The Gun (1974 film)
| The Gun | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Jay Benson Richard Levinson William Link |
| Directed by | John Badham |
| Starring |
David Huffman Ron Thompson Richard Bright Pepe Serna Lee de Broux Stephen Elliott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) |
Richard Levinson William Link |
| Cinematography | Stevan Larner |
| Editor(s) | Frank Morriss |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Fairmont/Foxcroft Productions Universal Television |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | November 13, 1974 |
The Gun is a made-for-television film, of the suspense-thriller type, which ABC-TV aired as a Movie Of The Week on November 13, 1974. It starred David Huffman, Ron Thompson, Richard Bright, Pepe Serna, Lee de Broux, and Stephen Elliott, and was written directly for television by Jay Benson, Richard Levinson, and William Link and directed by John Badham, then a working director of television productions. Levinson and Link were also the producers of the film.
A series of interweaving stories tell the journey of a handgun — specifically, a .38 special revolver, — as it passes from one owner to another. In all the time it passes between its various owners, it is never actually fired (aside from the one test-firing it underwent at the factory) and is never shown actually to discharge any ammunition.
The opening credits run over scenes of the manufacture of the weapon. It is shipped to a gun store, where it is purchased by an older business owner whose home was recently burglarized. His wife is uncomfortable with the weapon in the house and convinces him to get rid of it. He gives it away to a security guard at his company, who pawns the gun.
A young professional asks for a gun at the pawn shop. He is displeased when told there is a five-day waiting period required by law. When the pawnbroker turns to get the blank paperwork, he loads the gun with his own bullets and departs at gunpoint after paying for the pistol. At his place of employment, he is given the news that because he has the least seniority, he is being laid off. He considers shooting his supervisor before walking outside to the building's plaza during lunchtime, making mock shooting motions at random bystanders with the gun. They are alarmed and call the police. When police arrive, he throws the gun through the open window of a parked car before he is arrested.
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