Talk:Shutter Island

Just saw it tonight, Teddy Daniels doesn't use a detective special he uses a a model 10 Smith and Wesson M&P. humanzie3

Quick question about the holsters: did they have leather paddle holsters in 1954?

Made some small suggesstions on main page. However, for the SS officer's Walther, could it be a custom job, or did they not have the technology at the time for such a nickel finish. Also, as I suggested on the main page, I believe that at least in the holster shot, DiCaprio's sidearm appears to be a Colt Marshal (a derivative of the Colt Official Police but with a rounded grip) and not a Smith and Wesson Military and Police. However, for the scenes in the light house, that is definently a Smith and Wesson, as indicated by its shrouded ejector rod. Also, there are some form of Winchester lever-action rifles found in the movie (in the scenes of clean-up after the hurricane).SAWGunner89 00:07, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Could the M&P actually be a Colt model revolver, perhaps a Marshal (at least for this shot), as it appears to match its grip. Later in the movie, his service sidearm does appear to be Smith and Wesson Military and Police revolver, as it appears to have a ejector rod shroud. It is hard to say even having seen the movie personally, as the firearm is not present through most of the movie and when it is featured, it is only very quick, rapidly moving shots.SAWGunner89 00:09, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

the shot of the revolver in the holster is most likely a colt detective special in .38 special. but possibly a colt agent as they can't be told by the grip alone.

No those are S&W Magna grips.--Jcordell 05:20, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

I still am not sure. Those grips appear to me at least to belong to a Colt. The medallion is very large (much larger than most Smith and Wesson medallions) and chequered more like a Colt). Also, isn't that his "partner's" gun being shown, as they make a point of showing the difficulty he has in removing his sidearm from his belt. I feel that this is right after that scene, but I have not seen the movie since it was in theaters.SAWGunner89 03:42, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

The WWII Flashback

For those who has seen the movie, the one thing about the WWII flashback the actually bothered me wasn't the whole line up the Germans and shoot them, they deserved it. But it was that all the American soldiers were carrying Garands. It was a whole line of them. I was expecting a few Tommies or a BAR in between, but all Garands! Excalibur01

Quite strange to me. It feels like WW1 with just self-loading rifles and a pistol. - Kenny99 21:39, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

I was a background extra for that scene - in addition to the Garands, there were a few M1 carbines, the guy who played the Lieutenant had a Thompson & a 1911 sidearm and there were also one or two grease guns as well. Don't think those made the final cut. No BAR's, sorry. Most of the Garands in the long shots were lightweight rubber props, the ones used in the execution scene were genuine with BFA's threaded inside the muzzles and the 12 extras in the execution scene were all police and/or military (called us the "Dirty Dozen"). They also did a scene where a US GI with a 1911 finished off three of the Germans who were still moving after the mass shooting. The 1911 failed to eject after the second shot, the extra who was shooting it didn't miss a beat, cleared the action and fired the third shot. Maybe something for an extended version?

Goof?

The Kommandant is lying on the floor, and his left cheek looks like it just exploded. What is presumably his Walther PP is lying beside him, just out of reach of his left hand. If we're to assume that shot himself with his left hand, from the left side of his head, wouldn't it be his right cheek that's a mess? Aren't exit wounds much more likely to be messier than entry wounds? --funkychinaman 03:39, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Now that you mention it...that's right. Unless when the man fell, he dropped his Walther...on the other side of his body Excalibur01 04:06, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

S&W M&P

Wouldn't the grips and front sight of the M&P make it a regular S&W Model 10? --Jackbel 07:02, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Toy gun

I recall Teddy discovers his revolver is really a toy, then breaks it in half. Does anyone have screencaps of that scene? --Maxman (talk) 21:03, 17 October 2014 (EDT)