Men Cry Bullets
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{{Infobox film
| name = Men Cry Bullets
| image =
| caption =
| director = Tamara Hernandez
| producer = {{ubl |Harry Ralston|Tamara Hernandez}}
| writer = Tamara Hernandez
| based_on =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Steven Nelson
- Honey Lauren
- Jeri Ryan
- Michael Mangiamele
- Harry Ralston
- Bob Sherer
}}
| music = {{ubl |Woodrow Jackson|Ivan Knight|Forest Dunn}}
| cinematography = Michael Grady
| editing = {{ubl |Scott Balcerek|Garth Grinde}}
| studio =
| distributor = Phaedra Cinema
| released = {{Film date|1999|9||South by Southwest|ref1=}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Men Cry Bullets is a 1999 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tamara Hernandez and starring Steven Nelson, Honey Lauren, Jeri Ryan, Michael Mangiamele and Harry Ralston.
Cast
- Steven Nelson as Billy
- Honey Lauren as Gloria
- Jeri Ryan as Lydia
- Michael Mangiamele as Paper Boy
- Harry Ralston as Freddy Fishnets
- Bob Sherer as Booster
- Maximilian A. Mastrangelo as Billy's Father
Release
The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival in September 1999.{{cite web|title=SXSW Winner, Tamara Hernandez Makes "Men Cry Bullets"|date=22 October 1999|publisher=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/1999/10/sxsw-winner-tamara-hernandez-makes-men-cry-bullets-82009/|accessdate=18 October 2020}} The film was then screened at the Angelika Film Center in New York City on October 22, 1999.{{cite web|last=Gates|first=Anita|title='Men Cry Bullets': He Puts on His Dress One Leg at a Time|date=22 October 1999|work=The New York Times|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/102299bullets-film-review.html|accessdate=18 October 2020}} It was also screened at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco on November 12, 1999.{{cite web|last=LaSalle|first=Mick|title=Nasty and Unpleasant 'Men Cry Bullets' / Audience may weep with boredom|date=12 November 1999|publisher=San Francisco Gate|url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Nasty-and-Unpleasant-Men-Cry-Bullets-Audience-2897553.php|accessdate=18 October 2020}}
Reception
The film has a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|title=Men Cry Bullets|work=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/men_cry_bullets|accessdate=18 October 2020}} Joe Bob Briggs of United Press International awarded the film one star.{{cite web|last=Briggs|first=Joe Bob|title=Joe Bob's Drive-In: 'Men Cry Bullets'|date=11 April 2002|publisher=United Press International|url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/04/11/Joe-Bobs-Drive-In-Men-Cry-Bullets/38131018542842/|accessdate=18 October 2020}}
Accolade
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0148462}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|men_cry_bullets}}
Category:American comedy-drama films
Category:1999 comedy-drama films