Peter Gunn (film)

Peter Gunn is a 1989 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Blake Edwards. It was intended as a pilot to relaunch the Peter Gunn franchise starring Peter Strauss in the role of private detective Peter Gunn.

Peter Gunn
Genre	Crime Drama
Written by	Blake Edwards
Directed by	Blake Edwards
Starring	Peter Strauss Peter Jurasik Jennifer Edwards Barbara Williams David Rappaport Pearl Bailey
Music by	Henry Mancini
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Blake Edwards
Producers	Tony Adams Michael Dinner
Production location	Los Angeles
Cinematography	Arthur R. Botham
Editor	Robert Pergament
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	New World Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	April 23, 1989 (1989-04-23)

The pilot was aired on ABC on April 23, 1989, but a TV series was not commissioned. The idea of a revival began in 1977 when E. Jack Neuman was approached to write a made-for-TV movie to bring back the original Peter Gunn, Craig Stevens to the role. The project ended because of Blake Edwards' film shooting schedule. Edwards once again announced a TV movie version in 1984 which was intended to star Robert Wagner as Gunn. This eventually became the 1989 TV movie starring Peter Strauss.

Plot

Detective Peter Gunn is asked by a mob boss to find the murderer of a friend's brother. Although he is working outside from the mob, Gunn is nonetheless pursued by mobsters, the cops and interested women. The story heats up when Gunn finds information that suggests the cops are being framed.

Cast

• Peter Strauss as Peter Gunn
• Peter Jurasik as Lt. Jacoby
• Barbara Williams as Edie Hart
• Jennifer Edwards as Maggie
• Pearl Bailey as Mother
• David Rappaport as Speck
• Charles Cioffi as Tony Amatti
• Richard Portnow as Spiros
• Debra Sandlund as Sheila
• Leo Rossi as Det. Russo
• Tony Longo as Sergeant Holstead
• Chazz Palminteri as Soldier

External links

• Peter Gunn at IMDb
• Peter Gunn at AllMovie