Guncrazy is a 1992 American crime drama film inspired by the 1950 film Gun Crazy. It was directed by Tamra Davis in her feature film directorial debut, written by Matthew Bright and starring Drew Barrymore. Davis had read the script in 1985, but filming did not begin until November 1991. The film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 1992, and aired on Showtime beginning later that year. The film had a limited theatrical release in January 1993. Plot A teenager murders her stepfather, a sexually abusive man, after he teaches her how to use a gun. Through a misapplied school pen-pal assignment, she meets a prisoner, Howard, whom she seduces back into the world of guns. She marries Howard and decides to show him the remains of her stepfather; Howard helps her dispose of the body. After they dispose of the corpse, Howard commits several homicides, although he was provoked in every instance. Cast Drew Barrymore as Anita Minteer Michael Ironside as Mr. Kincaid, Joy's Father James LeGros as Howard Hickok Billy Drago as Hank Fulton Robert Greenberg as Mr. Sheets Rodney Harvey as Tom Jeremy Davies as Bill Dan Eisenstein as Chuck Joe Dallesandro as Rooney Ione Skye as Joy Kincaid James Oseland as Sally Lawrence Steven Meyers as Larry "Crazy Larry" Herb Weld as Clyde Lee Mary Weilnau as Susan Dick Warlock as Sheriff Michael Franco as Officer Frank Tracey Walter as Elton Roger Jackson as Joe Zane W. Levitt as Ed Hopper Damon Jones as Damian Harrison Young as Mr. Hickok, Howard's Father Leo Lee as "Soda Pop", Pimp Rowena Guinness as Ruby, The Prostitute Jaid Barrymore as Woman With Dog Diamond The Dog as Schlitzy The Dog Production Guncrazy was Tamra Davis' directorial debut, and was written by Matthew Bright. The film was inspired by the 1950 film Gun Crazy, but is not a remake. Davis originally read the script in 1985 and "loved it because it was one of the few scripts I'd come across that revolved around a strong female character. I then spent years trying to set the picture up and hearing people say, 'Why do you want to make a film about two awful kids who go around killing people?' But that wasn't the picture I saw." According to the Los Angeles Times, Davis was interested in the script because of "the complex psychology of the female lead