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Title: got a favorite gun related movie ?
Post by: Tin Can Alley on September 28, 2007, 09:48:14 PM: kind of curious to see what this question might dig up.

whats your favorite gun related movie ?

western

war

good guy bad guy

i will post mine later on :-X
Title: Re: got a favorite gun related movie ?
Post by: Walter45Auto on September 28, 2007, 09:52:35 PM: Mr. And Mrs. Smith is a good one. The Fugitive, US Marshals, Desperado, Quigley Down Under. Those are the first ones that come to mind.
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Post by: Hazcat on September 28, 2007, 10:09:31 PM: add Open Range to the list
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Post by: Dakotaranger on September 28, 2007, 11:53:08 PM: Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico...I don't really care if it's unrealistic because I still want a missile launching guitar. The 2007 version of 3:10 to Yuma, I want a Schofield (or clone) pretty bad. Quick and the Dead. Hondo, Winchester '73, The Mexican movie was so-so but the pistol was really a piece of art. The original Stagecoach, The Shootist, Mr & MRS Smith, Tomb Raider,
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Post by: Tin Can Alley on September 29, 2007, 01:57:42 AM: nice replies so far i hope others have something to add.

and do you find yourself pointing out the brand and model of guns you see as others may say , huh ? lol

i will add just a couple myself before someone beats me to it as some of you already have :P

enemy at the gates
cold mountain
the magnificent 7
anything clint eastwood
way of the gun <- you never saw so many shells fly
ronin
the score
heat
saving private ryan
full metal jacket
apocalypse now

there are many more but those are some of my favorites

hope someone adds something i havent seen. the winter months are coming and a decent movie tends to help pass the time
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Post by: gunman42782 on September 29, 2007, 04:02:26 AM: Quigley Down Under. Heck, the Sharps rifle is as much the star in that movie as Tom Selleck! Winchester 73 is another good un. My favorite movie of all time is The Outlaw Josie Wales, although they never once show him (or anyone else) reloading those black powder revolvers.
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Post by: Pathfinder on September 29, 2007, 07:44:59 AM: Quote from: Dakotaranger on September 28, 2007, 11:53:08 PM
I want a Schofield (or clone) pretty bad.

Ranger, ping me privately, I have a Navy Arms 7-1/2" Schofield for sale, north of Mandan.
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Post by: 7772 on September 29, 2007, 09:46:50 AM: Quigley Down Under!!!
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Post by: m25operator on September 29, 2007, 12:00:46 PM: From books to Movies.

Best movies that exploit our tastes.
Some of my tastes. Definitely not in order.

1) Thief with James Cahn, Actors were trained at Gunsite under uncle Jeff, Guns provided by Guy Hogue.
2) The Wild Bunch
3) Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia.
4) Quigley down under.
5) Red Dawn
6) Tombstone
7) Black Hawk down.
Cool Die hard 1.
9) We were soldiers.
10) Assault on Precinct 13 the original.
11) The final option.
12) Death hunt with Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin. if you've never seen this, you'll be surprised.
13) Saving private Ryan.
14) Under siege #1
15) My name is nobody, ( comedy)
16) Marked for death.
17) The unforgiven.
18) The last kiss goodnight, another sleeper with Geena Davis.
19) Out for justice.
20) Above the law.
Most John Wayne films ever done. etc......

Give me some of your sleeper favorites. Share an share alike.

see june 19, 2007 thread, might save some time.
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Post by: fm451 on September 29, 2007, 02:40:13 PM: Crime Thrillers - Seventies - British.

In my opinion, one of the coolest guns on the cinema screen was the Model 1932 Mauser Scnellfeuer Pistol. 7.63mm selective fire pistol. Showed up in severl seventies crime thrillers, all British productions:

1. Sitting Target - Oliver Reed, Ian McShane
2. Brannigan - John Wayne, Judy Geeson
3. The Disappearance - Donald Sutherland, Christopher Plummer

This particular prop gun came in a fitted case, with 1 ten round magazine, 4 twenty round magazines, a shoulder stock, and even a telescopic sight.

Two pics below from Sitting Target ( a British crime thriller in the 'Get Carter' genre), where it was wielded through most of the film by Oliver Reed.

(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6535/oliverreedsittingtargetstill0f.th.jpg) (http://img229.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oliverreedsittingtargetstill0f.jpg)

(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7009/oliverreedianmcshanesitbd0.th.jpg) (http://img338.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oliverreedianmcshanesitbd0.jpg)

Neat package! Maybe not practical, but it looked great in the movies.
Title: Re: got a favorite gun related movie ?
Post by: Dakotaranger on September 29, 2007, 05:20:06 PM: Quote from: Pathfinder on September 29, 2007, 07:44:59 AM
Ranger, ping me privately, I have a Navy Arms 7-1/2" Schofield for sale, north of Mandan.
I'd love to but I'm going to have to becareful with $ for a while.
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Post by: Boulderlaw on October 01, 2007, 09:14:34 PM: Red Dawn
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Post by: CLP on October 02, 2007, 07:28:44 AM: Substitute, Tom Berringer
Sniper, Tom Berringer
Death Wish 4, Bronson uses a 1919A4 against a street gang
Seige of Firebase Gloria, R Lee Ermy
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Post by: Hazcat on October 02, 2007, 07:37:47 AM: Rustlers' Rhapsody - Tom Berringer
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Post by: 2HOW on October 02, 2007, 09:34:54 AM: The profesional, with that french guy.
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Post by: Michael Bane on October 02, 2007, 10:08:06 PM: m25operator got pretty much my whole list...

I'd add THE SHOOTIST, although I wish they'd have used the ending in the book, where the Ron Howard character keeps the gun and, "it felt good..." I also like THE PROFESSIONAL and, perversely, THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS, because Chow Yun-Fat is the God of Cool. I could go through a whole list of John Woo movies, including A BETTER TOMORROW and THE KILLERS. I also think HARD TARGET is a far better movie than people give it credit for; I keep watching it whenever its on. Wilford Brimley rocks! JOSEY WALES because it is a perfect movie with a breath-taking script. JEREMIAH JOHNSON because, bizarrely, it warped my entire life and helped turn me into the whacko I presently am. From the French trapper Del Gue:

Quote
I ain't never seen 'em, but my common sense tells me the Andes is foothills, and the Alps is for children to climb! Keep good care of your hair! These here is God's finest scupturings! And there ain't no laws for the brave ones! And there ain't no asylums for the crazy ones! And there ain't no churches, except for this right here! And there ain't no priests excepting the birds. By God, I are a mountain man, and I'll live 'til an arrow or a bullet finds me. And then I'll leave my bones on this great map of the magnificent...

Michael B
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Post by: DonWorsham on October 03, 2007, 08:14:27 AM: Quote from: Michael Bane on October 02, 2007, 10:08:06 PM

JEREMIAH JOHNSON because, bizarrely, it warped my entire life and helped turn me into the whacko I presently am.

I take it you related to Will Geer's character Bear Claw Chris Lapp? :P
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Post by: Michael Bane on October 03, 2007, 09:50:19 AM: Actually, to the bear that wrecked his cabin!

mb
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Post by: Grizzle_Bear on October 03, 2007, 12:49:04 PM: "Skin this one......."

;D

Grizzle Bear
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Post by: retiredranger on October 03, 2007, 07:24:31 PM: "The Way of the Gun". I understand that the director actually took the firearms used in this movie out to the desert and recorded them for use in the movie instead of using stock firearms sound effects, which we know don't always match up with what is being fired.

Great "shootout" in the Mexican bar in the movie "Geronimo", with Robert Duvall, Jason Patrick, Matt Damon and Wes Studi.
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Post by: top_gizmo on October 03, 2007, 08:48:58 PM: I liked the new Sniper movies. You gotta watch all the behind the scene stuff and listen to the actual sniper talk about how he would really have taken the shot.
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Post by: joemerchant24 on October 03, 2007, 09:02:02 PM: Heat, Collateral... Say what you will about Michael Mann, he works on gun details (i.e. using an IPSC (I think) champ as an assassin in the Miami Vice TV series.

Josey Wales for no other reason than the dialog... "You gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?"

Chow Yun-Fat is pretty damn cool with those twin 92s.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly were Eli Wallach builds the perfect revolver by cannibalizing the gun store.

Full Metal Jacket... "This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine."

Day of the Jackal. I want a crutch gun.

The Mummy. The pair of French army revolvers Rick carries in the shoulder rig... I haven't lusted for any thing French that badly since Catherine Deneuve was Steve McQueen's girlfriend in Bullitt.
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Post by: Hazcat on October 03, 2007, 09:09:59 PM: The Mummy. The pair of French army revolvers Rick carries in the shoulder rig...

Is that what they are! I always thought they were uber cool, too!
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Post by: joemerchant24 on October 03, 2007, 09:22:48 PM: Much searching at work one day....

French Model 1874 11MM Service Revolver. I'd have to head downstairs to the office to get the manufacturer name. Something with a "C" if I recall properly. Very distinctive underbarrel lug and lanyard ring.
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Post by: kdcyyz on October 03, 2007, 09:54:22 PM: The Way of the Gun
The Boondock Saints
Collateral
Sniper
The Professional
Heat
Title: Re: got a favorite gun related movie ?
Post by: Tin Can Alley on October 04, 2007, 02:26:54 AM: i dont wanna end up like michael . if you remember he was banned from the AR site lol

but i have a couple free trials for Netflix if anyone is interested let me know. pretty sure its food for one free month
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Post by: frym on October 04, 2007, 11:24:33 AM: Zulu (the one with Michael Caine)

The Man who would be King (also with Michael Caine, plus Sean Connery)

Both are GREAT movies, both show up a lot of old guns.
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Post by: NikHabicht on October 04, 2007, 11:35:40 AM: Once upon a Time in the West --- perhaps the best of the Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns ever made.
Heat
Ronin
The Untouchables -- DePalma's great scenes on the bridge, and especially in the railway station
Broken Trail --- for it's pretty terrific gun battle at the end.
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Post by: wheelgunner88 on October 04, 2007, 02:28:57 PM: Heat
Quigley Down Under
The Boondock Saints
Also, the newest James Bond is a lousy antigunner and I really despise that, but he has the best gun handling skills I've seen on any of the Bond films.
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Post by: Bri-Eye on October 04, 2007, 04:10:47 PM: One that might not be considered a "gun movie" so much, but in which a unique gun plays a pivotal role; "BLOOD SIMPLE", it's a great modern noire mystery.

I thought the gun was a S&W snubbie, but I saw it again the other night, and it is something different. It is a small, nickle-plated, break top revolver. From the looks of it, probably .32 or .38. Unlike so many hollywood movies where sixguns seem to have unending ammunition, the reality of whether the little gun still has any rounds left is handled accurately, and becomes a key point in the story. The message of the equalizing force of a handgun is also handled in a straighforward, non-judgemental way, unlike a lot of movies.

Has anybody seen this film? Any idea what that little revolver is? It's been making me crazy trying to identify it!
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Post by: joemerchant24 on October 04, 2007, 04:17:08 PM: Once Upon a Time in West kept me up waaaay past my bedtime last night. How many great scenes in that film?

Bronson taking on Jack Elam and the gang at the depot.....

The ol' gun-in-the-boot trick Jason Robards used on the train.

Henry Fonda walking down the street as Bronson provides an overwatch (with the lovely in the bathtub...)

but nothing beats the opening scene of the little boy getting shot and then the camera panning up to reveal the heartless killer.... given away with Fonda's blue eyes. Cold.

Others I forgot (more scenes, than movies):
Big Red One -- Where Luke Skywalker(!) just keeps blasting the German in the incinerator, finally overcoming his cowardice, as Lee Marvin keeps handing him clips.

Snatch -- Vinnie Jones (heavily edited) -- " I notice your gun says "Replica" on the side, whereas mine says 'Desert Eagle Five-point-oh..."

Miami Vice -- the female cop has the Aryan a-hole before her holding trudi hostage. He tells her what's going to happen and she explains..."That's not what happens. What will happen is... what will happen is I will put a round at twenty-seven hundred feet per second into the medulla at the base of your brain. And you will be dead from the neck down before your body knows it. Your finger won't even twitch. Only you get dead. So tell me, sport, do you believe that?" Then she shoots him in mid-sentence. Almost as cold as Fonda.

The Green Berets -- OK, this is a horribly propagandistic movie that I guiltily enjoy (up until the final scene with Wayne and ho-Chuck...) But the scene that stands out is after the big guy gets killed in hand-to-hand on the final mission. Wayne picks up the guys M16 and smashes it against a tree so the VC don't use it. The gun shatters like the Mattel plastic that Wayne (and many others) thought the gun was made of. Now, I wouldn't trade my AR for much of anything.... but if I knew I had to put a tango down in one shot, my Garand would look pretty appealing.

I could do this all day.... I need help.
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Post by: DonWorsham on October 04, 2007, 04:27:57 PM: Will Penny
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Post by: iainmcphersn on October 04, 2007, 11:13:33 PM: Ronin

It's a toolbox. Take out what you need to do the job.

1911, old gun.
It's served my country well.
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Post by: Gregory_gdp on October 06, 2007, 06:54:36 AM: There are some great movies listed withen and I have to add "The Jackel" w/ Bruce Willis. Some others that I liked are of course Ronin, Leon the Professional, Boondock's Saints and countless others.

And how could I forget Smoken' Aces. Alicia Keys for the win.
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Post by: Bill P on October 07, 2007, 09:15:31 AM: Add to the list:
Second hand lions
The Wind & the Lion
The Rough Riders
Code of silence
Lone wolf McQuade
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Post by: mnshooter on October 07, 2007, 10:03:28 AM: Jacqueline Bisset was Bullitts Hottee, (not that there's anything wrong with catherine);
Her wet tee shirt in "The Deep" is why I still teach underwater photography...
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Post by: sts47 on October 08, 2007, 08:03:07 PM: Grosse Point Blank
The Long Kiss Goodnight

couple of overlooked good ones
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Post by: joemerchant24 on October 09, 2007, 10:49:13 AM: Quote from: mnshooter on October 07, 2007, 10:03:28 AM
Jacqueline Bisset was Bullitts Hottee, (not that there's anything wrong with catherine);
Her wet tee shirt in "The Deep" is why I still teach underwater photography...

GACK!!!

I knew that, too.

Once again, my moronity has shown through....
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Post by: redstone_on_warpath on October 15, 2007, 10:24:59 AM: SNIPER AND GERONIMO
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Post by: hodman on October 16, 2007, 01:35:36 PM: I did not see Unforgiven listed or this one from a long time ago:
The Challenge http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065534/usercomments

Jon
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Post by: blackhawk on October 17, 2007, 02:11:32 AM: Band of Brothers,The Thin Red Line, 12 O'clock High.
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Post by: redstone_on_warpath on November 05, 2007, 12:19:23 PM: i also like- Behind enemy lines- Enemy at the gates- and Lord of war......
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Post by: Landis on November 05, 2007, 06:59:56 PM: 1. The Wild Bunch

2. Predator

3. Uncommon Valor
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Post by: MikeBjerum on November 05, 2007, 10:32:06 PM: I must admit to being way behind on my reading. Had the chance to do a little catch up while tied up this weekend and came across terrific articles in "Traditions" Quarter 3: 2007:

The first, I viewed as an introduction, was on the National Firearms Museum; and the second was an interview with Tom Selleck.

Selleck's view of how guns are used in entertainment is amazing. The way he talks of selecting period correct and condition correct firearms for the "role" shows how seriously he takes his craft.

If you do not receive "Traditions" - Beg, borrow, steal, or better yet, become a sponsor of a Friends of NRA event, and read the good stuff that is happening around us.
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Post by: pioneer on November 07, 2007, 05:20:41 PM: The Jackal, 1997 remake of the Day of the Jackal. Bruce Willis as the bad guy has a really cool remote controlled machine gun.

Dirty Harry movie series, Mod. 29 .44 mag, + .44 cal AutoMag in Sudden Impact.

Unforgiven, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Bloodwork, In the Line of Fire....Aw heck, just about any Eastwood flick. He likes his guns to be accurate.

The Untouchables. Sean Connery's character uses a sawed off double gun, not to mention the .45's, .38's and Tommy Guns.

Aliens. Space Marines carry a made-up gun, a "caseless 10mm pulse rifle," The Pulse rifles were made of a shell with an upper casing using a .45 caliber M1 Thompson submachine gun, the lower is a Remington 870 12-gauge pump shotgun with a Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun exterior put on it.

Raiders of the Lost Ark/Temple of Doom. Harrison Ford used a Webley .455 in both of the first two Indian Jones movies. He also uses a 1911 in the bar room shootout of Raiders, but you have to look quickly, because he goes back to the Webley for most of it. Goof?

Lots of others.........

(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb294/pioneer461/charlton_heston2.jpg)
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Post by: WaltGraham on November 07, 2007, 09:24:02 PM: Ronin, Way of the Gun, Collateral, Heat, all of the Tom Selleck - Jesse Stone flicks.
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Post by: LMIB on November 17, 2007, 03:53:06 PM: I liked Hanie Caulder for Raquel in her poncho.
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Post by: MikeBjerum on November 17, 2007, 04:56:18 PM: I know it's been mentioned before, and probably by me, but right now I'm in the middle of Winchester '73 (Encore Westerns), with a fire in the fireplace, some fresh cookies thanks to the household cook, and light snow coming down outside.