American Gun

Sep 15, 2005

1h 35m

★ 5.7

Overview

Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Spirit Dance Entertainment

IFC FIlms

Participant

American Gun Trailers

Cast

Carter

Forest Whitaker

Janet Huttenson

Marcia Gay Harden

Carl Wilk

Donald Sutherland

Sandra Cohen

Lisa Long

Marcus

Chris Warren

Mouse

Amanda Seyfried

Tally

Nikki Reed

Frank

Tony Goldwyn

Earl

Rex Linn

Felicia

Davenia McFadden

Mary Ann Wilk

Linda Cardellini

Cicily

Schuyler Fisk

A successful artist looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974. A talented but troubled 18-year-old aspiring artist befriends a brilliant elderly alcoholic painter who has turned his back on not only art but life. The two form what appears to be at first a tenuous relationship. The kid wants to learn all the secrets the master has locked away inside his head and heart. Time has not been kind to the old master. His life appears pointless to him until the kid rekindles his interest in his work and ultimately gives him the will to live. Together, they give one another a priceless gift. The kid learns to see the world through the master's eyes. And the master learns to see life through the eyes of innocence again. This story is based on a real life experience.

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