Love and a . 45

Director: C.M. Talkington C.M. Talkington

Overview

Two young lovers go on the run from the law after a convenience store robbery goes bad in this road movie. Love and a .45 centers on philosophically inclined thief Watty Watts (Gil Bellows), who believes in a little robbery but not real violence. An ill-advised collaboration with a crazed, drugged-out biker (Rory Cochrane) ends badly, however, forcing Watty to go on the run. His girlfriend Starlene (Renee Zellweger) joins him, and the two become media darlings thanks to television coverage of their flight from the law. First-time director C.M. Talkington's combination of violence and ironic attitude recalls both 1970s crime dramas and Quentin Tarantino's violent, quirky takes on the genre. However, the film's warmed-over feel may be redeemed by its irreverent tone and appealing performances, including a self-parodying appearance by Peter Fonda.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2008
UPC:	0031398100089
Original Release:	1994
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Letterbox]
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00
Sales rank:	31,621

Special Features

Closed Caption; Trailer; Production commentary; Deleted scenes; Music video; Storyboard comparisons

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gil Bellows	Watty Watts
Rory Cochrane	Billy Mack Black
Jeffrey Combs	Dino Bob
Jace Alexander	Creepy Cody
Michael Bowen	Ranger X
Ann Wedgeworth	Thaylene Cheatham
Peter Fonda	Vergil Cheatham
Tammy Le Blanc	Stripper
Wiley Wiggins	Young Clerk
Jack Nance	Justice Thurman
Charlotte Ross	Mary Ann
Tommy LeBlanc	Stipper
Rory	Actor
Gil	Actor
Renée Zellweger	Starlene Cheatham
Brad Leland	Armored Truck Driver
Reverend Horton Heat	Actor
Tom Verlaine	Composer

Technical Credits

C.M. Talkington

C.M. Talkington	Director,Screenwriter
Mark Amin	Executive Producer,Producer
Andrew Hirsch	Executive Producer
Randy E. Moore	Special Effects
Darin Scott	Producer
Russell Towery	Stunts
Andrew Hersh	Producer,Executive Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Love and a .45
1. How'd You Know? [5:05]
2. Roadway Distress [2:09]
3. Loaded Gun [2:19]
4. Risk Mangement [2:09]
5. Honest Woman [2:22]
6. Payday [2:18]
7. Save My Soul [4:08]
8. Bass Boat [2:09]
9. Funny Mom [3:34]
10. Money [1:37]
11. Girlfriend, Car, & a Trailer Home [1:39]
12. Eggs [3:44]
13. Follow You to Oklahoma [2:30]
14. Your Wife [5:50]
15. Taxidermist [2:19]
16. Real Diamonds [2:07]
17. Shotgun Wedding [3:59]
18. Victor Van Gogh [6:03]
19. Handicapped Suburban Hippies [6:15]
20. Non-Dairy Creamer [1:52]
21. Explosive Dead Bolts [1:15]
22. Oath [2:06]
23. Coin Toss [5:02]
24. Bob? [2:17]
25. Bank [3:26]
26. Film [2:16]
27. Triangle [4:32]
28. Make-Up [2:21]
29. Reflexes [7:27]
30. Free [6:23]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Love and a .45
   Play Movie
   Scene Index
   Subtitles
      Spanish
      French
      English
      Off
   Trailer
   Special Features
      Deleted Scenes
         Car Sex
         Speed Lab
         Interview
         Club Soda
      Storyboards
         Reflexes
            Comparison
         Funny Man
            Comparison
      Production Commentary: On
      Production Commentary: Off
   Additional Junk
      Father Pecro
      Horton Heat
      Crime Channel

Editorial Reviews

A terrific performance by Renee Zellweger and a couple of amusing cameos are the brightest spots in this jokey mixture of outlaw romance and the old ultra-violence. Zellweger struts and sasses her way through a part whose brassiness flies in the face of her later, more vulnerable roles, while hippie survivor Peter Fonda and Texan actress Ann Wedgeworth (vivacious Lana from Three's Company) have fun as her trashy, nouveau riche parents. Gil Bellows tries his best to enliven the part of the protagonist, but really, his Watty Watts is just another of those interchangeable '90s antiheroes -- an opportunist with a handsome face and a few stray scruples. Writer/director C.M. Talkington stages an audacious and amusing opening sequence in which Watts schools a hapless teen convenience-store clerk in the ways of the world. But from there, it's mostly wink-nudge shoot-em-ups and stock lovers-on-the-lam horseplay. Rory Cochrane does attack the role of Billy Mack Black with a lot of conviction; it's hard not to love the character's inventive way of shooting up speed with a tattoo needle. But there's too much of Brad Pitt's similar turn in Kalifornia in Cochrane's portrayal, and, despite a more assured tone, too much of that film's also-ran aura in general. Love and a .45 isn't necessarily derivative of Quentin Tarantino and Oliver Stone, but it certainly taps into the same zeitgeist as those directors. Unfortunately, it does so with less originality and style.

All Movie Guide - Brian J. Dillard