Gun Shy (2017 film)

Gun Shy
Gun Shy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Simon West
Written by	; Mark Haskell Smith
Based on	by Mark Haskell Smith
Produced by	Jib Polhemus; Harry Stourton; Simon West;
Starring	Antonio Banderas ; Olga Kurylenko
Cinematography	Alan Caudillo
Edited by	Nick Morris
Music by	David M. Saunders
Production; company	Salty Films
Distributed by	Saban Films
Release date	8 September 2017;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Box office	$2,480

Gun Shy is a British action comedy film^[2] directed by Simon West starring Antonio Banderas. It was released on 8 September 2017.^[3]^[4]

Synopsis[]

Aging rock star Turk Enry's supermodel wife is kidnapped while they are vacationing in Chile and he undertakes to rescue her equipped with skills better suited to playing bass, playing the field, and partying.

Cast[]

Antonio Banderas as Turk Enry
Olga Kurylenko as Sheila
Ben Cura as Juan Carlos
Mark Valley as Ben Harding
Aisling Loftus as Marybeth
David Mitchell as John Hardigger
Jeremy Swift as Charlie
Jesse Johnson as Daniel
Ellie Goffe as Amy Fitzsimmons
Martin Dingle-Wall as Clive Muggleton
Milanka Brooks as TV Presenter
Anna Francolini as Sandrine
Christopher Brand as Russian Thug
[es] as Ramón
Lester Ransom as Bar Owner
Sebastián Apiolaza as Bandid

Production[]

Early poster displaying the working title Salty

The film was produced under the working title Salty (the name of the novel from which it is adapted) but the title was later changed to Gun Shy. The budget was obtained through equity crowdfunding,^[5] with the film raising £1.9 million on SyndicateRoom.^[6]

Reception[]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Gun Shy has an approval rating of 0% based on 11 reviews and an average rating of 2.9/10.^[7] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a weighted average score of 21 out of 100 based on five critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[8]

References[]

^ "Gun Shy (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
^ Ritman, Alex. "Berlin: Olga Kurylenko Talks Getting 'Salty' With Antonio Banderas". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
^ McNary, Dave (2017-06-08). "Antonio Banderas, Olga Kurylenko's Actioner 'Gun Shy' Lands at Saban Films". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
^ Busch, Anita (2017-06-08). "Saban Films Acquires Simon West's 'Gun Shy' Starring Antonio Banderas". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
^ "SALTY THE MOVIE". www.saltymovie.com. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
^ "Salty Equity Crowdfunding". SyndicateRoom. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
^ "Gun Shy (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
^ "Gun Shy Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-03-16.

External links[]

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[BOM-1] "Gun Shy (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

[2] Ritman, Alex. "Berlin: Olga Kurylenko Talks Getting 'Salty' With Antonio Banderas". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-10-29.

[3] McNary, Dave (2017-06-08). "Antonio Banderas, Olga Kurylenko's Actioner 'Gun Shy' Lands at Saban Films". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-29.

[4] Busch, Anita (2017-06-08). "Saban Films Acquires Simon West's 'Gun Shy' Starring Antonio Banderas". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-10-29.

[5] "SALTY THE MOVIE". www.saltymovie.com. Retrieved 2017-10-29.

[6] "Salty Equity Crowdfunding". SyndicateRoom. Retrieved 2017-11-15.

[7] "Gun Shy (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2018-03-16.

[8] "Gun Shy Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-03-16.

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