Bang

1995
1h 38m

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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, dem... Read allA 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 hi... Read allA 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 take... Read all

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6.2/10

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- 1 nomination total

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7RatedVforVinny

Catches the attention.

An entertaining if not so plausible tale, of a young lady who resorts to impersonating a police officer (to escape being sexually assaulted by a L.A motorbike cop. if you do not think too much of the indecent proposition (that probably happens quite often), the rest of the fantastic plot falls nicely into place. A side part to the chief actress, is the very wonderful Peter Greene and here seen as a derelict, tramp like character. He's one of those few actors like Keitel, or Nick Cage, where a director can let him sort of free-wheel through a performance:; delivering such unique lines and facial expressions. Here lifting the movie with his charged persona.

9deverman

An excellent indy film. Darling Narita is way cool.

I loved this film. Darling Narita's performance convinced me that what I was seeing was possible, however improbable. She carries the film, but there are several other fine performances here.

An added bonus: Lucy Liu, currently appearing in TV's Ally McBeal, in a small but important role as a strung out hooker.

Note: I rented this film from BlockBuster under the title "Bang" with a release date of 1997.

The DON-4

Quite good independent movie!

Well, you can´t say really it´s a B-Movie, more a good solid independent flick. Mainly the scenes are from the streets of L.A, the good and the bad parts. The main actor is this Asian-heritaged woman, who got the clothes from a police-officer and following that she cruised around with his bike, diving so to speak into L.A´s street life, with its gang-shooting, relationships, homelessness etc. A bit sad but also it got humour in it. Quite recommended!

7Barnaby-2

Something like an urban fairy-tale, complete with the ogres.

Ever seen a movie with an unbelievable opening plot device, yet the grim urban reality that it is set in allows you to buy it, in some strange way? Well, I think that describes 'Bang' pretty well. The idea of an actress assuming the role of a cop for a day is outlandish (and that stolen uniform fits pretty nicely). But it works if you let it. Don't expect reality in the plot, but you'll find it in the details of this one. A movie that makes you think about the assumption of identity, about who has power in society, and how that shifts depending on the circumstances.

Miles-10

Uneven, unbelieveable but sometimes entertaining

Stars Darling Narita and Peter Greene. Narita is an actress down on her luck who masquerades as a policewoman for a day. Her acting is pretty good, but she miraculously is not killed by any of the criminals with whom she comes into conflict. Credibility is strained. Nevertheless, the movie accurately shows with wry humor how it can happen that people treat us according to who they think we are. In cast credits, Lucy Liu is mis-identified as Lucy Lui. An inauspicious beginning for a actress who appears to be poised for stardom.

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Goofs
Lucy Liu's name is misspelled "Lui" in the credits.

Crazy credits
In between the crew, cast and special thanks section, the screen fades completely black for a second and a painting of a Native American and a girl inside a box with a window are visible for a short time.