Jane Got a Gun 2016

In the desolate landscape of their isolated homestead, Jane (character) and her husband Bill “Ham” Hammond, a rugged individualist, live with their five-year-old daughter Katie, surrounded by the vast expanse of open terrain. The tranquility is shattered when Ham returns home, his body riddled with bullet wounds, which Jane tends to with a mix of worry and determination. As she nurses her wounded partner back to health, Ham’s words are laced with urgency: the Bishop Boys, a notorious gang he once rode with, are coming for him.

Ham’s injuries have rendered him helpless, so Jane takes decisive action, whisking Katie away to safety with a trusted ally. She then rides into town, seeking help and protection from Dan Frost (character), her former fiancé, who now lives in a dilapidated house on the outskirts of town. Initially, Dan is reluctant to get involved, his surly demeanor reflecting a deep-seated bitterness towards Jane and their past.

Undeterred, Jane sets out to gather guns and ammunition, determined to secure her family’s safety. As she leaves the general store, she is confronted by one of the Bishop gang in an alleyway, who brandishes a gun and demands that she take him back to her house. However, just as all hope seems lost, Dan Frost appears, his sudden intervention sending the thug fleeing for cover. Jane seizes the opportunity, drawing her own gun and eliminating the threat.

With the body disposed of in the alley, Jane and Dan ride back to their homestead, where Ham’s condition remains precarious. Dan has seemingly overcome his initial reluctance, and they begin preparing for the inevitable onslaught from the Bishop gang. Meanwhile, the leader of the gang, Bishop (character), sets out with his cohorts to track down Ham, fueled by a burning desire for retribution.

As Jane’s isolated home becomes a focal point for the impending showdown, Dan takes matters into his own hands, killing and burying one of Bishop’s men who stumbles upon their property. In a calculated move, Dan digs a shallow trench in the front yard, filling it with kerosene-soaked jars, nails, and shards of glass – a makeshift barrier designed to slow down the approaching gang. With the stakes raised, Jane and Dan stand ready to face whatever dangers lie ahead, their determination to protect Ham and Katie burning brighter than ever.

As the narrative unwinds through a tapestry of flashbacks, it becomes clear that Dan (character) and Jane were once betrothed, but his decision to enlist in the American Civil War sent their relationship into a tailspin. Captured by the enemy, Dan languished in a prison camp for years, only to return home to find that Jane had long since vanished from his life. Driven by a burning desire to reconnect with her, he embarked on a poignant journey across the country, brandishing her photograph in every town and city, hoping to catch a glimpse of his lost love.

Eventually, Dan stumbled upon John Bishop’s wagon train, which was making its way westward, led by the enigmatic and ruthless leader. It transpired that Jane had joined the wagon train with her young daughter Mary, fleeing the devastation of their war-torn hometown in search of a better life. Dan’s heart skipped a beat as he learned that Ham, a man who had developed an infatuation for Jane during their arduous journey, had proposed to her. However, Bishop’s malevolent intentions soon became apparent, revealing his true nature as a ruthless entrepreneur hell-bent on exploiting the helpless women on the wagon train.

As Dan struggled to come to terms with the news that Jane was now married to Ham and had given birth to a child, he was met with an even more shattering revelation: Jane’s side of the story. It turned out that she had become pregnant after Dan’s departure, only to be left bereft of hope when her lover failed to return or communicate with her. Believing him to be dead, she and Mary had joined the wagon train in a desperate bid for survival and a chance at a better life.

However, their journey was marred by Bishop’s sinister plans, which aimed to transform the women into prostitutes. Jane found herself forced to work in a brothel, her dignity and autonomy stripped away by the cruel hand of fate. Meanwhile, Ham, driven by his own desires, discovered that Jane had gone missing during one fateful night, only to find a child’s boot floating lifelessly in the river. Assuming Mary had drowned, he launched a rescue mission to save Jane from Bishop’s clutches, ultimately freeing her and revealing the devastating truth about their daughter’s fate.

As the darkness shrouds Jane’s home, the Bishop gang converges on the property under the guise of night, unleashing a torrent of bullets that riddle the house with precision. Amidst the chaos, Dan and Jane return fire from the safety of their booby-trapped trench, igniting the kerosene “bombs” that have been strategically placed to exact a deadly toll on their attackers. While the majority of the gang falls victim to the hail of gunfire, Bishop himself and a few of his most loyal cohorts manage to escape the carnage, leaving Jane and Dan to regroup and reassess their situation.

As the firefight subsides, Jane and Dan make a desperate bid to save Ham, who lies mortally wounded in the shallow storage space beneath the floor. Despite their valiant efforts, Ham’s injuries prove too severe, and he succumbs to his wounds, his life slipping away as the pair continues to exchange gunfire with the remaining gang members.

As the battle rages on, Dan and Jane find themselves gravely injured, but still determined to emerge victorious. It is in this crucible of chaos that Bishop, now the last surviving member of his gang, manages to corner Dan, poised to deliver a fatal blow. However, just as all hope seems lost for Dan, Jane intervenes, sneaking up behind Bishop and training her gun on him with cold calculation.

In a tense standoff, Bishop attempts to reason with Jane, revealing that Mary is, in fact, alive – a revelation that sends shockwaves through Jane’s very being. Her anger and grief momentarily tempered by this bombshell, Jane hesitates before delivering a mercy-killing blow, ending Bishop’s agony once and for all.

With the gang leader defeated and his minions vanquished, Jane and Dan set their sights on rescuing Mary from her servitude at the local brothel. The trio, reunited at last, is joined by Katie as they ride off into the sunset, leaving behind the carnage and chaos of their tumultuous past to forge a new future together.