Guns, Girls and Gambling

Guns, Girls, and Gambling is an independent American film of the action and crime thriller genres. It was written and directed by Michael Winnick and produced by Freefall Films, Hollywood Sky Entertainment, Incognito Pictures, and Releaseme Productions. It was first released direct-to-video in Australia on September 5th, 2012. It premiered on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on January 8th, 2013. The film boasts an ensemble cast of recognizable film stars including Christian Slater as John Smith, Powers Boothe as the rancher, Dane Cook as Sheriff Hutchins, Jeff Fahey as cowboy, Chris Kattan as a gay Elvis Presley impersonator, Gary Oldman as Elvis, Sam Trammell as Sheriff Cowley, Tony Cox as a Little Person Elvis impersonator and Helena Mattsson as an assassin known only as The Blonde.

Fun Facts

 * Executive producer Shani Klein-Madden makes a cameo appearance in the film as a train station P.A..


 * Executive producer Jeff Jonas makes a cameo appearance in the film as a ranch hand.


 * Producer Henry Boger makes a cameo appearance in the film as a ranch hand.


 * One of the recurring tropes in this film is that The Blonde continuously quotes lines from Edgar Allen Poe.


 * The character of John Smith is named for the English explorer who played a role in the establishment of Jamestown Colony in the early 17th century and is associated Native American historical figure Pocahontas.


 * Actor Michael Spears is the older brother of Eddie Spears. They are both members of the Lakota Nation.


 * Actors Powers Boothe and Helena Mattsson have both appeared in films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Powers Boothe played the head of the World Security Council (later named Gideon Malick) in 2012's The Avengers, and Helena played a woman named Rebecca in Iron Man 2 in 2010.

Keywords
Cowboy; Deputy; Female topless nudity; Gambling casino; Gunshot victims; Head injuries; Homosexuality; Jail; Prostitute; Rifle; Sheriff; Shot in the head; Shotgun; Smoking; Stabbings; Thief; Throat injuries