Just saw "Collateral", the movie...

[OF]

What you are seeing is an orange magazine follower.

That's what I remember it as. The Smith is empty, he doesn't have any more mags on him for any gun, game over man, game over.

- Gabe

PS: The speed-rock to the Mozambique will go down as one of the great action pistol scenes. One thing you learn in the DVD specials is that the trainer had Cruise training like us little people do, with live ammo. Which I guess is totally unheard of in Hollywood. He mentions he had done firearms work for movies before, but never fired a live round until the prep training for Collateral.

 

[mbs357]

I find it amazing how little real firearms experience action actors have.
I bought Collateral just for that scene.
It was worth it. ^.^

 

[Gillster]

The goof that really caught my attention was when he chased MAx out of the hospital, when they leave the hospital there are no mag pouches visible but as they are crossing the foot bridge the mag pouch is clearly visible on Cruise's left side toward the front, funny that you don't see it before then. Also loved the my breifcase, homey scene.


Chris

 

[wasrjoe]

Occasional prop errors don't really bother me. As long as the plot is very good, I can overlook those. (Stuff happens in the cutting room.)

 

[Dirty Bob]

What I've heard is that if a scene doesn't require the gun, the actor probably won't be carrying it, and it will be under the control of the person(s) in charge of the weapons. Hollywood's had enough accidents in the past: John Eric Hexum and Brandon Lee come to mind. A lot of actors have never fired a live round, and have no idea how dangerous a firearm can be. Friends in theater have told horror stories of actors with knives, swords, etc.

Another thought:
Cruise may have had to do that chase scene 10 or 20 times, so giving up the gun/mags/etc. for that time could have made a big difference in how tired he felt/looked after a few takes.

Regards,
Dirty Bob