| Gun Shy | |
| Director: | Simon West |
| Based On: | Salty by Mark Haskell Smith |
| Starring: | Antonio Banderas Olga Kurylenko |
| Music: | David M. Saunders |
| Cinematography: | Alan Caudillo |
| Editing: | Nick Morris |
| Studio: | Salty Films |
| Distributor: | Saban Films |
| Runtime: | 92 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Gross: | $2,480[1] |
Gun Shy is a British action comedy film[2] directed by Simon West starring Antonio Banderas. It was released on 8 September 2017.[3] [4]
Aging rock star Turk Enry's supermodel wife is kidnapped while they are vacationing in Chile and he undertakes to rescue her equipped with skills better suited to playing bass, playing the field, and partying.
The film was produced under the working title Salty (the name of the novel from which it is adapted) but the title was later changed to Gun Shy. The budget was obtained through equity crowdfunding,[5] with the film raising £1.9 million on SyndicateRoom.[6]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Gun Shy has an approval rating of 0% based on 11 reviews and an average rating of 2.9/10.[7] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 21 out of 100 based on five critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[8]