Desert Eagle

The Desert Eagle is used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, video games, and anime:

(Please note that IMFDB prefers users to identify Desert Eagles by the specific variant, not simply as a "Desert Eagle". Use this page as a guide to familiarize yourself with the differences between the three major variants of the Desert Eagle. If you are having trouble figuring out which variant appears in a particular movie or TV show, always feel free to ask us. Thanks. -MT2008)

Specifications

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum (dis), 44 Magnum, .440 Cor-Bon (dis), .50 Action Express

• Capacity: 9 (.357 Magnum), 8 (.41 and .44 Magnum), 7 (.440 Cor-Bon and .50 Action Express)

• Fire Modes: Semiautomatic (Single Action)

Desert Eagle Mark I

Magnum Research Desert Eagle MK I - .357 Magnum. First model of Desert Eagle put into production. Note the "teardrop"-shaped safety, the most distinctive feature of the Mark I compared to later Eagle models.

A matte stainless Desert Eagle MK I - .357 Magnum. The weapon pictured here is an actual movie gun (from the inventory of Weapons Specialists, Ltd. in New York) and has appeared in several motion pictures.

A gold-plated Desert Eagle Mark I - .357 Magnum - the gun pictured was Mike Myers' actual gun in the film Austin Powers in Goldmember and has since appeared in several other movies and TV shows.

The Mark I is the earliest variation of the Desert Eagle put into production. First introduced late in 1983 and initially chambered only in .357 Magnum (with the .44 version appearing on the market a few years later), it is distinguishable from later Desert Eagle models by the "teardrop" shape of its safety button. The Mark I's slide release also has only a single step, while the release on the Mark VII and Mark XIX has several steps. This is the most common Desert Eagle model in films made prior to the early 1990s, though it has nonetheless appeared in numerous more recent productions (most notably Austin Powers in Goldmember).

Film

• Mickey Rourke as Captain Stanley White in Year of the Dragon (First use of the Desert Eagle in a Motion Picture)

• Dan Tullis Jr. as Sgt. Luther Fry in Extreme Prejudice (1987)

• Roddy Piper as Nada in They Live

• Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Matrix in Commando

• Tom Rack as Zigesfeld in If Looks Could Kill (fitted with silencer and reflex sight)

• Vinnie Jones as Bullet Tooth Tony in Snatch

• Kurtwood Smith as Clarence J. Boddicker in RoboCop (outfitted with custom sound suppressor)

• Ronny Cox as Dick Jones in RoboCop

• Gun Store robber and Hob (Gabriel Damon) in RoboCop 2

• John Castle as Paul McDaggart and Rehabs in RoboCop 3

• Dolph Lundgren as GR13/Sgt Andrew Scott in Universal Soldier

• Jason Statham as Chev Chelios in Crank

• Two gang members in The Ladykillers (two-tone finish)

• Michael Gross as Burt Gummer in Tremors 3: Back to Perfection

• You Don't Mess with the Zohan

• Dwayne Johnson as Agent 23 in Get Smart

• Mike Myers as Goldmember in Austin Powers in Goldmember

• Jason Statham as Chev Chelios, Jay Xcala as Alex Verona (both are flashbacks from Crank), Clifton Collins, Jr. as El Huron (gold plated), two strippers (nickel) in Crank: High Voltage

• Chow Yun-Fat as The Monk With No Name in Bulletproof Monk

• John Lithgow as Eric Qualen in Cliffhanger

• Professor Toru Tanaka as Sugai's driver in Black Rain

• Roddy Piper as Nada in They Live

• David Morse as Jim Deer Jackson in The Getaway (1994) (nickel)

• One of Victor Sweet's thugs in Four Brothers (bright nickel, ported)

• Andrew Divoff as Cherry Ganz in Another 48 Hrs. (matte stainless)

Television

• Carroll O'Connor as Chief, and then Sheriff, William "Bill" Gillespie in In The Heat Of The Night

• Nick Koesters as Leon in The Kill Point (two-tone finish)

• Lane Davies as Tempus in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (two-tone finish) (episode, "Tempus Fugitive")

• Richard Lineback as Poke Freeman in The Stand

• Tommy Koenig as Howard Famiglia in Miami Vice (episode "Baby Blues")

• Reb Brown as Reb Gustafson in Miami Vice (episode "Viking Bikers from Hell")

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Soldier of Fortune	Silver Talon	w/ stainless steel finish		2000
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas		w/ blued finish		2004
Cross Fire		w/ urban camo and gold finishes		2007
Rainbow Six Lockdown		w/ Titanium Carbon Nitride finish		2005
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2		w/ stainless steel finish and variety of accessories		2008

Anime

Film/Series Title	Character	Notation	Date
Kochikame	Volvo Saigo	w/ blued finish	1996-
Black Lagoon	Yolanda	w/ engraved gold finish	2006
Akira	Colonel Shikishima		1987
Jyu-oh-sei	Zagi		2006

Desert Eagle Mark VII

Desert Eagle MK VII - .357 Magnum. This is the most commonly seen Desert Eagle pistol in films before 1999. The re-designed safety lever and slide release, clearly visible in this picture, are the main visual differences between this variant and the earlier Mark I.

Desert Eagle MK VII - .357 Magnum w/ nickel finish.

Desert Eagle MK VII - .44 Magnum. Note the thickness of the barrel compared to the .357 Desert Eagles seen above. Contrary to popular belief, there are virtually NO .44 caliber Desert Eagles seen in American made films, armorers usually use only the .357 Magnum or the .50 AE models. All films or television shows shot overseas with foreign armorers have used the .44 Desert Eagle, most notable Canadian Productions.

Golden Desert Eagle MK VII - .44 Magnum

The Mark VII was an improved variation of the original Desert Eagle. Introduced in 1990, it featured a re-designed safety lever (which is the most visible external difference from the Mark I) and slide release, as well as an adjustable trigger. Unlike the Mark I, it was available in both .41 Magnum and (briefly) .50 AE. This was the most likely Desert Eagle to be seen in movies made in the 1990s.

Film

• Pamela Anderson in Barb Wire

• Ice-T as Scotty Appleton in New Jack City

• Danny Glover as Lt. Mike Harrigan in Predator 2 (chrome finish, outfitted with a scope)

• Escape from LA

• Tom Sizemore as Det. Jack Scagnetti in Natural Born Killers (chrome finish)

• Christopher Walken as Hatcher in The Rundown

• Elizabeth Hurley as Vanessa Kensington in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

• Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater in Last Action Hero

• Lycans in Underworld

• Weyland mercenaries in Alien vs. Predator

• Russian mobster in The Boondock Saints

• MC Eiht as A-Wax in Menace II Society

• Filling station Robber,Mickey Rourke as Harley Davidson, and Don Johnson as Marlboro in Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

• An unknown woman in the end credits of XXX (stainless steel finish)

• Johnathon Schaech as Kit, Phina Oruche as Cym, and Alexis Thorpe as Teddy in The Forsaken

• Efren Ramirez as Venus in Crank: High Voltage (nickel frame and slide, black barrel)

Television

• Garret Dillahunt as Rick Van Horn in Millennium (episode, "Closure")

• Lane Davies as Tempus in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (episode: "Tempus, Anyone?")

• Summer Glau as River Tam in Firefly (Episode: "Objects in Space")

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Hitman: Blood Money		Chambered in .50 AE and w/ stainless steel finish		2006
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3		Chambered in .50 AE		2010
Left 4 Dead 2	Magnum Pistol	w/ the flashlight by underbarrel rail and stainless steel		2009
Hitman: Contracts	Gold Desert Eagle	w/ gold finish	Can be dual wielded	2004
Global Operations		Chambered in .50 AE		2004
Darkness, The		Chambered in .44 Magnum		2007

Anime

Film Title	Character	Notation	Date
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd gig	Gino		2004

Desert Eagle Mark XIX

Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE, black finish. The newer Mark XIX models are most distinguishable by the scope rail mount above the barrel, clearly visible here. This is the version of the Desert Eagle popularized by The Matrix, and the most common in current movies and TV shows.

Desert Eagle MK XIX - .44 Magnum. Note that the .44 Magnum version of the Mark XIX has a fluted barrel, which is absent from the .50 AE version (as seen above).

Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE, Brushed Chrome finish.

Golden Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE.

Desert Eagle MK XIX - .44 Magnum Gold Finish.

The Mark XIX is the current production model of the Desert Eagle, and the most likely to be seen in movies made since 2000, particularly in its .50 AE version (which is best known as the sidearm of the Agents from The Matrix). It was first introduced in 1995, and its most obvious visual difference from the earlier Desert Eagle models in that it features scope rails over the barrel (it also has taller cocking serrations on the slide). Unlike the earlier Desert Eagle models, the Mark XIX can be switched to any caliber simply by swapping the barrels.

Also note that the .357 and .44 Magnum versions of the Mark XIX have a unique "fluted" barrel, which the .50 AE version does not have. Any Desert Eagle Mark XIX that lacks this fluting would have to be the .50 AE model.

Film

• The Agents in the Matrix trilogy, including Hugo Weaving as Smith

• Tito Larriva) as Tavo in Desperado

• Joaquim de Almeida as Bucho in Desperado

• A store clerk in Bad Boys

• Thomas Jane as Casey Wells in Thursday

• Demi Moore as Madison the angel in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

• Oded Fehr as Carlos Olivera using the standard Mark XIX .44 version, while Mike Epps as L.J. uses twin .44 golden Desert Eagles in Resident Evil: Apocalypse

• Mike Epps as L.J. in Resident Evil: Extinction using only a single .44 Magnum Gold-Plated version, as opposed to the two from the previous film.

• Paul Giamatti as Mr. Hertz in Shoot 'Em Up (with custom barrel)

• Russian mobster in The Boondock Saints

• Used by both the McManus brothers in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

• Borat

Television

• Michael Gross as Burt Gummer in Tremors: The Series

• Victor Browne as Tyler Reed in Tremors: The Series

• Aaron James Cash as The Dream Terminator and Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

• John Noble as Walter Bishop in Fringe

• Andre Robinson in Top Shot

Video Games

• Grand Theft Auto IV (as the "Combat Pistol")

• IGI 2: Covert Strike

• Combat Arms

• Modern Warfare 2

• Far Cry 2 (as the "Eagle.50" and with the slide saying "Deagle" rather than "Desert Eagle")

• Far Cry (as the "Falcon .357")

• Counter-Strike Online (as the "Nighthawk .50C", with stainless steel and gold finishes. Now also has twin gun mode in Zombie 2 mode, Zombie 3 mode and Zombie Unite Mode)

• Killing Floor

• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

• Far Cry Instincts: Predator

• Resident Evil 2

• Resident Evil 5

• Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

• Stranglehold (with stainless steel, gold, and standard finishes)

• The World Is Not Enough (as the "Raptor Magnum", with stainless steel finish and matching laser pointer)

• GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (as the "Jackal.357")

• Urban Terror

• Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

• Project I.G.I

• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (as the "Big Ben" in 9x39mm and the "Black Kite" in .45 ACP)

• Cabela's Outdoor Adventures (2010) as the .44 Magnum Semi-automatic Pistol

• Army of Two

• Deadhunt

Anime

Film Title	Character	Notation	Date
Case Closed: The Private Eyes' Requiem	Biker		2006
Mezzo DSA	Corrupt Police Officers		2004
Elfen Lied	Bando		2004

Specific Variant Unknown (identification pending)

These are films, TV shows, or video games where the specific Desert Eagle variant is unconfirmed, either because the page creator failed to provide screen captures or because it is hard to discern the variant from the screen captures that were provided. Any further assistance would be much appreciated. -MT2008

Film

• Ioan Gruffudd as Freddy Guns in Shooters

• Killing Zoe

• Kim Bodnia as Harald in In China They Eat Dogs

• Israeli bodyguard in Lucky Number Slevin

• Anne Parillaud as Nikita in La Femme Nikita

Television

• Burn Notice

• A gunman in NCIS

• Shown being fired into a ballistics tank in CSI: NY (episode: "Silent Night", stainless steel finish)

Video Games

• 007: Nightfire (as the "Raptor Magnum .357" and "Raptor Magnum .50", the former in a two-tone finish and fitted with a laser pointer)
• 007: Agent Under Fire (as the "IAC Defender")
• 007: Everything or Nothing
• 50 Cent: Bulletproof
• 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
• Conflict Desert Storm 2: Back to Baghdad
• Contract J.A.C.K.
• Counter-Strike
• Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
• Counter Strike: Source
• Enter the Matrix
• Fallout
• Fallout 2 (with 20 round magazine available)
• Hitman: Codename 47
• Jagged Alliance 2 (.357 in original game, .44 and .50 AE in mods)
• Manhunt (as the "Heavy Handgun" and "Avenger Force .50 AE GS")
• Matrix: Path of Neo
• Max Payne
• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
• Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
• Scarface: The World is Yours (as the "Deagle" with gold finish)
• SOCOM: Combined Assault
• Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
• Splinter Cell: Conviction
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Animation

• Boondocks, The

• Angel Beats!

Links

http://magnumfilms.com/ - Magnum Research's own site chronicling the Desert Eagle's movie appearances (NOTE: This site has not been updated in years).