Talk:The Puppet Masters

Movie title

Should this movie really be listed as 'Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters'? Wouldn't 'Puppet Masters, The' be shorter and simpler? After all, that's how the movie is listed on IMFDB. I understand about the potential for confusion with the Puppet Master franchise but this movie name is plural and it has 'The' added, PeeWee055 (talk) 11:55, 28 February 2014 (EST)

• I agree. Kooshmeister (talk) 20:43, 30 September 2021 (EDT)

Unidentified Weapons

Handguns

Barnes (Bruce Jarchow) pulls a snub-nosed revolver from his desk drawer in an attempt to kill Andrew Nivens (Donald Sutherland) and Dr. Mary Sefton (Julie Warner).

The revolver in Barnes' desk drawer.

Barnes points the gun at Sam (Eric Thal) despite having been shot in the shoulder. While under the aliens' possession, the victims are given enhanced strength and durability.

The revolver lies beside Barnes' body after Sam finally kills him.

Another view of the gun as the parasite leaves Barnes' body.

An agent named Purvis (played by an uncredited actor) carries a gun when he, Sam (Eric Thal) and Alex (Keith David) find Jarvis in the bathroom.

Purvis with his pistol drawn as the agents search the bathroom for the alien, which has left Jarvis' body.

One of the possessed Secret Service agents tries to draw his sidearm when Nivens' men interrupt President Douglas' (Tom Mason) abduction, but is shot before he can use it.

The agent fires wildly into the air as he's shot and killed.

There are also various unidentified (and possibly unidentifiable) seen throughout the movie.

A possessed cop tries to draw his holstered revolver, but Sam (Eric Thal) kicks him, knocking him down.

The cop gets to his feet, his gun still in its holster.

The now mindlessly attacking cop clings to the open door of the agents' car, his gun completely forgotten.

A K-9 officer with a holstered revolver.

Secret Service Agent Bruce Hawthorne (Andrew Robinson) has a holstered semiautomatic on his belt under his suit jacket. Only the butt is glimpsed very briefly when he gets killed.

Another view of Hawthorne's holstered gun as he dies.

Evan Greenberg (Nicholas Cascone), under the aliens' control, fires at Sam from his car.

A possessed woman fires at Brande's (Dale Dye) helicopter from the roof of the parking garage.

Rifles

Higgins (Benjamin Mouton) carries a scoped hunting rifle when he goes to investigate the alien landing in the forest.

Higgins with the rifle as he meets the boys after getting out of his SUV.

Higgins holds the rifle as he and the boys explore the woods.

Alex Holland (Keith David) and other agents investigating the fake alien ship in the woods carry assorted assault rifles.

An agent with an assault rifle fitted with a scope.

Alex carries an assault rifle with an M16-like handle and an underslung grenade launcher.

Brande (Dale Dye) uses an assault rifle to fire at the possessed people from a helicopter in order to cover the escape of Sam (Eric Thal) and Mary (Julie Warner) who have saved a little boy from the aliens.

The helicopter swoops in over the roof. Brande leans out the open side, rifle at the ready.

Brande fires with his gun.

Brande stops firing as Sam and Mary get aboard with the rescued little boy.

Still leaning out, Brande makes sure everyone is safely aboard.

Brande gets fully into the chopper so it can take off.

One of the mind-controlled people uses a rifle on the roof of the city hall parking garage.

The man drops his rifle as he's shot by Brande (Dale Dye).

Dart Guns

Some of the agents working for Nivens (Donald Sutherland) carry gas-propelled dart guns which they use when they need to take a possessed person alive.

An agent runs down the hall with his dart gun.

An agent darts Sam (Eric Thal).

The agent second from right stuffs his dart gun into the waistband of his pants.