Inspired by Holywood

[CAS700850]

A current thread discusses the idea of the firearms industry using product placement in films. I admit, at least to my mind, the idea has merit. I'll never forget the scene in "48 Hours" with Eddie Murphy running down an alley, holding up a Smith Model 19 with the 2 1/2 inch barrel, backlit, so you could see the outline of the revolver very clearly. I lusted after that gun until I made the purchase. And, currently, after watching "In the Line of Fire," I am saving to purchase a Sig 228/229. So, I ask you THR members: have you been inspired in a gun purchase by what you may have seen on the screne, be it film or television? If so, what did you buy and why?

 

[psyopspec]

After seeing Collateral this summer, I purchased a HK USPC. It wasn't a particular scene or a particular character that convinced me, rather it made me aware of the gun's existence. After seeing it on-screen I did a little homework to find out info, pricing, performance, talked to some current owners to see if they were happy with the product. Then I bought.

So while I didn't "rush out," I wouldn't exactly say I was inspired either. The research that I uncover while considering what to by, and being able to test the model in question for comfort, relability, etc, is what matters the most.

And c'mon, I know more people have done something similar, don't be embarassed about posting. Afterall, you have to hear about or see a firearm somewhere first. Movie's as good a place as any.

 

[mcneill]

"Jerimiah Johnson" - .50 cak Hawken

I lust aftfer a Quigley Sharp's, but too much $.


Jim

 

[ZeroX]

John Woo/Chow Yun Fat movies make me want a pair of 9mm pistols.
Blackhawk Down makes me want a M14.
Enemy at the Gates makes me want a Mauser.
Saving Private Ryan makes me want a Garand, a Thompson, a BAR, a Springfield bolt action, and a P-51.

The Dark Tower books make me want a 7 1/2 in. Blackhawk in .45 LC.

 

[taliv]

best* guns i've ever seen in film were the ones in Romeo and Juliet

however, the only gun i've really ever lusted for after seeing it in a movie HAS to be the G.E. minigun in _Predator_

btw, that line about being a "sexual tyranasaurus" was single-handedly responsible for getting him the governorship of MN

(* best== coolest looking)

 

[bbaerst]

best* guns i've ever seen in film were the ones in Romeo and Juliet

however, the only gun i've really ever lusted for after seeing it in a movie HAS to be the G.E. minigun in _Predator_

btw, that line about being a "sexual tyranasaurus" was single-handedly responsible for getting him the governorship of MN

(* best== coolest looking)

Man, that movie has some crazy pimped out pistols...personally I'm not into the flashy stuff, but they did have some jazzy sidearms, I must admit. The nickel-plated Berettas of the Montagues were neat.

 

[Average Guy]

Me: "Lethal Weapon" made me want to buy a Beretta 92, join LAPD, and smoke Winston cigarettes.

You: How'd that work out for you?

Me: I smoked a lot of Winstons.





SWMBO joined LAPD and was issued a 92, but then she stole my G19.

 

[R.H. Lee]

"Hollywood" has 2 l's.........

 

[9mmepiphany]

i'm pretty sure that james bond had very little to do with my buying a walther PPK, smith 642, hk P7 or walther P99.
but i blame mel gibson for inspiring me to CCW my beretta and chow yun fat, and john woo, for making me want a 2nd one

 

[Highpower1]

Went and bought a supressor for my Beretta 21-A after watching "the Cleaner, Harvey Keitel" in the movie Point of No Return.

 

[Tamara]

Anybody who didn't watch Band of Brothers and then immediately go buy a Garand was probably rooting for the dirty Jerries.

 

[one45auto]

Only once. When I saw the film "Broken Arrow" I really liked the Smith&Wesson Model 66 revolver that Christian Slater used, but upon handling a specimen at my local gun shop I decided against making a purchase. (Fixed sights suit me better for some reason)

 

[Black Majik]

2 come to mind

Watching all those Steven Segal movies as a kid made me want a 1911 really bad.

And "Black Hawk Down" inspired me to get a M1A, though its not a real M14

 

[4570Rick]

I saw Death Hunt with Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin.
Two weeks later, I owned a '97.

 

[Rickstir]

I used to work for a company that made beauty salon equipment. Long story. However, they had a guy in Hollywood and his job was to have our equipment in scenes that were in salons. It was kind of neat to look and see your stuff on the silver screen or on TV.

 

[Zach S]

I dont think so. Maybe all the Segal flicks I saw as a kid influenced my taste in handguns. Mom has said when I was young I could recognize tommyguns on TV, maybe thats why I bought one about 20 years later.

Most of the guns I would buy because I saw them in a movie are forbidden or too expensive for me anyway. I dont like glocks, however would love to have a G18 (and the coat Morpheus wore, not to mention the lincoln, and the firebird). Someone mentioned Broken Arrow, I wouldnt mind having a 93R.

The closest I think I would get to buying a gun because of a movie would be twin parkerized 1911s (Last Man Standing), but I like 1911s anyway. So far I havent had the urge to go out and buy a matching pair, despite owning the DVD.

Maybe watching DOTD got a boot to my rear to make me replace the shotgun I traded in. I think I had it ordered before I saw it, I dont know without digging up the BOS.

 

[MM]

Bond--PPK/S, and since they have both changed, I've been disappointed in them!
SatCong

 

[psyopspec]

The closest I think I would get to buying a gun because of a movie would be twin parkerized 1911s (Last Man Standing), but I like 1911s anyway. So far I havent had the urge to go out and buy a matching pair, despite owning the DVD.

If you think those are good, have you seen the matching set in Face/Off?

 

[armoredman]

"Enemy at the Gates" - wanted a real Mosin sniper..couldn't afford the real thing...so now have a Mosin M38, and a regular 91/30 soon....

 

[50 Shooter]

Terminator

I saw that SPAS 12 and had to have one, for it's time it was a nice piece. Wish I would've kept it but the Benelli M3 that I have now is a better shotgun.

Never could find a plasma rifle.

 

[LiquidTension]

I've been looking for a lightsaber ever since I first saw A New Hope. They need to hurry up and make one.

Every type of gun I own has been in a movie at some point, but I've never bought one because of a movie.

 

[Cowgunner]

I wanted a B.A.R. long before Saving Private Ryan.......wacthing the movie increased the urge....

 

[Archangel]

John Woo/Chow Yun Fat movies make me want a pair of 9mm pistols.

Only 2? Replacement Killers makes me want 6.

 

[Ktulu]

I must confess that my very first pistol was influenced by what I saw on TV and in the movies. 10 years later I still have that Glock and although it's a good gun, knowing what I know now, I don't think I'll buy another.

My love of history inspires more gun purchases then just about anything. I didn't want an 1903 Springfield, for example, because of the M1903A4 in the story Saving Private Ryan so much as I wanted one because it has a story of it's own behind it. A real story probably much more compelling then any Hollywood movie. A story I'll never know the details of but sometimes I think I can feel it when I hold it in my hands.

 

[bogie]

When I watch Blackhawk Down, I don't want an M-14.

I want tanks.

Lots and lots of tanks.