Pups

Pups

What happens when a kid finds a gun or a gun finds a kid?

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Release Date

4/18/1999

Runtime

99 mins

Overview

When troubled teen boy Stevie (Cameron Van Hoy) and his girlfriend, Rocky (Mischa Barton), attempt to rob a bank without any forethought, the situation rapidly deteriorates. Soon the young couple is holding bank customers and employees hostage, while law enforcement gathers outside. Daniel Bender (Burt Reynolds), a veteran negotiator for the FBI, is charged with assessing the crime scene and ending the standoff as quickly as possible, but Stevie's short fuse considerably complicates matters.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A taut standoff drama where an impulsive bank robbery spirals into a high-stakes hostage negotiation, watched through the eyes of an experienced FBI negotiator trying to outthink a volatile teenage gunman. The pressure mounts as the situation deteriorates, with lives hanging on each conversation.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedDefiantBleak

Themes

CrimeComing apartAddiction

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Heads up

Graphic violence

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