Gunn (film)
Encyclopedia
Gunn is an American 1967
mystery film directed by Blake Edwards
, and starring Craig Stevens
. It featured the same lead character from the 1958-1961 television series Peter Gunn
, and a Henry Mancini
score but the characters of Gunn's singing girlfriend Edie Hart and Police Lieutenant Jacoby were played by different actors.
to direct the film but Friedkin thought William Peter Blatty
's script was awful. Edwards directed the film himself. Blatty was impressed by Friedkin's honesty and asked him to direct The Exorcist
. The film was originally titled—but then only advertised as—Gunn...Number One!; no sequels followed.
1967 in film
The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film.-Events:* December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television....
mystery film directed by Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards was an American film director, screenwriter and producer.Edwards' career began in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon turned to writing radio scripts at Columbia Pictures...
, and starring Craig Stevens
Craig Stevens (actor)
Craig Stevens was an American motion picture and television actor.-Early and personal life:Born Gail Shikles, Jr., in Liberty, Missouri, his father was a high school teacher....
. It featured the same lead character from the 1958-1961 television series Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC television networks from 1958 to 1961. The show's creator was Blake Edwards...
, and a Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores. He won a record number of Grammy Awards , plus a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 1995...
score but the characters of Gunn's singing girlfriend Edie Hart and Police Lieutenant Jacoby were played by different actors.
Production
Edwards originally asked William FriedkinWilliam Friedkin
William Friedkin is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing The French Connection in 1971 and The Exorcist in 1973; for the former, he won the Academy Award for Best Director...
to direct the film but Friedkin thought William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty is an American writer and filmmaker. The novel The Exorcist, written in 1971, is his magnum opus; he also penned the subsequent screenplay version of the film, for which he won an Academy Award....
's script was awful. Edwards directed the film himself. Blatty was impressed by Friedkin's honesty and asked him to direct The Exorcist
The Exorcist (film)
The Exorcist is a 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty and based on the exorcism case of Robbie Mannheim, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her...
. The film was originally titled—but then only advertised as—Gunn...Number One!; no sequels followed.