Plot
A New Jersey doctor named Gerald buys his trophy wife, Debbie, a revolver against her wishes. Trouble ensues when their eccentric slacker neighbor, Skippy, takes the gun and doesn't want to give it back. After an accident lands Gerald in the hospital, it's up to Debbie to get the gun back (and try to figure out why Skippy wanted to borrow it in the first place). But things get a little more complicated…Cast
Production
''My New Gun'' was shot on a budget of $2.1 million, financed from IRS Media and Columbia-TriStar HomeVideo. It was shot on location in Teaneck, New Jersey, and a townhouse was used for the interior of multiple homes.Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 50% based on reviews from 6 critics. Terrence Rafferty of '' The New Yorker'' praised Cochran's directorial debut, writing that "The assurance she shows in handling even a brief expository scene is astonishing. ..This film school graduate has a kind of 'technique' that can't be taught. ..The sort of liberation that ''My New Gun'' proposes, and embodies, is the product of a true filmmaker's vision". The film was praised by another critic for its "masterfully understated structure" and eccentricities, which some considered to be influenced by '' Thelma and Louise'' or an update ofReferences
External links
* {{Stacy Cochran 1992 films 1992 independent films 1990s black comedy films American black comedy films American independent films American satirical films Films directed by Stacy Cochran Films set in New Jersey Films shot in New Jersey I.R.S. Media films 1992 directorial debut films 1992 comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films