Gun Crazy (1991)

An Exercise In Nonsense

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

This is probably the worst acted and worst scripted film I've ever seen rated this high. The dialogue is laughably bad and the acting is without exception execrable. Now, if people are saying this is so bad it's good, then I get it. If they're actually saying this has any subtlety or depth as a real drama, they're a bit cracked.

GUN CRAZY is quite modest noir fiction that at the end gives a good result. Young people obsessed with guns meet each other their soul mate. The obsession in the film can be interpreted differently, but it is in direct affect on characterization. I have a feeling that this obsession complements. Fear is a very important factor also. Romance is a little wild, but perfectly fits the atmosphere of the film. The scenario is the strongest segment.The common passion for guns leads to armed robbery. I can not help feeling that a couple in love in this film has nothing in common except insane passion. Dialogues are good. Photography is very good. The director has faced a low budget and can see a lot of innovation and excellent technique. The scene of last robbery was memorable because it was taken in a single shot. The final scene is excellent also.Peggy Cummins as Annie Laurie Starr she is a progressive type who bites in every scene. The character who kills out of fear. It is full of some unrest. John Dall as Bart Tare is totally different. At times I had the feeling that he was robbing out the love of a woman. The character who has a phobia of murder. They are not worthy of admiration, but are very interesting. Characters that are characterized by unusual psychopathology and crazy love. All in all, a good and dynamic fiction.

In Cashville, the boy Bart Tare steals a gun from a hardware store and during his trial, his sister Ruby (Anabel Shaw) and his best friends Dave and Clyde testimonies to Judge Willoughby (Morris Carnovsky) disclose that Bart has always loved guns. Further, he is a skilled shooter but incapable to shoot a living being. However he is sentenced to spend four years in a reform school and after that, he joins the army. Years later, he returns to his hometown and is welcomed by Ruby and her family, and his friends Deputy Clyde Boston (Harry Lewis) and Dave Allister (Nedrick Young). They go to a carnival to celebrate, where Bart meets the performer Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins) that is also a crack shot. Bart is hired by the owner of the carnival and soon the ambitious Annie convinces him to leave the carnival and try a better life. They get married and do not have lucky in gambling, losing all their money. Soon Annie convinces Bart to rob different towns in the beginning of their crime spree. Although Bart is unable to use his gun for killing, he does not know the violent past of his wife that murdered a man in St. Louis years ago. Until the day she kills again and they become wanted by the FBI. "Deadly Is the Female", a.k.a. "Gun Crazy", is a good film-noir with a story of a couple robbing several towns probably inspired by Bonnie and Clyde. But the acting and the great action scenes make this movie worthwhile watching. Peggy Cummins performs the femme fatale that ruins the life of a man that is not capable to shoot another human being. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Mortalmente Perigosa" ("Deadly Dangerous")

Joseph H. Lewis directed this memorable film that stars John Dall as Bart Tare, who is portrayed as a gun-loving child in trouble with the law, who grows into an expert marksman, just out of the army, who meets Annie Laurie Starr(played by Peggy Cummins) in her sharpshooting act in a carnival. They instantly fall in love, though his dire financial situation inspires her to prod him into an escalating series of robberies, that make them wanted criminals on a multi-state crime spree. Annie is excited by the violence, though Bart isn't, which will eventually lead to the final pursuit as the authorities close in... Exciting and well-acted film with interesting role-reversal, though of course the inevitable outcome is the same...