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American Gun is a 2005 American film produced by Participant Productions, IFC Films, IFC First Take, and Spirit Dance Entertainment. It was written in 2001 by Steven Bagatourian and Aric Avelino and directed by Avelino as his directorial debut.
Avelino attended Loyola Marymount University and made the film with many LMU alumni, including producer Ted Kroeber.
The film took two and a half years to finance. The central idea came from a "Column One" article in the Los Angeles Times. In addition, the writers were influenced by a friend from the Chicago school district who related stories about how students brought guns to school, not to use them on campus, but because of the dangerous neighborhoods they live in or walk through to attend classes. Avelino was very appreciative of the directorial advice of Forest Whitaker, one of the film's producers. The first actress attached to the project was Marcia Gay Harden.
Original Release
03/22/2006
US Release
03/22/2006
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Marcia Gay Harden | Janet Huttenson |
Forest Whitaker | Carter |
Donald Sutherland | Carl Wilk |
Lisa Long | Sandra Cohen |
Chris Warren | Marcus |
David Heymann | Producer |
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette | David Huttenson |
Amanda Seyfried | Mouse |
Nikki Reed | Tally |
Joseph Kell | Security Guard |
Directors
Writers
Aric Avelino, Steven Bagatourian
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marcia Gay Harden | Janet Huttenson |
Forest Whitaker | Carter |
Donald Sutherland | Carl Wilk |
Lisa Long | Sandra Cohen |
Chris Warren | Marcus |
David Heymann | Producer |
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette | David Huttenson |
Amanda Seyfried | Mouse |
Nikki Reed | Tally |
Joseph Kell | Security Guard |
Tony Goldwyn | Frank |
Rex Linn | Earl |
Kevin Phillips | Reggie |
Davenia McFadden | Felicia |
Linda Cardellini | Mary Ann Wilk |
Schuyler Fisk | Cicily |
Michael Shannon | Jerry |
Arlen Escarpeta | Jay |
Charles Duckworth | Connie |
Todd Tesen | Barry |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Forest Whitaker | Executive Producer |
Chris Adams | Executive Producer |
Holly Becker | Executive Producer |
Caroline Kaplan | Executive Producer |
Chris Salvaterra | Executive Producer |
Peter Schlessel | Executive Producer |
Jonathan Sehring | Executive Producer |
Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
Laura Boersma | Producer |
Arlene Gibbs | Producer |
David Grace | Producer |
Ted Kroeber | Producer |