Gun Shy (2017 film)

Gun Shy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Simon West
Produced by Mark Agee
René Besson
Eduardo Castro
Cassian Elwes
Hannah Leader
Andrew Loveday
Anil Mathira
Simon Moseley
Gia Muresan
Erin Muroski
Sean O'Kelly
Jib Polhemus
Harry Stourton
Jeremy Wall
Simon West
Ahsan Zaman
Written by Toby Davies
Mark Haskell Smith
Starring Antonio Banderas
Olga Kurylenko
Music by David M. Saunders
Cinematography Alan Caudillo
Production
companies
Salty Films
Distributed by Saban Films
Release date
  • 8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)
Country United Kingdom

Gun Shy is a British action comedy film[1] directed by Simon West starring Antonio Banderas. It was released on 8 September 2017.[2][3]

Plot

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

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,[4] with the film raising £1.9 million on SyndicateRoom.[5]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Gun Shy has an approval rating of 0% based on nine reviews and an average rating of 2.9/10.[6] 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".[7]

References

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