Gun Crazy (1950)
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis · 87 min · Crime, Romance, Drama
43.3 TOPICAL score · #2,414 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Bart Tare, an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival alongside her. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, at Starr's behest, the couple embarks on a crime spree for cash.
Gun Crazy (1950, directed by Joseph H. Lewis) has a TOPICAL score of 43.3 - ranked 2,414 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 74. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (318 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 22 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 74
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (318 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 22 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read5,711 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger, Morris Carnovsky