Release Date
March 22, 2006 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
August 29, 2006 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Aric Avelino
Writer
Aric Avelino, Steven Bagatourian
Cast
Donald Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Marcia Gay Harden, Linda Cardellini, Nikki Reed, Arlen Escarpeta, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Schuyler Fisk, Tony Goldwyn, Melissa Leo, Christopher Marquette
Studio
Running Time
95 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for violent content and language
A series of interwoven story lines focusing on how the proliferation of guns in America affects and shapes lives. The cast of characters includes a Virginia gun shop owner and his college student granddaughter who is pressured to work at the family business; the single mother of a suburban high school assassin; a school principal at a violent inner-city high school; and an exemplary student concealing a handgun at school.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
An uninspiring commentary on gun control in America, "American Gun" has a great cast but a cliché screenplay that at times shows promise, but eventually just stumbles. There is no real surprise why this movie went directly to DVD. Full movie review »
