I Love Movie Shootouts ... And Heres The Best Ones

The Wild Bunch finale still rates as the best, but give some early westerns credit, they started it all. Alan Ladd vs. Jack Palance in Shane. Gregory Peck vs. Stephen Boyd in The Bravados, and James Stewart vs. Stephen McNally in Winchester '73.

For war films, Hell is for Heroes has the best foxhole fight ever, Steve McQueen with a knife, and James Coburn with a flamethrower.

I think the Pacific series has the best machine-gun battle ever.
 
Good call previously on the end of Hombre.

The end of The Missouri Breaks seems to have one of the more realistic shootouts--close range and firing from desperate, awkward positions, rather than super-cool stances set to a techno soundtrack.
 
I like that too MK11 when it seems more realistic than without the-- "Cool Music" and sparking bullets lol :). The firing from desperate akward postions sounds good because you are desperate in that situation.
 
I know lol, I see pouches that would hold 4 at most. They must have them shoved in their pockets and such. Longbaugh has that huge coat, he must be taking them out of there. Honestly, they probably fire 25 + mags in that scene each hahaha. I will have to try and count next time.
 
A movie titled "Valdez is Coming",,,

Valdez is Coming

Burt Lancaster plays an old mexican deputy,,,
He was forced/tricked into to killing a man.

All he wanted was some money for the dead man's widow,,,
They tied him to a cross made out of long saplings,,,
Then sent him on foot to try to get back to town.

Then the gunplay starts.

The moral of this 1970 movie is,,,
Don't p___ off an old Apache hunter.

The final shootout is somewhat reminiscent of the Good, Bad, & Ugly,,,
But much better in my opinion.

Best line in the movie:
Bandito: You say you are friendly but you have this thing. (Pointing to a sawed off shotgun)
Lancaster: "Dees leetle theeng,,, Dees is for rabeets."

This movie (from an Elmore leonard novel) has the Aarond H. Graham,,,
Thumbs-Up Stamp of Approval.

Aarond
 
Lol tell me about it, every time the shot at something they put a whole mag down range and also that dude only had 2 mags with his assault rifle..not good I would have tried to keep a bare minimum of 6 to 8 with me or if I couldn't find spare mags some boxes of bullets to reload the ones I had with me :)
 
I kno... It is the best gunfight movie in my opinion... However, I couldnt help thinking why doesnt he have as many mags for the Galil as he does the 1911(when he drops it). Like you said at least 8 mags including the one in the gun, then all my 1911 mags :D, I might be moving a little slow :). I would also have it on Semi Auto for most of the time unless I felt FULL was necessary. They did put to many rounds downrange with their 45's at times but its still awesome.

--- I think they wanted mostly pistol use to keep it like a western. Especially the last shootout blazing away at eachother. However, I would have focused on Eliminating ALL threats 1st then got the cash. I feel like I might have been able to accomplish it, my way. $15 MILLION!! This is all hypothetical of course.
 
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The end of The Missouri Breaks seems to have one of the more realistic shootouts--close range and firing from desperate, awkward positions, rather than super-cool stances set to a techno soundtrack.
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"You hear that? That's you choking on your own blood." (paraphrase) nicholson to brando

ps- I would luv to see Hombre remade again without many changes
 
Silverado

I really enjoy westerns as you can tell from my on-line handle, which is one of my favorites.
The opening scene in Silverado where Emmitt spends the night in some kind of yurt out on the range and the bad guys try to ambush him at dawn. And of course the scene later in film where Jake shoots two bad guys at once, 90 degrees off-set from one-another. Famous single action firearm coach Arvo Ojala was the gun wrangler in this film.

Did I miss it or has anyone mentioned Tombstone? The shootout at the OK Corall is terrific and the movie has great one-liners. One more good Val Kilmer gun movie. Another famous Hollywood gun coach, Thell Reed was the armorer in this one.

The 2008 remake of Rambo, or Rambo in Burma as I call it, has a rather sobering scene of what a bunch of commie bad-guys with small arms vs. one good guy with a heavy machine gun would be like...

Fun Thread, I know I'll think of more later, and you guys have reminded me of lots of great movies!
 
Note: In Tombstone Val Kilmer's Doc Holiday carries a Colt SAA .45 LC and a Colt Lightning .38 LC (One of the first DA revolvers, but in real life it was a .41 Thunderer in his shoulder holster.) Watch how fast he fires the left handed gun in the O.K. Corral shootout. I just thought that was a cool fact you may have wanted to know if you didnt. He supposedly liked the DA pull for the quick ability in real life.

When the 50BMG opened up in Rambo I was like NO WAY :eek::eek:. Finally a realistic idea of what a Maduse could do if put into action. When he chews it into the front of the truck and its like a blender... I was amazed at the realism.
 
In no particular order.....

Unforgiven
Extreme Prejudice (the one at Arturo's place, not the climactic scene)
The Shootist
L.A. Confidential
The Sand Pebbles
 
Not a shoot out at the time...................

Clint Eastwood in Grand Torino

When he points the Garand at the Gang members;

I really never want to see a .30 that way, when the Clint has used it in combat and just doesn't care if he does it again:eek:
 
:Good list, The Sand Pebbles is one of my favorite movies of all time. Steven McQueen is awesome in that, I think its his best. Really great movie, Im sure you are talking about the B.A.R. shootout inside the compound where the woman taught.

NO kidding Egor20 I would be nervous too knowing he's a vet with that Garand. I would know that he could kill and understand what you mean. I wouldnt want Clint Eastwood pointing a gun at me PERIOD :).
 
The opening to Once Upon A Time in the West:

Bronson: Did you bring a horse for me?

Enemy: Looks like we're... Looks like we're.. shy one horse... (nervous laugh)

Bronson: (shakes head) You brought two too many

Glade duel scene in Tombstone:

Doc Holiday: I'm your huckleberry... Why Johhny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave...
 
I know it is not very realistic but I like the shoot outs in Once Upon a Time in Mexico. I have to admit that I'd watch it just to see Salma Hayek though.

The Johnny Depp character also has some good lines........" are you a Mexican or a Mexican't ?"

Mike
 
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