Men Cry Bullets

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| director = Tamara Hernandez

| producer = {{ubl |Harry Ralston|Tamara Hernandez}}

| writer = Tamara Hernandez

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| music = {{ubl |Woodrow Jackson|Ivan Knight|Forest Dunn}}

| cinematography = Michael Grady

| editing = {{ubl |Scott Balcerek|Garth Grinde}}

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| distributor = Phaedra Cinema

| released = {{Film date|1999|9||South by Southwest|ref1=}}

| runtime = 106 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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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

The film won the Best Narrative Feature award at the South by Southwest film festival.

References

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