Bang is a 1995 American crime drama film directed by Ash Baron-Cohen (aka Ash) who is the cousin of well-known TV and film performer, Sacha Baron Cohen.
Plot A young woman in L.A. is having a bad day: she's evicted, an audition ends with a producer furious she won't trade sex for the part, and a policeman nabs her for something she didn't do, demanding fellatio to release her. She snaps, grabs his gun, takes his uniform, and leaves him cuffed to a tree where he's soon having a defenseless chat with a homeless man. She takes off on the cop's motorcycle and, for an afternoon, experiences a cop's life. She talks a young man out of suicide and then is plunged into violence after a friendly encounter with two "vatos." She is torn between self-protection and others' expectations. Is there any resolution for her torrent of feelings?
Cast Darling Narita as The Girl Peter Greene as Adam Michael Newland as Officer Trotter James Sharpe as Officer Ham Luis Guizar as Jesus Art Cruz as Juan Notorious D. as O.G. On Rooftop (credited as Donald 'Notorious' D) James Noble as Rooftop Dealer Eric Kirkpatrick as Tucker Wandi Herman as Piwi On Rooftop David Conner as Ivan Stephanie Martini as Joey Lucy Liu as Hooker (credited as Lucy Lui) Paul Saucido as Drive-By Cholo Roberta Rodman as Audition Model Juanita Salinas as Latina Woman Glori Gold as Do-Me Girl The film features an early film appearance by Lucy Liu.
Reception On A.V. Club, Nathan Rabin wrote that "it's not a very good film, but Bangs integrity and level of ambition make it a strangely watchable little sleeper."
Roger Ebert rated it 3 and a half stars out of 4, writing that 'Knowing little about Bang before a saw it, except for its reputation as a low-budget film shot guerrilla-style on the streets, I confess I expected flashy sub-Tarantino Gen X narcissism. What I didn’t expect was a film so well made, so penetrating, so observant."
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