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.

Magnum Research Desert Eagle MK I - .357 Magnum.

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

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Year of the Dragon	Mickey Rourke	Captain Stanley White	First use of the Desert Eagle in a Motion Picture	1985
Commando	Arnold Schwarzenegger	John Matrix	matte stainless	1985
Extreme Prejudice	Dan Tullis Jr.	Sgt. Luther Fry		1987
RoboCop	Kurtwood Smith	Clarence J. Boddicker	Outfitted with extended barrel, sometimes fitted with custom sound suppressor	1987
RoboCop	Kurtwood Smith	Clarence J. Boddicker		1987
RoboCop	Kevin Page	Kinney	Brushed Chrome/Nickel finish	1987
RoboCop	Ronny Cox	Dick Jones	Brushed Chrome/Nickel finish	1987
They Live	Roddy Piper	Nada		1988
Hardware	John Lynch	Shades		1989
Black Rain	Professor Toru Tanaka	Sugai's driver		1989
RoboCop 2		Gun Store robber		1990
RoboCop 2	Gabriel Damon	Hob	Chrome finish	1990
Another 48 Hrs.	Andrew Divoff	Cherry Ganz	Matte stainless	1990
If Looks Could Kill	Tom Rack	Zigesfeld	Fitted with silencer and reflex sight	1991
Universal Soldier	Dolph Lundgren	GR13/Sgt Andrew Scott		1992
RoboCop 3	John Castle	Paul McDaggett		1993
RoboCop 3		Rehabilitation Officers		1993
Cliffhanger	John Lithgow	Eric Qualen		1993
The Getaway (1994)	David Morse	Jim Deer Jackson	Nickel	1994
Snatch	Vinnie Jones	Bullet Tooth Tony		2000
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection	Michael Gross	Burt Gummer		2001
Austin Powers in Goldmember	Mike Myers	Austin Powers	Custom Gold-plated variant	2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember	Mike Myers	Goldmember	Custom Gold-plated variant	2002
Bulletproof Monk	Chow Yun-Fat	The Monk With No Name		2003
The Ladykillers		Two gang members	Two-tone finish	2004
Four Brothers		One of Victor Sweet's thugs	Bright nickel, ported	2005
Crank	Jason Statham	Chev Chelios		2006
You Don't Mess with the Zohan		Palestinian terrorist		2008
Get Smart	Dwayne Johnson	Agent 23		2008
Crank: High Voltage	Jason Statham	Chev Chelios	During flashback from Crank	2009
Crank: High Voltage	Clifton Collins, Jr.	El Huron	Gold plated	2009
Crank: High Voltage		Two strippers	Nickel	2009
Crank: High Voltage	Jay Xcala	Alex Verona	During flashback from Crank	2009

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
Miami Vice / "Baby Blues"	Tommy Koenig	Howard Famiglia		1984-1990
Miami Vice / "Viking Bikers from Hell"	Reb Brown	Reb Gustafson		1984-1990
The Stand	Richard Lineback	Poke Freeman		1994
In The Heat Of The Night	Carroll O'Connor	Chief, and then Sheriff, William "Bill" Gillespie	Stainless	1988-1995
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman / "Tempus Fugitive"	Lane Davies	Tempus	Two-tone finish	1993-1997
The Kill Point	Nick Koesters	Leon	Two-tone finish	July 2007 - August 2007

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
The Sum Of All Fears	"0.357 Pistol"			2002
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 - .44 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

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Predator 2	Danny Glover	Lt. Mike Harrigan	Chrome finish, outfitted with a scope	1990
New Jack City	Ice-T	Scotty Appleton		1991
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man		Filling station Robber		1991
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man	Mickey Rourke	Harley Davidson		1991
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man	Don Johnson	Marlboro		1991
Addams Family Values	Joan Cusack	Debbie Jellinsky		1993
Last Action Hero	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Jack Slater	Matte stainless	1993
Menace II Society	MC Eiht	A-Wax		1993
Natural Born Killers	Tom Sizemore	Det. Jack Scagnetti	Chrome finish	1994
Barb Wire	Pamela Anderson			1996
Escape from LA	Steve Buscemi	'Map to the Stars' Eddie		1996
Escape from LA	Kurt Russell	Snake Plissken		1996
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	Elizabeth Hurley	Vanessa Kensington		1997
The Pest	Jeffrey Jones	Gustav Shank	With stainless steel finish	1997
The Pest	Tom McCleister	Leo	With stainless steel finish	1997
The Boondock Saints	Scott Griffith	Ivan Checkov	Chrome slide, black barrel and frame, and gold plated decocker	1999
The Forsaken	Johnathon Schaech	Kit	Nickel finish	2001
The Forsaken	Phina Oruche	Cym	Nickel finish	2001
The Forsaken	Alexis Thorpe	Teddy	Nickel finish	2001
2009: Lost Memories		JBI Agent		2002
XXX		An unknown woman in the end credits	Stainless steel finish	2002
The Rundown	Christopher Walken	Hatcher		2003
Underworld		Lycans		2003
Underworld	Todd Schneider	Trix		2003
Underworld	Michael Sheen	Lucian		2003
Alien vs. Predator		Weyland mercenaries	fitted with Laser Devices BA-2 laser in green	2004
Alien vs. Predator	Sanaa Lathan	Alexa Woods		2004
Crank: High Voltage	Efren Ramirez	Venus	Nickel frame and slide, black barrel	2009

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman / "Tempus, Anyone?"	Lane Davies	Tempus		1993-1997
Millennium / "Closure"	Garret Dillahunt	Rick Van Horn		1996-1999
Firefly / "Objects in Space"	Summer Glau	River Tam		Sept. 2002 - Dec. 2002
Sanctuary / "For King and Country"	Amanda Tapping	Dr. Helen Magnus		2008-2010

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Hitman: Contracts	Gold Desert Eagle	w/ gold finish	Can be dual wielded	2004
Hitman: Blood Money		Chambered in .357 and w/ stainless steel finish		2006
Global Operations		Chambered in .50 AE		2004
Darkness, The		Chambered in .44 Magnum		2007
Left 4 Dead 2	Magnum Pistol	w/ the flashlight by after market under-barrel rail and a rifle scope-ring mount stainless steel		2009
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3		Chambered in .50 AE		2010
Just Cause 2	Pistol		Can be dual wielded	2010
Driver: Parallel Lines	Gangster			2006

Animation

Title	Character	Notation	Date
RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~	Laura		2008
Boondocks, The			2005
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig	Gino		2004
Burn Up!	Banba		1991

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

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Desperado	Tito Larriva)	Tavo		1995
Desperado	Joaquim de Almeida	Bucho		1995
Bad Boys		A store clerk		1995
Eraser	Arnold Schwarzenegger	U.S. Marshal John Kruger		1996
Thursday	Thomas Jane	Casey Wells		1998
The Boondock Saints		Ivan's partner	Chrome barrel and frame with a black slide	1999
Matrix trilogy	Various	The Agents		1999-2003
Matrix trilogy	Hugo Weaving	Smith		1999-2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle	Demi Moore	Madison the Angel		2003
Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Oded Fehr	Carlos Olivera	Standard Mark XIX .44 version,	2004
Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Mike Epps	L.J.	Twin .44 golden Desert Eagles	2004
Borat	Sacha Baron Cohen	Borat Sagdiyev	Gold, tiger-striped	2006
Resident Evil: Extinction	Mike Epps	L.J.	using only a single .44 Magnum Gold-Plated version, as opposed to the two from the previous film	2007
Shoot 'Em Up	Paul Giamatti	Mr. Hertz	With custom barrel	2007
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day	Sean Patrick Flanery	Connor	fitted with match weights	2009
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day	Norman Reedus	Murphy	fitted with match weights	2009

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
Tremors: The Series	Michael Gross	Burt Gummer		March 2003 - August 2003
Tremors: The Series	Victor Browne	Tyler Reed		March 2003 - August 2003
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Aaron James Cash	The Dream Terminator		2008-2009
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Brian Austin Green	Derek Reese		2008-2009
Fringe	John Noble	Walter Bishop		2009
Top Shot/Opening sequence	Andre Robinson	Himself		2010

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Resident Evil 2				1998
The World Is Not Enough	Raptor Magnum	With stainless steel finish and matching laser pointer		2000
Project I.G.I				2000
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin				2002
IGI 2: Covert Strike				2003
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne	Desert Eagle		10-round magazine	2003
Far Cry	Falcon .357			2004
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent	Jackal.357			2004
Deadhunt				2005
Far Cry Instincts: Predator				2005
Urban Terror				2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare		In nickel and gold finishes		2007
Stranglehold		With stainless steel, gold, and standard finishes		2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl	Big Ben	in 9x39mm		2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl	Black Kite	in .45 ACP		2007
Counter-Strike Online	Nighthawk .50C	Stainless steel and gold finishes	Now also has twin gun mode in Zombie 2 mode, Zombie 3 mode and Zombie Unite Mode	2008
Grand Theft Auto IV	Combat Pistol			2008
Far Cry 2	Eagle.50		The slide says "Deagle" rather than "Desert Eagle"	2008
Combat Arms			Appears shorter than real-life counterpart	2008
Army of Two			Can be customized with a variety of parts and finishes	2008
Modern Warfare 2			Modeled with custom 3-dot sights, Magnum Researches' new barrel with a picatinny rail, and a two-tone finish	2009
Resident Evil 5				2009
Killing Floor	Handcannon		.50 AE with 8 bullet capacity. Can be duel wielded.	2009
Cabela's Outdoor Adventures (2010)	.44 Magnum Semi-automatic Pistol			2010

Anime

Film Title	Character	Notation	Date
Mezzo DSA	Corrupt Police Officers		2004
Elfen Lied	Bondo	.50 AE	2004
Case Closed: The Private Eyes' Requiem	Biker		2006
Bokura no	Kodama	airsoft replica	2007

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

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Shooters	Ioan Gruffudd	Freddy Guns
Killing Zoe
In China They Eat Dogs	Kim Bodnia	Harald
Lucky Number Slevin		Israeli bodyguard
La Femme Nikita	Anne Parillaud	Nikita

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
Burn Notice
NCIS		A gunman
CSI: NY / "Silent Night"			Shown being fired into a ballistics tank in, stainless steel finish

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
007: Nightfire	Raptor Magnum .357	two-tone finish and fitted with a laser pointer
007: Nightfire	Raptor Magnum .50
007: Agent Under Fire	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
Heavy Rain			Modeled with rail serrations on barrel
Hitman: Codename 47
Jagged Alliance 2	.357 in original game, .44 and .50 AE in mods
Manhunt	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	Deagle		With gold finish
SOCOM: Combined Assault
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Batman Arkham Asylum				2009
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow	D.Eagle (.50Cal)	none	Chambered in .50 Caliber Action-Express	2004

Anime

Film Title	Character	Notation	Date
Angel Beats!			2009
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex			2002
New Dominion Tank Police			1993
Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky	Manami	CO2 replica	2010

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).