When blake edwards brought the popular peter gunn from the television screen to the movies, sherry jackson was filmed in a nude scene that appeared only in the international version of gunn, not in the us cut. Gunn, music from the film score composed and conducted by henry mancini, on rca victor records, 1967, stereo. Peter gunn was an american private eye television series, starring craig stevens as peter gunn with lola albright as his girlfriend edie hart, which aired on nbc from september 22, 1958, to 1960 and on abc in 19601961. Watch any show from the peter gunn tv series and you quickly realize its vintage via the simple staging, old 4. Dress like a woman, they wont notice spicy entertainer subscribe unsubscribe 5. Gunn is a film directed by blake edwards with craig stevens, laura devon, ed asner, albert paulsen. Sherry jackson in gunn 1967 blake edwards and sherry jackson in gunn 1967. Peter gunn craig stevens is a tough but polished private eye who fights crime with the help of friendly advice from an inside source at the police department, lt. The 1967 gunn movie didnt make sense in relation to the. Watch peter gunn online stream full episodes directv. Gunn the 1967 feature film sequel to the peter gunn tv. The madam of a floating bordello hires private eye peter gunn craig stevens to prove a gangster killed a crime boss. Dec 01, 2017 gunn, music from the film score composed and conducted by henry mancini, on rca victor records, 1967, stereo. Ironic because most critics credit gunn as the transition for american audiences from the mike hammer style hero to the james bond style.
William peter blatty later to write the exorcist worked on the screenplay, and henry mancini, who wrote the original peter gunn theme, appears in a scene as the piano player in a bar. Gunn 1967 trailers and clips the madam of a floating bordello hires private eye peter gunn craig stevens to prove a gangster killed a crime boss. The song was the opening track on the original soundtrack album, the music from peter gunn, released in 1959. Fun movie if you are old enough to remember the original tv series.
Craig stevens born gail shikles jr july 8, 1918 may 10, 2000 was an american film and television actor, best known for his starring role on television as private detective peter gunn from 1958 to 1961. The primary suspect appears to be fusco, who has taken over. Peter gunn is the theme music composed by henry mancini for the television show of the same name. I thought he was supposed to be going steady with edie. Blake edwards directed this bigscreen adaptation of the oncepopular tv detective series peter gunn, which edwards helped create. Fusco says if he doesnt find out who is responsible for killing scarlotti hell end up in the river. This was one of the most provocative series ever made for tv, inaugurating a whole new genre. Starring craig stevens, edward asner, sherry jackson, laura devon, albert paulsen, regis toomey, j.
Known as pete to his friends and simply as gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way. Its full of unusual characters, interesting locales, snappy. Well, if the monitors is the worst movie ever made, this gunn is a true. I used to watch reruns of the original peter gunn late at night with my father, and picked this one up as a nostalgia piece. The song was the opening track on the original soundtrack album, the music from peter gunn, released in. Peter gunn was an american private eye television series, starring craig stevens as peter gunn with lola albright as his girlfriend edie hart, which aired on nbc from september 22, 1958, to. Oct 23, 2010 peter gunn was very much a cross between the cool hip buttoned down and laid back richard diamond and the tough violent jazz themed world of mike hammer.
Jacoby edward asner, nononsense nightclub owner mother helen traubel, and gunn s best girl, edie. Peter gunn investigates the murder of scarlotti, a mobster who once saved the detectives life. Bonnie and clyde, the graduate, guess whos coming to dinner, cool hand luke, the dirty dozen, in cold blood, in the heat of the night, the jungle book. Gunn is forced to go into a court where fusco is playing with one of his minions. Some wonderful soul put together this collection of clips from blake edwards 1967 film gunn, a bigscreen adaptation of his 19581961 tv series, peter gunn. Stevens was the only regular cast member from the original series to appear in the film. This image entertainment dvd video with peter strauss face on cover is the one to get. The pilot didnt catch on, but strauss was perfectly cast as gunn. In the middle of the case, an unclothed woman calling her self samantha shows up at gunns apartment.
Craig stevens was promised a percentage of the profits in addition to his salary. Lucky, an adventure series on cbs starring john vivyan and ross martin. I bought a lame video of the same peter strauss as peter gunn dvd and gave it 2 stars. In addition to having the best music by henry mancini ever written for tv, it was perhaps the first and only film noire series. The feature film gunn was obviously strongly influenced by the spy movie craze of the time, such as james bond and matt helm.
Dont miss any episodes, set your dvr to record peter gunn a police lieutenant helps a private detective solve crimes. It is widely considered as one of the most groundbreaking years in film, with revolutionary films highlighting the change, including. With craig stevens, laura devon, edward asner, albert paulsen. Edwards also created, wrote, and directed the 1959 tv series peter gunn, which starred craig stevens, with music by henry mancini. Stills of the nude scene appeared in the august 1967 issue of playboy magazine, in a pictorial entitled make room for sherry. Peter gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, an excop, turned private eye, is caught up in the middle of a dangerous gang war. He did not plan to reuse the peter gunn title, and instead suggested the murder bag to paramount, but the studio insisted on simply shortening it to gunn, the 29 mar 1967 dv noted. Apr, 2010 gunn the movie is very good, but came too late, well into the bond craze.
Jacoby edward asner, nononsense nightclub owner mother helen traubel, and gunns best girl, edie. Peter gunn born february 1963 is an english actor. Gunn 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sherry jackson nudity uk version gunn 1967 discussion.
Peter gunn investigates the murder of scarlotti, a mobster who once saved the. The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. I was pleasantly surprised at how well this reflected the look and feel of the 1960s series. Peter gunn original 1967 lobby card craig stevenslaura devon 11x14 movie poster.
He tells gunn to get up against the wall and the game begins. Since id never seen the show, however, i watched gunn with zero preconceptions, and found it most enjoyable. Jul 09, 2019 peter gunn investigates the murder of scarlotti, a mobster who once saved the detectives life. Gunn the movie is very good, but came too late, well into the bond craze. The titles are all in french, but the movie is in english. But to gunn, dealing with the heat is a lot like jazz. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring henry mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, peter gunn worked in style. Whats with that weird psychedelic opening credits sequence. Peter gunn theme nick davies, lahti symphony orchestra duration. Pat omalley, george murdock, charies dierkop, and chanin hale.
The only returning actor is craig stevens, peter gunn himself. Then you need to see edwards 1967 film version gunn that nicely expands the series into a 16. Even the horse showed its sympathy for the girl who just couldnt climb up. In the middle of the case, an unclothed woman calling her self samantha shows up at gunn s apartment. In 1967 gunn just seemed out of step, a fond memory, no longer hot or cool. Director blake edwards misfired with his feature film update of the late 50s tv. Peter gunn was very much a cross between the cool hip buttoned down and laid back richard diamond and the tough violent jazz themed world of mike hammer. Gunn the 1967 feature film sequel to the peter gunn tv series. The movie drops some of its silliness but its too little too late. Gunn 1967 allmovie movies and films database movie. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload.
Gunn 1967 peter gunn investigates the murder of scarlotti, a mobster who once saved the detectives life. And is the movie supposed to be in continuity with the series, or some kind of reboot. Gunn is a 1967 american neo noir mystery film directed by blake edwards, and starring craig stevens, based on the 19581961 television series peter gunn. Occasionally, hes dusted off the peter gunn character, first in the illconceived 1967 theatrical release, gunn, and then in a 1989 madefortelevion movie pilot for a new series, starring peter strauss as an updated gunn. Groovy mod a go go opening credits to 1967s peter gunn feature film. Peter gunn, for the uninitiated, is a private eye in a riverfront town that is never named but always seems a bit wet and foggy. He got his tips and cautions from lieutenant jacoby, a coffee drinking pal from the police. And how many girlfriends does gunn need in the same movie.
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