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Difference between revisions of "Back to the Future"
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| − | Doc Brown ([[Christopher Lloyd]]) is shot with a [[AK-47# | + | Doc Brown ([[Christopher Lloyd]]) is shot with a [[AK-47#AKM|AKM]] by Libyan terrorists. This is probably the only time in a motion picture where a [[AK-47|Kalashnikov]]-pattern rifle is seen jamming (yet it can happen, usually when a round pops up at a strange angle in the magazine, stopping the feed completely, and racking the action doesn't immediately eject the misfed round). Why this was noteworthy amongst firearms enthusiasts is because the AK series is considered some of the world's most reliable weapons and rarely experiences jams such as the one portrayed in the film. |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm]] |
| − | [[Image:Back-to-the-Future-AK-47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Libyans open fire on Doc Brown from the van with his | + | [[Image:Back-to-the-Future-AK-47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Libyans open fire on Doc Brown from the van with his AKM rifle, however in the motion picture world, the 7.62x39mm round cannot penetrate the thin aluminum wall of a delivery van.]] |
| − | [[Image:BTTF1000.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Libyan with his | + | [[Image:BTTF1000.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Libyan with his AKM rifle confronts Doc.]] |
| − | [[Image:BTTF003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Libyan prepares to fire his | + | [[Image:BTTF003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Libyan prepares to fire his AKM at Doc.]] |
| − | [[Image:bttf2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the | + | [[Image:bttf2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the AKM as the Libyan hears Marty.]] |
==RPG-7 == | ==RPG-7 == | ||
Revision as of 09:44, 15 February 2011
The following weapons were used in the film Back to the Future:
AKM
Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) is shot with a AKM by Libyan terrorists. This is probably the only time in a motion picture where a Kalashnikov-pattern rifle is seen jamming (yet it can happen, usually when a round pops up at a strange angle in the magazine, stopping the feed completely, and racking the action doesn't immediately eject the misfed round). Why this was noteworthy amongst firearms enthusiasts is because the AK series is considered some of the world's most reliable weapons and rarely experiences jams such as the one portrayed in the film.
RPG-7
The Libyan terrorists attempt to destroy the time machine with an RPG-7, causing Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) to accelerate to the speed necessary to initiate time travel in an attempt to escape. In reality, the weapon is a fake RPG-7 common in films made in the 1980's.
Colt Single Action Army
In the beginning of the movie, Doc Brown attempts to defend himself from the terrorists with a nickel-plated Single Action Army fitted with pearl grips. He has this as his personal sidearm because the "Wild West" is his favorite period in history as he mentions in the later movies.
Charlie Parker 1878 Double Barrel Shotgun
When Marty first travels back in time to 1955, "Old Man Peabody", a farmer plus obsessive pine-tree breeder, (Will Hare), mistaking him for a malevolent space mutant, fires a Charles Parker shotgun at him.
