to which their fast-blooming romance is fueled by their mutual love of weaponry (Arthur Penn would rip off the covers in Bonnie and Clyde, which owes Gun Crazy a substantial debt), but when Cummins' six-gun dangles provocatively as she gasses up their jalopy, it's clear what really fills their collective tank." The review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 91% of film critics gave the production a positive rating, one based on 64 reviews. Recognition In 1998, Gun Crazy was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." American Film Institute Lists AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies – Nominated AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills – Nominated AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills - Nominated AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes: "We go together, Laurie. I don't know why. Maybe like guns and ammunition go together." – Nominated AFI's 10 Top 10 – Nominated Gangster Film References External links Gun Crazy by Richard T. Jameson on the National Film Registry website Gun Crazy essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages 432-433 Gun Crazy at Film Site Gun Crazy at 10 Shades of Noir Gun Crazy title film clip at Veoh (the bank heist scene) 1950 films 1950s crime thriller films American crime thriller films American heist films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films Film noir Films based on short fiction Films based on works by MacKinlay Kantor Films directed by Joseph H. Lewis Films scored by Victor Young Films with screenplays by Dalton Trumbo United Artists films United States National Film Registry films Uxoricide in fiction 1950s American films