{"product_id":"rubber-gun-the-1977","title":"RUBBER GUN, THE (1977)","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"tagline\"\u003eMind Games, Crime Games, Good Time Games … It’s All in Their Family\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharismatic painter Steve (Scanners star Stephen Lack) has carved out a reputation as Montréal's premiere drug connection, trafficking narcotics with a crew of friends and lovers living as a makeshift \"family\" on the fringes of society. But tensions rise when the police catch wind of their latest shipment, and Steve strikes up a friendship with a university student eager to observe the group's illicit lifestyle for his graduate thesis. As the walls start to close in, old jealousies and new paranoias surface, and the family scrambles to adapt or perish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing seven songs by acclaimed Leonard Cohen collaborator Lewis Furey, the directorial debut of Allan Moyle (Times Square, Pump Up the Volume, Empire Records) is an innovative drug drama that set the stage for Drugstore Cowboy and other celebrated portraits of addiction. Equal parts Warhol and Cassavetes, the film's docu-fiction approach earned widespread praise for its urgency and vivid reality, with The Toronto International Film Festival citing it as \"one of the best films of the '70s.\" Out of official circulation for decades, THE RUBBER GUN returns in a stunning new restoration from the original camera negatives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEW 2K RESTORATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the original 16mm A\/B negatives by Canadian International Pictures, with sound transferred from the answer print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einterviews with actor and co-writer Stephen Lack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einterview with director Allan Moyle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einterview with composer Lewis Furey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einterview with co-cinematographer Frank Vitale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Cinematheque Q\u0026amp;A – Post-screening discussion featuring Moyle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantasia International Film Festival intro and Q\u0026amp;A featuring Lack and Vitale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal theatrical outro song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival stills gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheatrical re-release trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklet featuring a new essay by professor Nathan Holmes and an archival profile by P.M. Massé-Connolly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible cover artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish SDH subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES","offers":[{"title":"BLU-RAY","offer_id":48886478569691,"sku":null,"price":44.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/6379\/4395\/files\/366021_front.jpg?v=1781733789","url":"https:\/\/baystvideo.com\/products\/rubber-gun-the-1977","provider":"Bay Street Video","version":"1.0","type":"link"}