| Bang | |
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 Bang DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Ash |
| Written by | Ash |
| Produced by | Daniel M. Berger |
| Starring | Peter Greene Lucy Liu |
| Cinematography | David Gasperik |
| Edited by | Ash |
| Music by | Orlando Aguillen |
| Distributed by | Panorama Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bang is a 1995 American crime drama film directed by Ash Baron-Cohen (aka Ash) who is the cousin of well-known TV and film performer, Sacha Baron Cohen. [1]
A young woman in L.A. is having a bad day: she's evicted, an audition ends with a producer furious she won't trade sex for the part, and a policeman nabs her for something she didn't do, demanding fellatio to release her. She snaps, grabs his gun, takes his uniform, and leaves him cuffed to a tree where he's soon having a defenseless chat with a homeless man. She takes off on the cop's motorcycle and, for an afternoon, experiences a cop's life. She talks a young man out of suicide and then is plunged into violence after a friendly encounter with two "vatos." She is torn between self-protection and others' expectations. Is there any resolution for her torrent of feelings?
The film features an early film appearance by Lucy Liu.
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