Love and a .45 is a Bonnie and Clyde-esque road movie starring Gil Bellows and Renée Zellweger. The film was originally released in 1994 by Lions Gate Entertainment.
The film begins with a young couple in love (Gil Bellows as Watty Watts; Renée Zellweger as Starlene), planning a convenience store robbery with Watts' drug-addict friend, Billy Mack Black (played by Rory Cochrane). The robbery unquestionably fails and the trio is forced to go on the...
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Love and a .45 is a Bonnie and Clyde-esque road movie starring Gil Bellows and Renée Zellweger. The film was originally released in 1994 by Lions Gate Entertainment.
The film begins with a young couple in love (Gil Bellows as Watty Watts; Renée Zellweger as Starlene), planning a convenience store robbery with Watts' drug-addict friend, Billy Mack Black (played by Rory Cochrane). The robbery unquestionably fails and the trio is forced to go on the run from the law, headed for Mexico.
They meet a lot of quirky characters along the way, including Starlene's parents, played by Peter Fonda and Ann Wedgeworth. The couple inspire a sort of media-frenzy with their antics and the couple love to watch themselves.
One common theme running through the film is Watty Watts' unusual philosophy on bad behavior - a little petty crime is okay but he doesn't believe in violence. He is a follower of the I Ching, an ancient system of philosophy. The audience gets to watch as he walks the line between a...
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