Forum of Independents - Competition 2003 / American Gun / USA 2002
Desperate father (James Coburn) decides to find the owner of the gun which killed his daughter. This journey takes him across America, from legitimate gun shops to the black market, and finally to the world of pawnshops and nightclubs in Las Vegas. A film exploring America’s fascination with guns.
Penny Tillman travels home to Vermont to spend Christmas with her parents Martin and Anne: but a bullet turns the joy of reunion into tragedy. Devastated, Martin retreats into his shell. Finally, he decides to take action. Using the serial number of the .375 Magnum that killed Penny, Martin traces his grief to its point of origin. Starting with the factory where the gun was made, he starts tracking the gun from owner to owner. This journey takes him across America, from legitimate gun shops to the black market. When he traces the gun to the world of pawnshops and nightclubs in Las Vegas, Martin must face its final owner. He must also face the painful truth about his daughter’s death. Along with Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine, American Gun explores America’s fascination with guns, however, on a more personal level.
94 min / Color, 35 mm
Director Alan Jacobs
/ Screenplay Alan Jacobs
/ Dir. of Photography Phil Parmet
/ Music Anthony Marinelli
/ Editor Paul Millspaugh
/ Producer Brent Morris
/ Production Escalon Film Partners
/ Cast James Coburn, Virginia Madsen, Barbara Bain, Alexandra Holden, Ryan Locke
/ Contact Lightning Entertainment, Escalon Film Partners
www: www.americangunfilm.com
Alan Jacobs (New York) graduated at Stanford University. He went on to become the in-house filmmaker for Apple Computer before directing his first film Nina Takes a Lover, a hit at the Sundance Film Festival. American Gun is his third feature. Films: Nina Takes a Lover, Just One Night, American Gun.
Lightning Entertainment
301 Arizona Avenue, 4th Floor, CA 90401, Santa Monica
United States of America
Phone: +1 310 255 7999
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E-mail: [email protected]
Escalon Film Partners
16060 Ventura Blvd. #1830, 914 36, Encino
United States of America
Phone: +1 818 754 5455
Fax: +1 818 655 6189
E-mail: [email protected]
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