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Gun(TV show/series, 1997)

44min per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 6 episodes

GunRating: 2.5/5 (with 2 votes)
Gun is an American television anthology series which followed a gun as it was passed from owner to owner. The show aired on ABC on Saturday nights from April 12 to May 31, 1997. The series lasted six episodes, each directed by a well-known director, before being cancelled. ()
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About Gun

Gun is an American television anthology series which aired on ABC on Saturday night from April 12, to May 31, 1997 at 10:00 p.m Eastern time. The series lasted six episodes, each directed by a well-known director, before being cancelled. Each episode involves the same semi-automatic pistol as an important part of the plot. The characters each episode are completely different and appeared unrelated to those who appeared in other episodes. The series was produced by Robert Altman and attracted numerous recognizable stars including Fred Ward, Kathy Baker, Carrie Fisher, Daryl Hannah, Randy Quaid, and Martin Sheen, as well as James Gandolfini in his first television appearance. The theme song was a cover of The Beatles' "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", performed by U2.

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Gun Seasons and Episodes

04/12/1997Season 1 - 6 episodes
#1 | 04/12/1997The Shot
A struggling L.A. actor decides to return with his family to Virginia. En route, he stops at a convenience store, where he interrupts a robbery and winds up using the thief's gun to prevent his own son's kidnapping. Acclaimed a hero, the down-and-out actor finds himself an overnight celebrity with a movie deal.
#2 | 04/19/1997Ricochet
The last case for retiring cop Van Guinness involves the death of a Japanese businessman. Circumstantial evidence points to the man's cold-hearted second wife, but Van Guinness can't make a move until he finds the murder weapon.
#3 | 05/03/1997Columbus Day
A housewife drifts into an affair with an author suffering from writer's block. Complicating matters is her overprotective husband, who owns a gun that, unbeknownst to him, could be used as evidence against a terrorist.
#4 | 05/10/1997All the President's Women
After the death of a golf-club president, womanizer Bill Johnson is elected the new leader. But though he's now in carge at the club, he's losing his grip on the many women he's seeing.
#5 | 05/24/1997The Hole
A teen longing to escape her abusive home life befriends a young man on parole after eight years in prison for the shooting of his girlfriend.
#6 | 05/31/1997Father John
A priest's cynical nephew returns home for his uncle's funeral. But his hero worship turns to intense curiosity when he discovers a large sum of money and a gun among his uncle's possessions.

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Dutch (NL)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 04/12/1997
Last episode released on: 05/31/1997

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:9515, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024