![]() All new trope pages will be made with the "Trope Workshop" found on the "Troper Tools" menu and worked on until they have at least three examples. ![]() Pages that don't do this will be subject to deletion, with or without explanation. All new pages should use the preloadable templates feature on the edit page to add the appropriate basic page markup. All images MUST now have proper attribution, those who neglect to assign at least the "fair use" licensing to an image may have it deleted.Failure to do so may result in deletion of contributions and blocks of users who refuse to learn to do so. Before making a single edit, Tropedia EXPECTS our site policy and manual of style to be followed.The soundtrack was released on Februby Hollywood Records. Other reviewers were not so kind and it received a score of 26% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 43 reviews, the consensus of which calls the film "a dark comedy of the low brow nature filled with fart and gay jokes." However, the film managed to get a normalized score of 42 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 20 reviews. It gives the actors something to respond to, and they rise to the challenge." Good material certainly does a lot of the work. Blakeney has made his job look easy by shaping such a fine script. Critical reception Įlvis Mitchell of The New York Times was not enamored with the direction, but was fond of the writing and acting. Buena Vista Film Sales acquired and financed the film and it was distributed through Hollywood Pictures. The film was produced by Bullock's production company, Fortis Films, and was the first film directed by Blakeney. Michael Weatherly as DEA Agent Dave Juniper.Louis Giambalvo as DEA Agent Lonny Burke.Mitch Pileggi as DEA Agent Dexter Helvenshaw.Mary McCormack as Gloria Minetti-Nesstra.Liam Neeson as DEA Agent Charlie Mayough.Each thinks he understands the other players, but there is more to these characters than meets the eye. Jason Cane ( Andrew Lauer), a young Wall Street-type with a plan, but poor taste, completes the group. Fulvio is the disfavored son-in-law of high-ranking Italian mobster, Carmine Minetti ( Frank Vincent). They are dealing with an intense man with an unpredictable temper named Fulvio Nesstra ( Oliver Platt) who represents the Italian mob in New York. Vaillar is a son of an important Colombian druglord and fears being viewed as a stereotype. He was brought into the group by the passionate Fidel Vaillar ( José Zúñiga) and his close bodyguard, Estuvio Clavo ( Michael DeLorenzo). To deal with his gastrointestinal issues, Charlie goes to the doctor where he meets the free-spirited and beautiful Judy Tipp ( Sandra Bullock), the self-proclaimed " Enema Queen" who introduces him to alternative therapies to his problems as well as some romantic interest.īack on the job, Charlie is knee-deep in negotiations for high-stakes money laundering and stock manipulation. At therapy, Charlie meets and befriends a group of stressed out men from the business world. He also encourages him to join a group therapy session. Bleckner listens to his troubles and prescribes him anti-anxiety medication to help him deal with stress. Jeff Bleckner (Michael Mantell), is a psychiatrist and upon arriving to New York, Charlie enlists his services. Charlie works with the dream of one day retiring to Ocean Views, a luxury housing complex with servants and utilities.ĭuring his flight to New York City, where his job will resume, another passenger strikes up a conversation with him. His requests to be taken off the case or retired are denied by his bosses, Lonny Burke ( Louis Giambalvo) and Dexter Helvenshaw ( Mitch Pileggi) as so much time was put into his cover. Charlie, once known for his ease and almost "magical" talent on the job, is finding it very hard to return to work. During the aforementioned incident, his partner was killed and he found himself served up on a platter of watermelon with a gun shoved in his face just before back-up arrived. Gun Shy is a 2000 black comedy film written and directed by Eric Blakeney, and starring Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt and Sandra Bullock.Ĭharlie Mayough ( Liam Neeson) is an undercover DEA agent suffering from anxiety and gastrointestinal problems after a bust goes wrong.
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