ActionComedy

Killing Gunther

- They're Out to Change the Killing Business

A group of eccentric assassins are fed up with Gunther, the world's greatest hitman, and decide to kill him – but their plan turns into a series of bungled encounters as Gunther seems to always be one step ahead.

Release Date : 2017-09-22

Language :GermanEnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Miscellaneous EntertainmentStarStream MediaRookfield ProductionsWWKG ProductionsFolktale ProductionsIngenious MediaRowdy Row ProductionsRuYi Media

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of AmericaUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Why We're Killing Gunther

Cast

Character Name : Robert "Gunther" Bendik

Original Name : Arnold Schwarzenegger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blake

Original Name : Taran Killam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kolvalchik

Original Name : Dave 'Squatch' Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donnie

Original Name : Bobby Moynihan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sanaa

Original Name : Hannah Simone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Warlord

Original Name : Marc-Anthony Massiah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier #1

Original Name : Sylvesta Stuart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier #2

Original Name : Reese Alexander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier #3

Original Name : J.C. Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier #4

Original Name : Eric Mazimpaka

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nate / Interviewer

Original Name : Amitai Marmorstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeep Driver

Original Name : Chad Sayn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl in Karaoke Bar

Original Name : Tawny West

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rahmat

Original Name : Peter Kelamis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gabe

Original Name : Paul Brittain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ashley

Original Name : Aubrey Sixto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sultan

Original Name : Joel Labelle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sex Slave Girl

Original Name : Janene Carleton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Izzat

Original Name : Amir Talai

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yong

Original Name : Aaron Yoo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mia

Original Name : Allison Tolman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Barold

Original Name : Ryan Gaul

Gender : Male

Character Name : Max

Original Name : Steve Bacic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lisa

Original Name : Cobie Smulders

Gender : Female

Character Name : Giggly Woman

Original Name : Elizabeth Bowen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Schneider Feizmark

Original Name : Jake T. Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cheyenne

Original Name : Scott McNeil

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheepish Security Guard

Original Name : Tyronne L'Hirondelle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charger Driver / Gunther Cameraman #1

Original Name : Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trish / Bartender

Original Name : Rebecca Olson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jewel

Original Name : Alex Duncan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Chad Krowchuk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Graveyard Employee

Original Name : Joel Cottingham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gunther Cameraman #2

Original Name : Lars Grant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diedrick Brunner

Original Name : Hyuma Frankowski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Chief

Original Name : Manfred Maretzki

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Chris Kazoleas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom MacNeill

Gender : Male

Reviews

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

That's a damn fine poster you've got there, _Killing Gunther_. Unfortunately, it's also indicative of _Killing Gunther's_ biggest problem: Leading the promotional material with Arnold Schwarzenegger. I know, from a marketing standpoint, it makes a hundred and five percent sense, totally get it. But purely in terms of the experience you go through from watching a movie, I feel absolutely certain that _Killing Gunther_ would have been exponentially better if Arnie's involvement was kept secret. It seems very much as if the movie was built that way, and then the direction was changed some time after post-production. In the end, _Killing Gunther_ is an okay movie, but it might have been **great** if the Gunther character was a genuine reveal in the film, instead of the "Fuckin' finally" moment we ended up with. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

Infuriatingly bad watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. It's like someone wanted "Barry" and "The Office" to be the same thing, but they couldn't get a name big enough except for Arnold Schwarzenegger who looks awesome in this, so why wouldn't he take the pay check. And I like almost everyone in this movie, Arnold included, they're really funny people, and I bet this movie was a blast to make. However, this movie is a fine example of what NOT to do for found footage, and why making a "fake-umentary" is so hard to do correctly. Unfortunately, these comedy actors are mostly sketch artists (SNL) or they work parts on sitcoms, Hannah Simone was the "best friend" on "New Girl", but other than Taran Killam (arguably), they haven't carried a show before, and I don't think they realized that making a movie isn't the same as making episodes. I would love to see all these people back together in a good movie, but the writing in this movie is heavily dependent on weak characters with soft motivations, and a lot, A LOT, of attention seeking humor (basically the movie demands you watch it, "Look at me dad! Dad! YOU'RE NOT LOOKING!"), or situational humor, which takes a LOT of work to either set up or explain. I was really looking forward to this one, which might be why I'm being so critical, because it is a GREAT premise, but they didn't take writing the script seriously because it's a comedy so they loss some of the "oomph" and draw it should have had. And there are few physics breaking things that I wouldn't have cared about so much, but the rest of the movie was grating at me that it didn't care, so I shouldn't care. I'm not mad in the end, I'm just disappointed.