Gunshy

Gunshy

Cold-blooded killers.

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Release Date

3/6/1998

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

When the New York journalist Jake Bridges catches his girlfriend with another guy, he goes to Atlantic City to drink himself to oblivion. He is saved from a bar brawl by a small-time mobster Frankie, and Jake falls in love with Frankie's girlfriend Melissa. Jake soon also joins Frankie in his money-collecting duties.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$3,500,000

Revenue

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A noir-soaked dive into Atlantic City's underworld where a broken journalist spirals into trouble through infidelity and moral compromise. The film moves with a fatalistic swagger, treating self-destruction as inevitable as the tide.

Mood

BleakTenseWistful

Themes

LoveBetrayalCrimeObsession

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

High-contrastNeon-drenched

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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