Product Details

• Actors: Michael Madsen, Jennifer Tilly, Gary Busey, Robert Loggia, Ian Tracey
• Directors: David Wyles
• Writers: Hugh C. Rae, Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik
• Producers: Judith Feldman, Ogden Gavanski, Robert K. MacLean, Sandi Richter, Sarah Woodside Gallagher
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Evergreen Ent
• VHS Release Date: March 20, 2001
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304083556
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #360,224 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Take a walk on the wild side with hired gun John Hardin (Michael Madsen). When Hardin's boss, powerful mobster Jack Rushton (Gary Busey) puts a contract out on his scheming and sexy wife Rena (Jennifer Tilly), Hardin confronts an assassin's worst fear- having to kill his own lover. Rena is counting on having Hardin kill her twin sister instead, but she didn't count on Hardin having a conscience. And when he refuses to murder an innocent woman, he finds himself trapped between lust and loyalty in a deadly game of blackmail, betrayal and brutality.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Man With a Gun has a few good performances., June 12, 1999

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Paul B. Long (Southern Pines, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Man With a Gun [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Man With A Gun is a fairly good thriller, with Jennifer Tilly playing twins and Michael Madsen mumbling through a nothing part. Gary Busey is scary as the crime boss caught in the middle, with a couple of incomprehensible moments onscreen. The real find here is Ian Tracey as Roy, a wannabe that revels in taking charge of the goons and desperately wants a bigger piece of all the action. He is the man to watch in this.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of Madsen's greatest 'hits', October 5, 2009

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Man With a Gun (DVD)

MAN WITH A GUN is a Canadian-made action-oriented neo-noir that, despite four decent 'leads' doesn't quite gel. Blame either a disjointed script or some injudicious editing for its obvious (and fatal) lack of continuity.

Jennifer Tilly plays twin sisters. Michael Madsen is a 'button' who's ordered to kill mobster Gary Busey's cheating wife (Busey gives his usual scenery-chewing bad guy performance here). The only problem is: Tilly has been cheating with Madsen. She tries to convince him to murder her twin instead, but once Michael meets the sweet girl (who's a total contrast to Busey's brassy wife) he quickly falls for her.

What follows is a lot of hoods armed to the teeth who appear for no reason. Bullets fly thicker than at a Cinco de Mayo celebration. I dunno 'bout dis one, folks. See it only if you're a real fan of Madsen, Tilly, Busey or Loggia.

Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll rating.

(4.7) Man With a Gun (Canada-1995) - Michael Madsen/Jennifer Tilly/Gary Busey/Robert Loggia/Ian Tracey/Bill Cobbs/Bill Dow

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Movie, November 7, 2010

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KAT "Georgianna S. Gatcomb" (UMF) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Man With a Gun (DVD)

Great for fans of Micheal Madsen. A fantastic movie. The plot keeps you gessing the whole way through.