Bang (film)
1995 American film
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Bang is a 1995 American crime drama film directed by Ash Baron-Cohen (aka Ash) who is the cousin of well-known TV and film performer, Sacha Baron Cohen.[1]
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| Directed by | Ash |
| Written by | Ash |
| Produced by | Daniel M. Berger |
| Starring | Darling Narita Peter Greene |
| Cinematography | David Gasperik |
| Edited by | Ash |
| Music by | Orlando Aguillen |
| Distributed by | Panorama Entertainment |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A young woman in L.A. is having a bad day: she's evicted, an audition ends with a producer furious she won't trade sex for the part, and a policeman nabs her for something she didn't do, demanding fellatio to release her. She snaps, grabs his gun, takes his uniform, and leaves him cuffed to a tree where he's soon having a defenseless chat with a homeless man. She takes off on the cop's motorcycle and, for an afternoon, experiences a cop's life. She talks a young man out of suicide and then is plunged into violence after a friendly encounter with two "vatos." She is torn between self-protection and others' expectations. Is there any resolution for her torrent of feelings?
Cast
- Darling Narita as The Girl
- Peter Greene as Adam
- Michael Newland as Officer Trotter
- James Sharpe as Officer Ham
- Luis Guizar as Jesus
- Art Cruz as Juan
- Notorious D. as O.G. On Rooftop (credited as Donald 'Notorious' D)
- James Noble as Rooftop Dealer
- Eric Kirkpatrick as Tucker
- Wandi Herman as Piwi On Rooftop
- David Conner as Ivan
- Stephanie Martini as Joey
- Lucy Liu as Hooker (credited as Lucy Lui)
- Paul Saucido as Drive-By Cholo
- Roberta Rodman as Audition Model
- Juanita Salinas as Latina Woman
- Glori Gold as Do-Me Girl
The film features an early film appearance by Lucy Liu.
Reception
On A.V. Club, Nathan Rabin wrote that "it's not a very good film, but Bangs integrity and level of ambition make it a strangely watchable little sleeper."[2]
Roger Ebert rated it 3 and a half stars out of 4, writing that 'Knowing little about Bang before a saw it, except for its reputation as a low-budget film shot guerrilla-style on the streets, I confess I expected flashy sub-Tarantino Gen X narcissism. What I didn’t expect was a film so well made, so penetrating, so observant."[3]
