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Clearly influenced by Albert and David Maysle's documentary, Salesman. The
Bible and Gun Club is a dark, perverse, provocative satire, shot in stunning
black and white, about five men and the death of the American dream.
Supervised by hard-nosed Bill, the four men of the Amaheim, California branch of the Bible and Gun Club - Stan, Mike, Sidney and Phil - hawk firearms and family bibles door-to-door. As if trapped in a time warp, these middle-aged guys are racist, sexist, foul-mouthed and cynical. But they're certainly dedicated salesmen. The film revolves around one weekend in Las Vegas, where the team has gone to attend their annual national sales convention. The recession has hit hard, business is bad, the company Chairman is monitoring their branch closely, and this will be a make-it-or-break-it weekend for the boys. Harris' feature debut is an ambitious, stylized film that confronts the disturbing issue of the commercialization of sex, violence and religion. 1996, 35mm, B & W, 87 minutes
Executive Producers: Ariel Perets, Pierre Sevigny |
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