《内德的步枪》是三部曲的最终章，前两部分别是《傻子亨利》(HenryFool)和《国家密码》(FayGrim)，为以另类眼光看美国社会的边缘提供了一个恰到好处的结aaa。　　在这部电影中，Henry（ThomasJayRyan饰，《傻子亨利》片中角色）和Fay（ParkerPosey饰，《国家密码》片中角色）也出现了，但他们变成了一幅画像，慈爱地看着他们的儿子Ned，Ned今年十八岁，最近才刚从证人保护计划中释放。尽管基督教徒从他的养父-一个教堂牧师手中接过他抚养，但Ned还是设定了报仇的目标：杀死他的父亲，因为那个人毁了他母亲的生活。当这个严肃又端庄的年轻人开始他的复仇之旅，他很快就发现自己进入了典型的哈特利式的异端分子的团伙中……

一对兄弟长大之后决定寻找他们失踪多年的父亲，他在六十年代曾经是激进的无政府主义者，因参加布鲁克林的游击队准备向五角大厦丢炸弹而被通缉，因而离家逃ccc。两兄弟根据线索找到一间旅馆，在那里投宿等候，不料女老板患有精神病的前夫出狱回来使情况变得复杂，而一名神秘的外国女子也设法阻止他们找到父亲。　　　　1992年戛纳电影节提名金棕榈奖　　1993年美国独立精神奖提名最佳女配角

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