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Pups
“What happens when a kid finds a gun or a gun finds a kid?”
6.1 / 10• 1999• 1h 39m•R• English
ThrillerActionDramaCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Mischa Barton
Rocky
LeadCV
Cameron Van Hoy
Stevie
Burt Reynolds
Daniel Bender
AF
Adam Farrar
Wheelchair Man
David Alan Graf
Bank Manager
Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder
JG
James Gordon
J.P. / TV Preacher
DN
Darling Narita
Joy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ash Baron-Cohen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pups is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
