Gun (1997)

4.0 (4 votes)

1 Season

April 12, 1997

German

Drama

Synopsis

Gun is an American television anthology series which aired on ABC on Saturday night from April 12, to May 31, 1997 at 10:00 p.m Eastern time. The series lasted six episodes, each directed by a well-known director, before being cancelled. Each episode involves the same semi-automatic pistol as an important part of the plot. The characters each episode are completely different and appeared unrelated to those who appeared in other episodes. The series was produced by Robert Altman and attracted numerous recognizable stars including Fred Ward, Kathy Baker, Carrie Fisher, Daryl Hannah, Randy Quaid, and Martin Sheen, as well as James Gandolfini in his first television appearance. The theme song was a cover of The Beatles' "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", performed by U2.

Network

ABC

Episodes

The Shot

Apr 12, 1997

A struggling L.A. actor decides to return with his family to Virginia. En route, he stops at a convenience store, where he interrupts a robbery and winds up using the thief's gun to prevent his own son's kidnapping. Acclaimed a hero, the down-and-out actor finds himself an overnight celebrity with a movie deal.

Ricochet

Apr 19, 1997

The last case for retiring cop Van Guinness involves the death of a Japanese businessman. Circumstantial evidence points to the man's cold-hearted second wife, but Van Guinness can't make a move until he finds the murder weapon.

Columbus Day

May 3, 1997

A housewife drifts into an affair with an author suffering from writer's block. Complicating matters is her overprotective husband, who owns a gun that, unbeknownst to him, could be used as evidence against a terrorist.

All the President's Women

May 10, 1997

After the death of a golf-club president, womanizer Bill Johnson is elected the new leader. But though he's now in carge at the club, he's losing his grip on the many women he's seeing.

The Hole

May 24, 1997

A teen longing to escape her abusive home life befriends a young man on parole after eight years in prison for the shooting of his girlfriend.

Father John

May 31, 1997

A priest's cynical nephew returns home for his uncle's funeral. But his hero worship turns to intense curiosity when he discovers a large sum of money and a gun among his uncle's possessions.