Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- pulpy
- frantic
- cult movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Despite poor acting and confusing plotting, the film has developed a retrospective cult following for its pulpy, exaggerated exploitation-action style.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Donna and Nicole are L.E.T.H.A.L. agents who confront assassins, explosives, and advanced weapons in a pulpy action framework.
The film juxtaposes glamorous agents and cartoonish arms dealers with rocket launchers, ninja assassins, and explosive radio-controlled boats.
Juan Degas plans to move a large quantity of state-of-the-art weapons into America through Hawaii.
Degas’s abduction of Donna’s mother prompts Donna to pursue his organization to protect her family.
Films like Guns, and why
Savage Beach
shares low-budget girls-with-guns action, exaggerated villains, international gunrunning, and campy sexploitation energy
Picasso Trigger
shares Andy Sidaris-style spy action, female agents, firearms spectacle, and deliberately pulpy exploitation tone
Hard Ticket to Hawaii
shares campy low-budget espionage, glamorous female operatives, cartoonish criminals, and explosive action set pieces
Fit to Kill
shares eroticized action, criminal conspiracies, stylized violence, and cult exploitation sensibility
Movie Details
- Director
- Andy Sidaris
- Release Date
- 1990-11-09
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (57)
Cast
- Erik Estrada
- Dona Speir
- Roberta Vasquez
- Bruce Penhall
- Cynthia Brimhall
- William Bumiller
- Devin DeVasquez
- Michael J. Shane
- Phyllis Davis
- Chuck McCann
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Night Flight Plus, FlixFling, Eternal Family, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Guns about?
- A glamorous L.E.T.H.A.L. agent wages a rocket-launcher-fueled vendetta against a flamboyant arms dealer and his army of assassins.
- What is Guns like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Guns as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Guns violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Guns as graphic.
- What did critics think of Guns?
- Despite poor acting and confusing plotting, the film has developed a retrospective cult following for its pulpy, exaggerated exploitation-action style.
- Which films are like Guns?
- Films with a similar feel include Savage Beach, Picasso Trigger, Hard Ticket to Hawaii, and Fit to Kill.
- How long is Guns?
- Guns runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Guns?
- In United States, Guns streams on Night Flight Plus, FlixFling, Eternal Family, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel, ARROW.
