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Taurus PT92
The Taurus PT92 (and the similar PT99) is a Brazilian-made "Wonder Nine" based on the original Beretta 92. In many action movies (particularly those made in Hong Kong), the Taurus PT92/PT99 has been used as a stand-in for the Beretta 92F when the Beretta is not available. Thus, the two guns are very often confused by moviegoers. The Taurus is distinguished from the Beretta by its frame-mounted safety, which it retains from the original Beretta 92, whereas the 92FS has its safety mounted on the slide. Even from a distance, this makes the two guns easy to tell apart.
Newer-model PT92s and PT99s can also be told apart from the 92F because the cocking serrations at the rear of the slide are wider than those of the 92F (in order to improve grip on the slide while a round is being chambered). Both PT92s and PT99s now come standard with accessory rails since 2005.
The Taurus PT92 and its variants appears in the following films and television series used by the following actors:
PT92
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal Beauty | Whoopi Goldberg | Det. Rizzoli | 1987 | |
| True Believer | Tony Haney | Dave Montell | 1989 | |
| Surviving the Game | [F. Murray Abraham]] | Mr. Wolfe | 1994 | |
| Flight of the Living Dead | Various characters | 2007 | ||
| The Boondock Saints | Norman Reedus | Murphy McManus | ||
| The Boondock Saints | Sean Patrick Flanery | Connor McManus | ||
| The Boondock Saints | David Della Rocco | David Della Rocco | ||
| Hot Fuzz | Simon Pegg | Sergeant Nicholas Angel | ||
| Hard Boiled | Tony Leung | Alan | ||
| Hard Boiled | Chow Yun-Fat | Tequila |
- Wes Studi as Hanover, Djimon Hounsou as Vivo, Famke Janssen as Trillian, and Kevin J. O'Connor as Joey in Deep Rising (both PT92 and PT99)
- Timothy Dalton as James Bond and Anthony Zerbe as Milton Krest in Licence To Kill
- Michael Douglas as William Foster and Frederic Forrest as Nick the Nazi Surplus Store Owner in Falling Down
- Ned Beatty as Senator Meachum and Kate Mara as Sarah in Shooter
- Jonny Lee Miller as Lucas Harper, Patricia Velasquez as Nicole Willis and L.L. Cool J as Gabe Jensen in Mindhunters
- Clive Owen as Smith in Shoot 'Em Up
- Colin Friels as Louis Strack, Jr. in Darkman
- Vincent Pastore as Zach, Ray Liotta as Macha, and various thugs in Revolver
- Jack Palance as Perret in Tango & Cash
- Chow Yun-Fat as Ko Chun, Charles Heung as Dragon, and gangsters in God of Gamblers
- An assassin in The Sentinel
- Dr. Porter (Gail Harris) and Jack (Tim Abell) in Curse of the Komodo
- Anatole Taubman as Elvis and Dominic Greene's bodyguard (Carl Malaise) in Quantum of Solace
- Organization assassins in Hitman (fitted with compensators)
- Various characters in The Elite Squad
- Peter Stormare as Alexi in Bad Boys II
- Gangbangers in Romeo Must Die
- Richie Ren as Yuan and Nicholas Cheung as Inspector Cheung in Breaking News (2004)
- Aleks Paunovic as Tony in Driven to Kill (2009)
- Bruce Willis as Briggs in Setup (2011)
Television
- David Duchovny as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder in part of Season 1 of The X-Files
- Joe Nipote as Frankie Waters and various bad guys on Viper
- Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'Neill, Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter, Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson, and William Russ as Jonas Hansen in Stargate SG-1
- Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester in Supernatural seasons 1 through 5, and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester in parts of season 1.
- Bank robber in The Thin Blue Line
- Various characters in Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996-????)
Video games
PT92C/PT92CS
The PT92C is the compact version of the PT92 pistol. The PT92CS is the stainless version of the Compact pistol. The barrel, slide and grip are shortened and the magazine holds only 12 rounds.
Film
- Cheong (Kwok-Pong Chan) in Gates of Hell (1995) (PT92CS)
- Hard Boiled (PT92CS)
- Boondock Saints, The (PT92CS)
PT99
Same as the PT92, but with raised, adjustable sights for target shooters. In order to distinguish it from the PT92, look closely at the rear sight, and also at the front sight (which is taller than that of the PT92). The sights are the only difference between the two guns.
Film
- Whoopi Goldberg as Det. Rizzoli in Fatal Beauty (1987)
- A gangster in Red Heat
- Wes Studi as Hanover, Djimon Hounsou as Vivo, Famke Janssen as Trillian, and Kevin J. O'Connor as Joey in Deep Rising (both PT92 and PT99)
- Diego Sandoval as Empty Gun Man in Desperado (fitted with suppressor)
- John Leguizamo as Tybalt, Dash Mihok as Benvolio, and Harold Perrineau as Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet (as the "Sword 9mm", "Dagger 9mm", and "Rapier 9mm")
- Rex Linn as Richard Travers in CliffHanger
- Kathryn Morris as Sara Moore in Mindhunters
- Used as the basis of the pistols in Timecop
- Jane Morris as Janice in True Lies
- Saafir as Harold in Menace II Society
- Sergei Bodrov as Danila Bagrov in Brother 2
- John Travolta as Charlie Wax in From Paris with Love ( With gold accents on the takedown lever, hammer, slide stop, safety, and the trigger.)
- Ronn Sarosiak as Mack in Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
- Sylvester Stallone as Joey Bomowski in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot(Long Barrel Model)
- Sullivan Stapleton as Craig Cody in Animal Kingdom (2010)
- James Frecheville as Joshua 'J' Cody in Animal Kingdom (2010)
Television
PT100
The PT100 is a version of the PT92 that is chambered in .40 S&W. Though visually identical to the 9mm PT92, this entry is for examples that are explicitly described as .40 cal pistols or the gun is shown clearly enough in the film or show to see the model number on the slide.
Film
- Stainless Version with Factory Wood Grips used by Parrish (Thomas Ian Griffith) in Hollow Point) (1996)
Television
- Stainless Version with Pearl Grips and Gold Accents by Luis Cruz (Steven Michael Quezada) in In Plain Sight (S1E2)
Video Games
- Seen carried by thugs in True Crime: New York City