Underplayed Gems

Peter Gunn (1989)

Peter Gunn poster
Directed by
Blake Edwards
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A private detective takes on cases in a city setting. The film was made as a pilot to bring back a classic character from an earlier series.

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What happens

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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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