Monster's Ball

Monster's Ball Theatrical Poster Country USA Directed by Marc Forster Release Date 2001 Language English Studio Lee Daniels Entertainment Distributor Lions Gate Films Main Cast Character Actor Hank Grotowski Billy Bob Thornton Sonny Grotowski Heath Ledger Buck Grotowski Peter Boyle Leticia Musgrove Halle Berry Lawrence Musgrove Sean Combs

Monster's Ball is a 2001 drama directed by Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace) and examines the relationships in the highly disfunctional Grotowski family, all prison guards over three generations. The family conflict is fueled by the bigoted and curmudgeonly patriarch, Buck Grotowski (Peter Boyle). The cast includes Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, and Halle Berry, who received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Leticia Musgrove in the film.

The following weapons were used in the film Monster's Ball:

Handguns

Smith & Wesson Model 15

Prison guard Sonny Grotowski (Heath Ledger) has a Smith & Wesson Model 15 handy.

Smith & Wesson Model 15 - .38 Special

Sonny Grotowski (Heath Ledger) draws a S&W Model 15 during a family argument.

Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton) stares at the business end of Sonny Grotowski's S&W Model 15.

Sonny Grotowski holds the S&W Model 15 on his father, Hank Grotowski as their argument escalates.

Shotguns

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

Hank Grotowski runs off "trespassers" at his father's behest with a Savage/Fox Model B 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun, a gun very similar to the Stevens shown here:

1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge.

Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton) fires a Savage/Fox Model B 12ga shotgun. Note the checkering on the front grip and stock, characteristic of the Model B.