The Gun series (2.3 linear feet) consists of materials from the 1998 television series. Robert Altman directed one episode, "All the Presidents Women," and served as executive producer for the entire series. The series includes correspondence, legal materials, business and financial documents, scripts, production and post-production materials, music and scores, and publicity and distribution materials.
This was an anthology series (sometimes referred to as Robert Altman's Gun) of six episodes. Daryl Hannah, James DiStefano, Ed Begley Jr., Kirsten Dunst, and Martin Sheen were among the many actors in this project. Episodes were written by Jim Sadwith, Anne Rapp, Joe Cacacci, and Clyde Hayes and, in addition to Altman, directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, Ted Demme, James Foley, Peter Horton, and Jim Sadwith.
This series includes a small amount of correspondence including a letter from International Creative Management, Inc. offering Altman the position of executive producer for the series, and a postcard from writer Anne Rapp. The legal material documents Altman's interactions with Kushner-Locke's television production company KLTV. Other documents from this same company are included in the business and financial sub-series as is a copy of the budget for the Altman-directed episode, "All the Presidents Women."
A number of scripts are included in this series. These include multiple drafts of "All the Presidents Women" and a first draft on an unproduced episode written by Joseph Wambaugh, titled "Family Trust." The production and post-production subseries contains lists of potential actors and directors for the series, such as Spike Lee, Campbell Scott and Tim Robbins. Additionally, a number of stories were under consideration to be used as the basis for future, ultimately unproduced episodes of the show. Also included in these materials are various production schedules. Publicity and distribution subseries contain correspondence from publicity and marketing company Bender, Goldman, and Helper. This includes faxes confirming publicity interviews and photocopies of articles regarding the show.
Notes on the arrangement of Gun:
The materials are arranged primarily according to the original order of the documents. The script series, however, is arranged by episode to facilitate use of the materials.
