a young-looking Eddie Muller (of TCM’s Noir Alley).
P.S. The headline of this review is a quote from a contemporary ad for 'Gun Crazy'.
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2018
‘Gun Crazy’ was an independent film, picked up by United Artists for general release.
Respected A-List cinematographer Russell Harlan was between jobs when he signed up for ‘Gun Crazy’ (his previous film was ‘Red River’).
One of the most famous camera shots in film history begins at 35:20 and continues uninterrupted until 38:53 (3 minutes, 33 seconds).
A camera mounted in the back seat of the car captures Bart and Laurie's arrival in town, the bank robbery, and their escape (photo two).
‘Gun Crazy’ was released on DVD back in 2004.
For the Blu-Ray, Warner commissioned a new fine-grain master positive from the original negative, currently housed at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
The result is a beautiful black and white picture, and a great improvement over the DVD.
The 2004 commentary track by Glenn Erickson is carried over to Blu-Ray.
English SDH subtitles.
Male leads in film noir are usually tough guys: Robert Mitchum, Burt Lancaster, Lawrence Tierney, John Garfield, Robert Ryan, Alan Ladd and even Dick Powell.
The male lead in ‘Gun Crazy’ is a doofus.
Bart Tare (John Dall) is a pacifist with a gun fetish.
This limits his job prospects:
He ends up as a sharp-shooter in a carnival side show, where he meets his true love, female sharp-shooter Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins).
Laurie is Bart’s female clone, but with one important difference: she enjoys killing.
A true film noir femme fatale.
Bart overlooks this little quirk of hers for as long as he can, but this becomes difficult when they are fired from the carnival.
Laurie insists they turn to bank robbery to make ends meet.
Bart manages to become Public Enemy Number One without ever actually shooting anybody (he specializes in shooting out the tires of pursuing police cars), but poor Laurie can’t help herself.
One blu-ray bonus not on the DVD: the 2006 documentary “Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light” (70 minutes).
It was originally included as a bonus in [[ASIN:B000FI9OCW Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 3 (Border Incident / His Kind of Woman / Lady in the Lake / On Dangerous Ground / The Racket)]] (out-of-print).
It’s a generally well-done documentary, but too many of the talking heads are modern filmmakers, who seem to be there to promote their latest films (as of twelve years ago).
Several film noir scholars also appear on-screen, including a young-looking Eddie Muller (of TCM’s Noir Alley).
P.S. The headline of this review is a quote from a contemporary ad for 'Gun Crazy'.
I will not reveal too many details about the plot--other reviewers have covered it extensively ( perhaps in some cases too extensively ). Bart Tare ( John Dall ) has had a passion for guns his whole life. At a carnival, he meets a sideshow sharpshooter from London, Annie Laurie Starr ( Peggy Cummins ). They are soon sharing not only a passion for guns, but an intense passion for each other ! Falling under the spell of this charismatic, young blonde--who craves excitement, action and the finer things in life--Bart is drawn into a cross-country crime spree that escalates from robbery to murder.
As one of the best "femme fatale" types in film history, Peggy Cummins gives a rivetting performance. You can't take your eyes off her, as she fanatically plunges down a road from which there is no return, taking the man she loves with her. Her character steals money--Ms. Cummins steals the movie ! As Bart, John Dall is rather stoic and one-dimensional until later in the film, when he realizes the harm he is causing others, including those who were close friends. His performance really picks up in the later scenes. Incidentally, Bart as a youth is played by Russ Tamblyn, later to spark a number of movies with his dancing and acrobatic skills.
The other "star" here is the Director, Joseph H. Lewis. His approach is refreshing and innovative. I particularly liked the scenes where you--the audience--are in the back seat of the getaway car during a heist. You cannot help but wonder how much later films like "Bonnie and Clyde", "Badlands" and "Natural Born Killers" were influenced by this low-budget masterpiece ?
I also liked the way that Lewis depicts the sexual overtones of his characters and situations, remembering that this film was first released in 1949.
Concerning the picture quality of the DVD, I see that one reviewer had some problems with the image. Personally, I found the black and white picture to be crisp and clear, especially for a film now 55 years old. The optional comments of author/film buff, Glenn Erickson, are a very nice bonus.
"Gun Crazy" provides further proof that, whether it's the 1940s or 2004, you don't need big budgets and "superstars" to make a memorable film. If you have a taut script, a talented director and even one terrific performance, you can come up with a winner. Thank you, Warner Bros !
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Following that he has a successful career in the military and becomes a sharpshooter. When he attends a fair with his boyhood buddies he falls for the female sharpshooter of the carnie. They marry , but when the money runs out things go wrong, and then
wronger. When chased by the police he is still reluctant to shoot back and instead shoots out the following cars tire. After they
plan " the one last robbery " where things again go wrong , they are pursued and cornered in a Park on a mountain near where he grew up. The finale is not something you will expect.
But , even better than this , the DVD includes an authoritative commentary that really brings the movie to a new level. As the movie unfolds for a second viewing the commentary in the background tells of interesting facts such as " firsts " , like the first instance of a scene ( robbery ) shot from the back seat of the car , in one take no less , and a great deal more.
Le film " Gun Crazy - Deadly is the female / Le démon des armes " est un film exceptionnel à plus d'un titre durant une époque où la censure cinématographique veille sévèrement aux US. Il s'est passé une sorte de magie lors de la réalisation de ce film. Joseph H. Lewis, réalisateur très moyen de séries B, Peggy Cummins ( 1925 - ), actrice peu connue à la filmographie très restreinte ( Femme très belle, elle a eu pour amants, Howard Hughes, John F. Kennedy... ), John Dall ( 1918 - 1971 ), acteur très peu connu et possédant une bien faible filmographie, une très belle histoire ( 1940 ) de l'écrivain MacKinlay Kantor et un scénario du grand Dalton Trumbo ( A l'époque sur la liste noire des 10 d'Hollywood pour activités " antiaméricaines " ) assisté de Millard Kaufman; toutes ces personnes ont participé à la création d'un pur bijou du cinéma noir. Voila pourquoi le titre du coffret est " Gun crazy, un film de Joseph H. Lewis ? ". Le point d'interrogation a son importance. La photo de couverture est d'une exceptionnelle modernité, nous sommes en 1949, avec un Bart habillé d'un trench et portant des Ray-Ban Wayfarer s'interposant pour empêcher Annie de tuer pour couvrir sa fuite après un hold-up réussi.
L'histoire du film, sans entrer dans le détail est simple. Un duo de tireurs d'élite très amoureux, Annie Laurie Starr ( Peggy Cummins ) et Bart Tare ( John Dall ) décident sous l'impulsion d' Annie de passer du mauvais coté de la loi pour une vie plus facile et Annie est prête à tuer pour cela, ce qui n'est pas le cas de Bart... C'est " Bonnie & Clyde - 1967 " à l'envers 18 ans auparavant et il est certain que notre Jean-Luc Godard national a certainement longuement étudié ce film avant de réaliser son très beau " A bout de souffle - 1960 ".
Film vu en Blu-ray VOST, son DTS Master Audio monophonique anglais ou français, format 4/3 en noir & blanc. Très bien si on possède un upscaler 4K et une TV 4K. Je regrette simplement le manque de contraste de plusieurs scènes.
La version DVD dure 4 minutes de moins que la version Blu-ray et est en Dolby Digital ou DTS monophonique anglais ou français. Une heure de compléments sur les versions Blu-ray et DVD.
En conclusion, un film à voir absolument et un superbe coffret à posséder pour tout cinéphile averti. La grande qualité du coffret fait oublier le prix.