Joseph H. Lewis transforms this ostensible B-movie distraction into a notable entry in the film noir pantheon
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05/17/04
Gun Crazy (1949)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:26
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.2/10
Runtime: 87 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: The forerunner of BONNIE AND CLYDE (1968) has become a cult favorite. It inspired a remake in 1992 by former music-video director Tamra Davis and an homage in Jim McBride's version of BREATHLESS... [More]
Starring: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger, Morris Carnovsky
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
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Reviews for Gun Crazy
A stylish example of the doomed-lovers-on-the-run subgenre inspired by real-life outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, and one of the best B movies ever made.
07/30/03
...a delightfully trashy piece of Americana
08/08/02
"unforgettable film-noir classic"
07/29/02
Nobody had ever made robbery look like such a cheap, gritty thrill or so completely accompliced the viewers.
01/01/00
As film noir this hard-boiled story is much superior to the more popular and more critically acclaimed "Bonnie and Clyde."
01/01/00
Gun Crazy (1949) (aka Deadly Is the Female), the forerunner of director Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde (1967), is considered by many to be the ultimate B-movie
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