Shoot First and Pray You Live

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Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do With It)
Directed byLance Doty
Screenplay byLance Doty
Starring John Doman
Jim Gaffigan
Jeff Hephner
CinematographyBruce McCleery
Edited byCharly Bender
Music by Keith Patchel
Distributed byGrindstone Entertainment Group
Release date
  • December 4, 2008 (2008-12-04)(Santa Fe Film Festival)
Running time
1:50:00
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do With It) is a 2008 American Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Lance Doty and based on the novel Luck by Max Brand. Filming took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [1] [2]

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Premise

Red Pierre was trained to fight and now he shall use those skills to seek revenge on the people who hurt his family.

Cast

Reception

The Indianapolis Business Journal reviewed the movie, stating that "In case you couldn’t tell from the film’s title, this movie is full of bad dialogue and mildly absurd story lines. But if you have ever wondered what kind of movie would arise if you melded “Kill Bill,” “A Fistful of Dollars” and “The Outlaw Josie [sic] Wales,” this movie is for you." [3] The Santa Fe New Mexican also reviewed the film, writing "For a low-budget oater, Shoot First is surprisingly well shot, well acted, and mostly well scripted (though it's a bit talky and repetitious in places)." [4]

Awards

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