My New Gun

Starring:Diane Lane, James LeGros, Stephen Collins, Tess Harper, Bruce Altman, Maddie Corman, Bill Raymond, Suzzy Roche, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Patti Chambers, Stephen Pearlman, Leslie Brett Daniels, Paul J.Q. Lee, Angela Marie Baker, Kent Gash, Gene Canfield, Gussie Levy, La Chanze, Harry Blackman, Frank John Hughes
Director: Stacy Cochran
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Debbie (Diane Lane) is the wife of a blandly good-looking doctor (Stephen Collins), and lives in a New Jersey suburb where the houses back up to a golf course and all look the same. She has an offbeat yet friendly goofball neighbor named Skippy (James LeGros), but that's about the only weird thing that intrudes on her pastel-perfect life. That is, until her husband brings home a handgun--for her own protection, of course--and then things get very chaotic very quickly. Skippy "borrows" the handgun for purposes unknown, Debbie's husband shoots himself in the foot (and gets food poisoning to boot), and suddenly Debbie finds her life turned upside down by Skippy's mysterious motivations, which turn decidedly romantic. Plus, it looks as if somebody wants to do Skippy and his space-cadet mother (Tess Harper) serious harm, and Debbie may be in the way.

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Debbie (Diane Lane) is the wife of a blandly good-looking doctor (Stephen Collins), and lives in a New Jersey suburb where the houses back up to a golf course and all look the same. She has an offbeat yet friendly goofball neighbor named Skippy (James LeGros), but that's about the only weird thing that intrudes on her pastel-perfect life. That is, until her husband brings home a handgun--for her own protection, of course--and then things get very chaotic very quickly. Skippy "borrows" the handgun for purposes unknown, Debbie's husband shoots himself in the foot (and gets food poisoning to boot), and suddenly Debbie finds her life turned upside down by Skippy's mysterious motivations, which turn decidedly romantic. Plus, it looks as if somebody wants to do Skippy and his space-cadet mother (Tess Harper) serious harm, and Debbie may be in the way.

Description

An offbeat comedy that stars Stephen Collins and Diane Lane as a New Jersey couple who have no business owning a handgun. The eccentric neighbors' troubles become the couples' when the gun finds its way into their condo, guaranteeing that no one's life will ever be the same again. Starring: Diane Lane (2003 Academy Award® Nominee Unfaithful, Under the Tuscan Sun), Bruce Altman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Stephen Collins.

Customer Reviews:

Get "Gun".......2003-12-01

I have watched the video of "My New Gun" three times, and each time I have discovered more interesting, telling details. The plot doesn't drive the film; instead, it seems to evolve almost by happenstance from the characters themselves. Although there is no "crack-me-up" humor at all, if you think about what is going on as it happens, this movie is hilarious. Diane Lane, James LeGros, and Stephen Collins all shine.

A Unique and Moody Object Lesson.......1999-12-31

This film has an unusual mood and ambiance that I've never seen anywhere else but in Stacy Cochran's other film "Boys". It is mundane, mysterious, and funny all at once. Just as happens in "Boys," the main character in "My New Gun", expertly played by Diane Lane, is subtly moved out of her dissatisfying everyday life by the arrival of an unwanted object (the gun) and an appealingly dangerous outsider (Skippy, wonderfully played by James LeGros.) Highly recommended for anyone with an offbeat sense of humor or an appreciation for subtly taught life lessons. I would love to see more movies from this excellent director.

Diane is wonderful.......1999-09-23

I agree with the previous reviewer. Diane Lane is better than most of the actresses out there. She was a gifted child actress and has continued to shine over the years. Please Hollywood, stop casting the same familiar actresses (Roberts, Diaz, Barrymore). There's nothing wrong with them at all, but Diane deserves to be there too!

Great acting by Hollywood's most underated actress..........1999-08-18

I saw this movie without really knowing what it was about and was completely suprised by how good it is. Diane Lane, who is not only beautiful, but talented, plays a yuppie housewife who is given a gun by her husband. After she gets her neighbor involved, James Legros, they embark on series of strange, and mysterious events. This movie won best picture at the Sundance film festival in 1992, and is worth renting, but don't buy unless it's under $20. Diane Lane is truly underated in Hollywood and "My New Gun" proves why.

Average customer rating:

My Father's Gun

Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Description

The Hollywood Reporter calls it, "a bracing story of courage, dedication and heroism in the face of corruption and tragedy.Three generations of Brian McDonald's family--his grandfather, father and brother--have served in the NYPD. Based on his acclaimed memoir of the same name, MY FATHER'S GUN brings their story to life, reflecting a century of pride and heartache, tragedy and heroism, and the stress of living on the other side of the blue wall that separates the police from the citizenry they serve. From back alleys and precinct houses to their own homes and relationships with the people they love and hurt the most, this is an unflinching, heartfelt and intimate look at the price that policing exacts on those who choose the profession, as well as a street-level view of the forces that have shaped and reshaped America's largest city in the last 100 years. The heroin scourge of the '50s, the influence of Tammany Hall in the 1910s, the "white flight" of the '60s and more are all shown here through one family's eyes, a family joined by generations of service in the NYPD.

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Get "Gun"
A Unique and Moody Object Lesson
Diane is wonderful
Great acting by Hollywood's most underated actress...

My New Gun [Region 2]
Starring: Diane Lane , James LeGros , Stephen Collins , Tess Harper , and Bruce Altman
Director: Stacy Cochran
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Customer Reviews:

Get "Gun".......2003-12-01

A Unique and Moody Object Lesson.......1999-12-31

Diane is wonderful.......1999-09-23

Great acting by Hollywood's most underated actress..........1999-08-18

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