Pups

"What happens when a kid finds a gun or a gun finds a kid?"

Jul 6 2000 R 1h 39m
Action, Crime, Drama

When troubled teen boy Stevie (Cameron Van Hoy) and his girlfriend, Rocky (Mischa Barton), attempt to rob a bank without any forethought, the situation rapidly deteriorates. Soon the young couple is holding bank customers and employees hostage, while law enforcement gathers outside. Daniel Bender (Burt Reynolds), a veteran negotiator for the FBI, is charged with assessing the crime scene and ending the standoff as quickly as possible, but Stevie's short fuse considerably complicates matters.

Plot

Two teens impulsively decide to rob a bank, a la Bonnie and Clyde. Quickly they find themselves in over their heads as they are forced to take a bank full of hostages and the FBI are at the door. Hostages include a heroin addicted Gulf War vet, the pesky bank manager, a gruff old man, a calm bank employee, and a helpful young woman. The head FBI man must sort through the psychology of all the participants to try to keep the events from escalating. Underlying in all of this is the pure adolescence of the two who initiate the trouble.

Written by

Ash Baron-Cohen

Directed by

Ash Baron-Cohen

Cast

Mischa Barton, Cameron Van Hoy, Burt Reynolds

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fire Heart Films Inc., Allied Entertainment Group Inc., Eagle Eye Films, Team Okuyama

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
Mischa Barton .. pups 1999
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1,833
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
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