realistic displays of firearm use in Hollywood?

Gerald McRaney and Jamison Parker were both gun buffs and it show in the Simon & Simon series. Also Gerald McRaneys part in the series "Jerico" shows he is a skilled shooter.
 
Most realistic gun handling and tactics in movies and TV:

The original starsky and hutch with David Soul and Paul Glaser. Awesome.
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Really? Starsk had a habit of holding his DA auto pistol pointed straight overhead, as he thumb-cocked it (or maybe they just played that clip during the credits, so it seemed like he did it all the time?). Neither is good technique.
 
lol That wasnt a A/K Bogart picked up. They hadnt been invented yet. it was a sturmgvier (sp). The grand daddy of all assault rifles.

Besides where would the Germans in Africa get an AK?
 
My vote for realistic gun handling would be Barney Miller. Cops guns mostly stayed in holsters. Far as movies... In my opinion the best, and most realistic gun handling is a movie titled "WE OWN THE NIGHT"
 
Can't believe no one has said Way of the Gun yet. Director's brother was a SEAL and worked with Benicio Del Toro and Ryan Phillipe on their weapons handling. Summer Special holsters, one handed mag changes, covering each other while moving. Del Toro had a scene with a shotgun where he had a shell catch in the chamber; he merely shook it clear and kept shooting. The shot is in the released film. James Caan is the bad guy in the movie, and he also does some good handling with his old fashioned snubby.

I've also read that Brad Pitt trained with Thell Reed with a .45 for Seven. His handling in the scene where he and Morgan Freeman chase John Doe through the buildings and streets is pretty good.
 
I've always liked the movies "Shooter" with Mark Wahlberg, and "Tears of the Sun" with Bruce Willis.

Another good one is a recent movie "Jack Reacher" with Tom Cruise.
 
lol That wasnt a A/K Bogart picked up. They hadnt been invented yet. it was a sturmgvier (sp). The grand daddy of all assault rifles.

Besides where would the Germans in Africa get an AK?
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He's referring to this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318649/

I took my brother to see it when it came out, it was actually pretty humorous, Somehow I remember the AK scene pretty well.
 
I was pleasantly surprised by the Jack Reacher movie, some of the more realistic firearm presentation and use.

Not every shot fired hit somebody.

That's a good start.

And, how about Heat, that shootout in the street? Wow.

The sound alone was super realistic. Crank that movie up and you better be wearing ear pro.

Al Pacino with the FAL, I think it was, awesome.
 
It's hard to go wrong when you have a rifle and Robert Duvall; or a sixgun and Robert Duvall; or a Huey and Robert Duvall...
 
For those who are very interested in this topic, here's an awesome resource:

http://www.imfdb.org/

If you're picky about firearms in movies, down to a fairly granular level of detail, it's a site definitely worth visiting.

Al Pacino with the FAL, I think it was, awesome.
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I agree with you, FMJ1911. That scene was certainly one of the best produced firefights in film history. I'm pretty sure that the rifle Al Pacino's character was using in the street shootout scene in "Heat" was a FN FNC. For more info and photos, check it out here:

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Heat

Enjoy!
 
Blood Diamond.
Realistic gunplay, lots of reloading, grabbing extra mags from enemies, etc.

Ronin
A movie known mainly for excellent car chases also features some very realistic shooting.

The Ghost and the Darkness.
Period correct firearms and very good handling
 
Al Pacino with the FAL, I think it was, awesome.
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FN FNC, actually. 5.56, not .308 like the FAL.

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Here are some oldies:

- Movie (1962) The Longest Day. Has a magnificent scene where a British battalion attacks a German-held town and the Germans were using a twin 40mm anti-aircraft gun on the roof of a 6 story building.

- TV series Combat. Vic Morrow, with his Thompson submachine gun was, for me, unforgetable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_u513ZBUxA

- Movie (1977) A Bridge Too Far

- Movie (1945) A Walk In The Sun. The American attack on the German- held farmhouse was brutally realistic. The flanking tactics were straight out of an Army Field Manual.

Movie (1998) Saving Private Ryan. IMHP, the most realistic battle scenes ever.
 
I have wanted an FN FNC since I saw that scene from "Heat". They are as rare as hen's teeth though, and thus their price reflects that.
 
This is an interesting topic because my girlfriend's brother is in the movie making business (He's currently an assistant director)and I had to ask him why they don't make the movies more realistic. He said it was because the directors for most part don't have any idea what real gun fights and tatics look like. I then ask why at the end of these movies there is always a gun expert listed. He said that they hire guys who know all about guns and tactics and then pay no attention to what they say. Kinda defeats the point if you ask me. There are a few though like Milius and Mann even Eastwood who seem to have some idea about guns and tatics. On side note I used to have a FN FNC like they used in Heat but someone offered me an insane amount of money for it so off it went.
 
Mike19 said:
TV series Combat. Vic Morrow, with his Thompson submachine gun was, for me, unforgetable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_u513ZBUxA
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@ around 1:40--That's some pretty fast shooting with that M1? I thought maybe it was a BAR, but as he runs forward it sure looks like a Garand..

To the point. After all these years of Hollywood getting it wrong(for the most part) I think if someone filmed an action sequence with perfectly realistic gunplay and effects a lot of viewers would say "That would never happen..":rolleyes:
 
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