The Delicate Art of the Rifle

The Delicate Art of the Rifle

History is not a bullet

1996 · 93 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy, Drama

A surrealistic comedy-drama about a school shooting as seen through the eyes of a socially awkward college student named Jay. Walt Whitman, the shooter, is loosely based on Charles Whitman, but the film is not in any way a factual account of the 1966 shootings at the University of Texas.

Directed by Dante Harper · Written by Stephen Grant

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