"contains possible SPOILERS"
This movie is about the various hands through a .38 caliber revolver passes,and the events that occur for each of it's owners.The gun is first purchased by a man for home protection. But his wife does not feel safe with the gun in the house. So the man gives the weapon away, to a security guard at his job. From here, the gun is sold to a pawn shop, from which it illegaly purchased by a man who does not want to waste time on a background check or a 5-day waiting period.(This was in 1974. most people think waiting periods and background checks are new things,but they are not.)The man takes the gun from the pawn shop, and uses it to terrorize people at his job,from which he has just been dismissed.When the police show up, the man tosses the weapon in a nearby car to get rid of it. The revolver is then found by a carwash attendent. From here, the weapon travels through several innocent hands,before ending up being used during a robbery.The robbery goes bad,and the gun winds up in a police impound room,where it is scheduled for shredding,along with hundereds of other weapons seized during acts of crime. Up to this point,THE WEAPON HAS NEVER BEEN FIRED.The weapons are taken to a scrapyard, where they are loaded onto a car on a conveyor belt feeding into a shredder. All of the weapons are destroyed, EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE .38 SPECIAL!.The gun passes through the shredder unharmed, and is picked up by a scrap loader. The worker takes the gun home ,and it stays at his home,until one day ,his curious young son finds it.needless to say the final moment, DURING WHICH THE GUN IS FINALLY FIRED ,IS QUITE SHOCKING.
With it's gun safety overtones, this movie is ahead of its time. The issue of kids and guns, and ownership of firearms by unstable people,is examined. The movie is a little too intense at times for young children.
I found a copy of this movie on e-bay (i'm not quite sure how, as it is VERY hard to find ,or even see.) I had seen it as a boy about 25 years ago on t,v, but was never able to see it again,until now.If you can find a copy of this i would advise it.
i rate the movie 3 out of 5 stars.
This movie is about the various hands through a .38 caliber revolver passes,and the events that occur for each of it's owners.The gun is first purchased by a man for home protection. But his wife does not feel safe with the gun in the house. So the man gives the weapon away, to a security guard at his job. From here, the gun is sold to a pawn shop, from which it illegaly purchased by a man who does not want to waste time on a background check or a 5-day waiting period.(This was in 1974. most people think waiting periods and background checks are new things,but they are not.)The man takes the gun from the pawn shop, and uses it to terrorize people at his job,from which he has just been dismissed.When the police show up, the man tosses the weapon in a nearby car to get rid of it. The revolver is then found by a carwash attendent. From here, the weapon travels through several innocent hands,before ending up being used during a robbery.The robbery goes bad,and the gun winds up in a police impound room,where it is scheduled for shredding,along with hundereds of other weapons seized during acts of crime. Up to this point,THE WEAPON HAS NEVER BEEN FIRED.The weapons are taken to a scrapyard, where they are loaded onto a car on a conveyor belt feeding into a shredder. All of the weapons are destroyed, EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE .38 SPECIAL!.The gun passes through the shredder unharmed, and is picked up by a scrap loader. The worker takes the gun home ,and it stays at his home,until one day ,his curious young son finds it.needless to say the final moment, DURING WHICH THE GUN IS FINALLY FIRED ,IS QUITE SHOCKING.
With it's gun safety overtones, this movie is ahead of its time. The issue of kids and guns, and ownership of firearms by unstable people,is examined. The movie is a little too intense at times for young children.
I found a copy of this movie on e-bay (i'm not quite sure how, as it is VERY hard to find ,or even see.) I had seen it as a boy about 25 years ago on t,v, but was never able to see it again,until now.If you can find a copy of this i would advise it.
i rate the movie 3 out of 5 stars.