Peter Gunn (film)
| Peter Gunn | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime Drama |
| Written by | Blake Edwards |
| Directed by | Blake Edwards |
| Starring | Peter Strauss Peter Jurasik Jennifer Edwards Barbara Williams David Rappaport Pearl Bailey |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Blake Edwards |
| Producers | Tony Adams Michael Dinner |
| Production location | Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Arthur R. Botham |
| Editor | Robert Pergament |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | New World Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 23, 1989 |
Peter Gunn is a 1989 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Blake Edwards. It was intended as a pilot to relaunch the Peter Gunn franchise starring Peter Strauss in the role of private detective Peter Gunn.
The pilot was aired on ABC on April 23, 1989, but a TV series was not commissioned. The idea of a revival began in 1977 when E. Jack Neuman was approached to write a made-for-TV movie to bring back the original Peter Gunn, Craig Stevens to the role. The project ended because of Blake Edwards' film shooting schedule. Edwards once again announced a TV movie version in 1984 which was intended to star Robert Wagner as Gunn. This eventually became the 1989 TV movie starring Peter Strauss.