The Rubber Gun

The Rubber Gun
The Rubber Gun
Directed by	Allan Moyle
Written by	Stephen Lack; Allan Moyle
Starring	Stephen Lack
Cinematography	Frank Vitale
Edited by	John Laing
Music by	Lewis Furey
Production; company	St. Lawrence Film Productions
Release dates	April 24, 1977 (New York New Directors and New Films Festival);
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The Rubber Gun is a 1977 film directed by Allan Moyle and starring Stephen Lack and Pierre Robert.^[1]

Plot

In a book store, smooth-talking hard drug dealer/user and local artist Steve (Stephen Lack) meets Allan (Allan Moyle), a young sociology student at McGill. They become fast friends and Allan is invited to Steve's studio apartment on Montreal main to meet his commune/drug network.

Allan decides he wants to do a paper with the controversial position that drug use has positive effects using Steve's 'family' as a case study. Life with Steve and the gang isn't quite as rosy as it might appear to Allan at first but it isn't quite as sleazy as it might appear to others either.

Pierre (Pierre Robert), a bisexual, heroin addict/male prostitute with a wife and small daughter looks to displace Steve as the leader of the group when, compelled by his addiction he concocts a plan to steal drugs from a storage locker at the train station. Steve, having nearly followed through on the same plan, is certain it is a trap. Being indiscreetly watched and recorded by corrupt narcotics cops the tension rises.

Cast

Stephen Lack as Steve
Pierre Robert as Pierre
Peter Brawley as Peter
Allan Moyle as Bozo
Pam Holmes as Pam

Distribution

A restored version of the film was screened at the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival.^[2]

Awards

The film received two Genie Award nominations in at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980, for Best Actor (Lack) and Best Original Screenplay (Moyle, Lack, John Laing).^[3]

References

^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 187.
^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "(Fantasia 2024) The Rubber Gun de Allan Moyle". Films du Québec, July 22, 2024.
^ Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980.

External links

The Rubber Gun at IMDb

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[pratley-1] Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 187.

[2] Charles-Henri Ramond, "(Fantasia 2024) The Rubber Gun de Allan Moyle". Films du Québec, July 22, 2024.

[3] Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980.

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