Hollywood 1911s

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A recent (and current) posting is about the
movie "Cobra" 1911, a tricked up Gold Cup.

But two more interesting 1911s, I think, were
in "Thief" with James Caan and the TV
series "Nash Bridges" with Don Johnson.

The 1911 in "Thief was apparently a Gold Cup
by Jim Hoag with a 6-inch slide with beaver
tail. Pretty eye catching in the film

In "Nash Bridges" Jim Zubiena, who worked
with Johnson on "Miami Vice," produced
a compensated. .38 Super with Gold Cup
slide on a chromed Springfield frame.

Zubiena, by the way, was feaured in "Miami
Vice" as an assassin who kills a young cop
because the officer is distracted for a very
brief moment. In that moment Zubiena
draws from an appendix position a 1911
and delivers Mozambique kill shots. That
film clip became part of a training video for
police recruits.
 
I think Tom Selleck carried a 1911 in the original "Magnum P.I."

There's a scene involving a 1911 in the movie "Stand By Me" that irks me. The head bully is threatening the main character's best friend with a knife, and he's advancing towards the friend until the main character fires a 1911 in the air. The sound of the shot makes the bully pause, but then he continues his advance until he sees the main character slowly cock the 1911's hammer back - accompanied by the audible "click" of course. What the heck? The kid had just fired that 1911 - it was already cocked for crying out loud!o_O

The bad guy in the movie, "Gone Fishin'" has a long-slide 1911 or some kind.:)
 
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I was thinking of "special" or tricked up 1911a
in movies in the vein of the "Cobra" posting.

But yes, JR24, glad you noted "Way of the Gun."
The director's brother was a 1911 expert who
instructed the actors on the proper handling
of a 1911 as well as other weapons.

And in "Heat," I think but don't quote me Al
Pacino's 1911 was a commander model.
"Heat," "Thief," and "Miami Vice" were all
director Michael Mann's films as well as
"Public Enemies." He does have a thing
for 1911s.

Now, anyone want to mention Angelina Jolie
and her handing of 1911s in the Lara Croft
films? Or how about Sam Peckinpah for his
"Wild Bunch" and "The Getaway" or the
remake of "The Getaway" by Peckinpah
protege Walter Hill or his "48 Hours."
 
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My personal favorite is the plain-jane Colt ORM 1991a1 that Robert DeNiro used in "Ronin", although he switched guns later.

I love the scene where the tactical weapons dude asks DeNiro (who plays a crafty older ex-CIA guy) what kind of gun he wanted, and DeNiro says, "I favor the 1911." Tactical weapons dude smirked and said "humph . . . old gun." DeNiro responded, "Yeah, but it served my country well." Later, DeNiro uses it to very good effect from a distance.
 
DocRock said:
What model are the Hollywood 1911s (in 45 ACP) that have the 25+ round magazines?
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You might find "In Bruges," which is a very, very funny and dark
comedy, an interesting twist: The "bad guy" Ralph Fiennes has
a Colt 1911 with only one magazine. And in the course of the
action, if you count shots, he fires only seven rounds and then
pulls the mag to reload it. And as the anti-hero thinks no
way can be hit at more than 50s yards,.......:(:):(:)
 
Mark_Mark,

That one stumps me.

Not sure if he's doing the cup and saucer grip,
which was taught 70 years ago, or if he just
hasn't closed his offhand fingers yet.
 
Kevin Keith said:
Dennis Farina in Crime Story. Old school cops with ols school hardware! Farina's Mike Torello carried a 1911.

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Again, a director Michael Mann production. In Farina's
case, who was a Chicago cop, his 1911 has rubber bands
around the grip and he wears it sans holster in his waist.
No slippage trick.
 
UncleEd said:
Mark_Mark,

That one stumps me.

Not sure if he's doing the cup and saucer grip,
which was taught 70 years ago, or if he just
hasn't closed his offhand fingers yet.
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It a modified of the original prone, Cup and saucer grip

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UncleEd said:
I was thinking of "special" or tricked up 1911a
in movies in the vein of the "Cobra" posting.

But yes, JR24, glad you noted "Way of the Gun."
The director's brother was a 1911 expert who
instructed the actors on the proper handling
of a 1911 as well as other weapons.

And in "Heat," I think but don't quote me Al
Pacino's 1911 was a commander model.
"Heat," "Thief," and "Miami Vice" were all
director Michael Mann's films as well as
"Public Enemies." He does have a thing
for 1911s.

Now, anyone want to mention Angelina Jolie
and her handing of 1911s in the Lara Croft
films? Or how about Sam Peckinpah for his
"Wild Bunch" and "The Getaway" or the
remake of "The Getaway" by Peckinpah
protege Walter Hill or his "48 Hours."
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ooooh yeah! Angelina Jolie and her bass A** 1911’s LOVE IT but I’m suppressed it doesn’t have a ambi safety. I guess if you can curve bullets, who needs a safety

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Mark_Mark said:
ooooh yeah! Angelina Jolie and her bass A** 1911’s LOVE IT but I’m suppressed it doesn’t have a ambi safety. I guess if you can curve bullets, who needs a safety

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And she now owns the gun.

I guess she and her former husband Pitt try to get *the* gun used in their relative movies or later have them duplicated as close as possible.

Ironically, I do the same with my Army-experience firearms though I was paid a lot less to use them and mistakes in their use seldom allowed for a *another take*.:D

Another Jolie + Pitt pair of custom 1911s from Mr & Mrs Smith:
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Todd.
 
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