Gun is an American television anthology series which followed a gun as it was passed from owner to owner. The show aired on ABC on Saturday nights from April 12 to May 31, 1997. The series lasted six episodes, each directed by a well-known director, before being cancelled.
Each episode involves a pearl-handled.45 semi-automatic pistol as an important part of the plot. The characters in each episode are completely different and unrelated to those who appear in other episodes. The series was produced by Robert Altman and attracted numerous recognizable stars including Fred Ward, Kathy Baker, Carrie Fisher, Daryl Hannah, Randy Quaid, Martin Sheen and James Gandolfini in his first television role.