Known as pete to his friends and simply as gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way. I suppose he had never heard of peter gunn or played it hundreds of times in pep band decades before like i had but the descriptor is apt. This video is public domain because it was registered as a published film peter gunn. Amati hires peter gunn to find the killer and prove his innocence, but both sides get attacked heavily and suspicion arises that a third party has an interest in seeing both amati and spiros killed. Peter gunn was a oneshot tv movie revival of the classic detective series 195861 created by blake edwards. Peter jurasik assumes herschel bernardis old role as lt. For more information on mancinis original music for the tv show, see peter gunn and the music from peter gunn. Starring craig stevens, edward asner, sherry jackson, laura devon, albert paulsen, regis toomey, j. Stevens is very good as the smooth, unflappable private eye. Peter gunn was an american private eye television series, starring craig stevens as peter gunn with lola albright as his girlfriend edie hart, which aired on nbc from september 22, 1958, to 1960 and on abc in 19601961. With craig stevens, herschel bernardi, lola albright, bill chadney. Watch peter gunn online stream full episodes directv.
Mancini won an emmy award and two grammys for album of the year and. I got it bad and that aint good by paul francis webster, duke ellington. It also can be heard in the video arcade game spy hunter. Gunn, as played by peter strauss, is somewhat different than was played by craig stevens in the late 50s tv series. There is plenty of action, suspense, and of course a string of gorgeous women chasing gunn but we know he loves edie, the singer at mothers jazz club. Peter gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, an excop, turned private eye, is caught up in the middle of a dangerous gang war. Jacoby edward asner, nononsense nightclub owner mother helen traubel, and gunns best girl, edie. Two cds totaling 156 minutes of interpretations by mancini and others of music from the peter gunn series might be overkill even for mancinipeter gunn enthusiasts. Peter gunns the intended victim of a professional killer whos not doing it for the money. Gunn admitted that it was hard to include thanos and the infinity stones into the first guardians movie and later revealed the reasoning behind some of starlords future behavior. An honest union leader is killed with a car bomb and suspicion falls on his chief rival, who hires gunn to clear his name.
Gunn the 1967 feature film sequel to the peter gunn tv series. While other dicks hung out in rundown offices, swilling rotgut, living hand to mouth, loners till the end, cloaked in rumpled trenchcoats and angst, gunn. The music of peter gunn, by the great henry mancini was the best, top notch, as youd expect. The television score is still out there on cd, but all ive found for the movie soundtrack is on vinyl with a fantastic movie poster cover. He got his tips and cautions from lieutenant jacoby, a coffee drinking pal from the police. Julius brother spiros, eager for an occassion to fight amati, starts a war against him. Peter strauss steps into the title role of detective peter gunn who finds that both the mob and the police force are morally corrupt. Watch peter gunn episodes online season 3 tv guide. Edwards wrote and directed this pilot for a potential gunn revival, with peter strauss stepping into craig stevens gumshoes as private eye peter gunn. Peter gunn was a private detective in the film noir tradition. The 1989 peter gunn tv movie holds up well nearly three decades after it aired.
The series was created by blake edwards, who, on occasion, was also writer and director. With peter strauss, peter jurasik, jennifer edwards, barbara williams. The kill official episode babyboom tv watch on amazon. It was intended as a pilot to relaunch the peter gunn franchise. Peter gunn was born on february, 1963 in lytham st. Over its threeyear run, peter gunns titular suave detective never failed to wrap up each weeks mystery in 25 minutes, but some 57 years after it left the airwaves, it still isnt clear why the show was canceled. Peter gunn theme tenor sax by jim aldridge best version ever. Bushman plays a former movie great whose try for a comeback is hampered by an ambitious. Peter gunn learns that the game is an insurance company that practices paying thieves off to recover the stolen loot because its cheaper than settling a claim at full value. Peter gunn 1989, peter strauss crime movie videospace. In the middle of the case, an unclothed woman calling her self samantha shows up at gunns apartment. Peter gunn investigates the murder of scarlotti, a mobster who once saved the detectives life. A sophisticated hipster and dapper dresser, peter gunn craig stevens is a private eye in the film noir tradition, a cool investigator operating in a nameless waterfront city saturated by a jazz soundtrack that sets the tone for each scene.
I still love listening to as much as i do ennio morricones man with no name soundtracks. This actually represented edwardss second attempt to revive the peter gunn character in a movie format. It is generally considered that the movie was better. Pretty good film version of the 5861 peter gunn tv series with craig stevens reprising his role and directed by series creator, blake edwards. Choose from peter gunn sheet music for such popular songs as dreamsville, peter gunn, and peter gunn theme. Peter gunn 1989 cast and crew the streetsmart private eye gets caught between gangsters and vigilante cops when he investigates a mob bosss murder. The theme to peter gunn orchestrated by henry mancini also composed the pink panther theme. Peter gunn was an american private eye television series which aired on the nbc and later abc television networks from 1958 to 1961. Although he is working outside from the mob, gunn is none the less pursued by mobsters, the cops and interested women. Peter gunn doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. Peter gunn movie celebrity database celebrity filmography.
Gunn, as played by peter strauss, is somewhat different than was played by. Peter gunn created by blake edwards 19222010 s uave, sophisticated, hep to the jive, groovin to the ohsocool jazzbobeat, peter gunn was like nothing ever seen before on television or anywhere else, really. Detective peter gunn is asked by a mob boss to find the murderer of a friends brother. The series first aired on nbc in 1958, and it moved to abc for the 196061 season. It stars craig stevens in the title role and was produced by blake edwards. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Blake edwards directed this bigscreen adaptation of the oncepopular tv detective series peter gunn, which edwards helped create.
I tried to find peter gunn on the imdb database, but couldnt. Watch peter gunn online full episodes of season 3 to 1. This arrangement performed by the city of prague philharmonic. Peter gunn celebrity profile check out the latest peter gunn photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Indeed, the iconic main title theme plays against an abstract background resembling pulsating arteries. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring henry mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, peter gunn worked in style. This detective series follows the exploits of peter gunn, a smoothtalking, welldressed private detective who is notable as much for his sense of style as his talents at investigation. Rent peter gunn 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. A classic television show in the late 50searly 60s about a classy detective of the same name.
Nonetheless, you cant fault this compilation for breadth of. I think the show was gone by the time that that changed, about 1966. Peter gunn craig stevens is a tough but polished private eye who fights crime with the help of friendly advice from an inside source at the police department, lt. If you feel like heading out, check out other movies in theaters. Although he is working outside from the mob, gunn is none the less. Rent peter gunn 1958 starring craig stevens and lola albright on dvd and bluray. Detective peter gunn is asked by a mob boss to find the. Peter gunn, for the uninitiated, is a private eye in a riverfront town that is never named but always seems a bit wet and foggy. Peter gunn tv series 19581961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Stevens was the only regular cast member from the original series to appear in the film. Peter strauss, peter jurasik, jennifer edwards akas. Peter gunn was an american private eye television series, starring craig stevens as peter. Jacoby edward asner, nononsense nightclub owner mother helen traubel, and gunns best girl, edie laura devon.
Gunn is a 1967 american neo noir mystery film directed by blake edwards, and starring craig stevens, based on the 19581961 television series peter gunn. The primary suspect appears to be fusco, who has taken over. With craig stevens, laura devon, edward asner, albert paulsen. The theme to peter gunn is not just one of henry mancinis most popular compositions, but also one of the most recognizable and beloved of all movie themes. Peter gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an excop turned private eye whos caught in the middle of a dangerous gang war. All of the shows were black and white and featured the music of henry mancini. The blake edwards creation was a breakout hit in its debut season, ranking 16th in the nielsen ratings for the 195859 season and garnering 8 primetime emmy nominations, one for the. Peter gunn, conversely, oozes with noirish atmosphere, with stories that always seems to take place in the middle of the night, on rainsoaked streets and in smokefilled jazz clubs, all to henry mancinis jazzy, pulsating scoring.
Peter gunn is a 1989 american madefortelevision crime drama film directed by blake edwards. Jacobi, while barbara williams takes over for lola albright as saloon. Dont miss any episodes, set your dvr to record peter gunn. Watch full episodes of peter gunn and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. When a top crime boss is assassinated, gunn is called in to.
William peter blatty later to write the exorcist worked on the screenplay, and henry mancini, who wrote the original peter gunn theme, appears in a scene as the piano player in a bar. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Peter gunn is the theme music composed by henry mancini for the television show of the same name. Peter gunn the television show was rated 510 by imdb. The song was the opening track on the original soundtrack album, the music from peter gunn, released in 1959.
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