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| − | + | [[File:Super8.jpg|thumb|right|301px|''Super 8'' (2011)]] | |
| − | + | '''''Super 8''''' is a 2011 science fiction film written and directed by J.J. Abrams (''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'') and produced by [[Steven Spielberg]]. Set in the late 1970's, the film focuses on a group of kids who while making a homemade movie inadvertently film a massive train crash and discover that the contents on the train may not be from this world. | |
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==M16A1 Rifle== | ==M16A1 Rifle== | ||
| − | The [[ | + | The [[M16A1]] is seen in the hands of the US military personnel. Deputy Jackson Lamb ([[Kyle Chandler]]) takes one and uses it while escaping from the custody of the MPs. |
| − | [[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine 5.56x45mm]] |
| − | [[File:S8 | + | [[File:S8 05.jpg|thumb|none|601px|USAF personnel watch as "Operation Walking Distance" begins.]] |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Super8_M16A1_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Air Force personnel with their M16A1s.]] |
| + | [[File:Super8_M16A1_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Nelec ([[Noah Emmerich]]) with an M16A1.]] | ||
| + | [[File:Super8_M16A1_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Army personnel with their M16A1s.]] | ||
==Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun== | ==Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun== | ||
| − | + | [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB heavy machine guns]] are seen mounted on the army's armored vehicles. | |
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | ||
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Super8_M2_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M2 on an M41 Walker Bulldog.]] |
| + | [[File:Super8_M2_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M2 on an FV433 Abbot.]] | ||
| + | [[File:Super8_M2_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M2 on an FV433 Abbot as a crewman bails out.]] | ||
==M2A1-7 Flamethrower== | ==M2A1-7 Flamethrower== | ||
An [[M2 Flamethrower|M2A1-7 Flamethrower]] is used by a USAF airman to initiate "Operation Walking Distance". | An [[M2 Flamethrower|M2A1-7 Flamethrower]] is used by a USAF airman to initiate "Operation Walking Distance". | ||
[[Image:M2 Flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Flamethrower - Seven second burn time.]] | [[Image:M2 Flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Flamethrower - Seven second burn time.]] | ||
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Super8_M2A1_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Operation Walking Distance" begins.]] |
| + | [[File:S8 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
| − | ==Smith & Wesson Model | + | ==Smith & Wesson Model 10HB== |
| − | The [[Smith & Wesson Model | + | The [[Smith & Wesson Model 10HB]] is held by Dr. Woodward ([[Glynn Turman]]) after the train crash. Sheriff Pruitt ([[Brett Rice]]) carries one, and it is found on the ground at the site of his disappearance. |
| − | [[File:S&WModel10HB.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 10-.38 Special]] | + | [[File:S&WModel10HB.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 -.38 Special]] |
| − | [[File:S8 06.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:Super8_SW10_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dr. Woodward with his S&W 10HB.]] |
| − | [[File:S8 02.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:S8 06.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Dr. Woodward points his S&W 10HB at the kids, forcing them to run away.]] |
| + | [[File:S8 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Deputy Sheriff Lamb finds the S&W 10HB while searching for Pruitt.]] | ||
==M1911A1== | ==M1911A1== | ||
| − | Though he never draws it and it is seen only briefly, Deputy Sheriff Jackson Lamb seems to have a [[M1911A1]] with linear housing or similar single-stack automatic pistol holstered on his belt. | + | Though he never draws it and it is seen only briefly, Deputy Sheriff Jackson Lamb seems to have a [[M1911A1]] with linear housing or similar single-stack automatic pistol holstered on his belt, which is unusual for a cop in the seventies. |
[[File:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1911A1-.45 ACP]] | [[File:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1911A1-.45 ACP]] | ||
| − | + | [[File:Super8_M1911_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |
| − | + | [[File:Super8_M1911_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The grip safety is very clearly seen in this shot.]] | |
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 08:40, 18 February 2013
Super 8 is a 2011 science fiction film written and directed by J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III) and produced by Steven Spielberg. Set in the late 1970's, the film focuses on a group of kids who while making a homemade movie inadvertently film a massive train crash and discover that the contents on the train may not be from this world.
The following weapons were used in the film Super 8:
M16A1 Rifle
The M16A1 is seen in the hands of the US military personnel. Deputy Jackson Lamb (Kyle Chandler) takes one and uses it while escaping from the custody of the MPs.
Colonel Nelec (Noah Emmerich) with an M16A1.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
Browning M2HB heavy machine guns are seen mounted on the army's armored vehicles.
M2A1-7 Flamethrower
An M2A1-7 Flamethrower is used by a USAF airman to initiate "Operation Walking Distance".
Smith & Wesson Model 10HB
The Smith & Wesson Model 10HB is held by Dr. Woodward (Glynn Turman) after the train crash. Sheriff Pruitt (Brett Rice) carries one, and it is found on the ground at the site of his disappearance.
M1911A1
Though he never draws it and it is seen only briefly, Deputy Sheriff Jackson Lamb seems to have a M1911A1 with linear housing or similar single-stack automatic pistol holstered on his belt, which is unusual for a cop in the seventies.
