Gun Shy

A quirky comedy-thriller about a macho yet neurotic DEA agent who’s seeing a gastrointestinal specialist for a severe flatulence disorder. Despite his condition, he manages to bust a money-laundering racket orchestrated by an eccentric goodfella., Undercover agent Charlie is fearful of going up against unpredictable hitman Oliver Platt and his stomach is giving him hell. But it is his heart which is affected by his visit to healer Sandra Bullock. A sly and enjoyable comedy not afraid to take a pop at the mafia movie genre., In this action-laced comedy, a cop on the verge of a nervous breakdown finds love at the least convenient time. Charlie Mayo (Liam Neeson) is an undercover agent with the DEA who was nearly killed when a sting set up to nail a gang of drug dealers went horribly wrong. The accident left Charlie shaken, and he’s gone into therapy to hold himself together as he struggles through one final case before retiring. Charlie’s superior (Mitch Pileggi) has set him up on another undercover assignment as he tries to bring in two Colombian drug kingpins and a low-level Mafiosi with delusions of grandeur (Oliver Platt). As Charlie makes his way through therapy, he’s referred to a nurse (Sandra Bullock) interested in New Age healing techniques; now he has love on his mind as he tries to keep himself out of harm’s way under increasingly dangerous circumstances. Gun Shy marked the feature directorial debut of television veteran Eric Blakeney.