The Blues Brothers - Revision history

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	[[Image:BB-COPCAR-5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Several Chicago Police cruisers crash after the Blues Brothers simply take a left turn.]]		[[Image:BB-COPCAR-5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Several Chicago Police cruisers crash after the Blues Brothers simply take a left turn.]]

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Maxman: /* Smith & Wesson Model 10 */

2019-04-15T12:44:45Z

Smith & Wesson Model 10

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	==Smith & Wesson Model 10==		==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
	Several Illinois State troopers are armed with the [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] during the climax of the film when the police chase the Blues Brothers into the Cook County Accessor's office.		Several Illinois State troopers and Chicago SWAT officers are armed with the [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] during the climax of the film when the police chase the Blues Brothers into the Cook County Accessor's office.
	[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special]]		[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special]]
	[[Image:BB-S&W10-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|The Illinois State trooper (foreground) holding his Smith & Wesson Model 10.]]		[[Image:BB-S&W10-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|The Illinois State trooper (foreground) holding his Smith & Wesson Model 10.]]
	[[File:BluesB_436.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Officers have their revolvers drawn.]]		[[File:BluesB_436.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Officers have their revolvers drawn.]]
			[[Image:BB-700-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|SWAT officers with revolvers holstered.]]

	==Smith & Wesson Model 19==		==Smith & Wesson Model 19==

Evil Tim: /* Browning M2 (Water Cooled) */

2018-03-22T22:01:10Z

Browning M2 (Water Cooled)

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	==Browning M2 (Water Cooled)==		==Browning M2 (Water Cooled)==
	A watercooled [[Browning M2]] machine gun in an M3 heavy anti-aircraft mount (minus the extremely ~~distinct~~ triple rear grip) is seen used by the National Guard.		A watercooled [[Browning M2]] machine gun in an M3 heavy anti-aircraft mount (minus the extremely distinctive triple rear grip) is seen used by the National Guard.
	[[Image:M2watercooled.jpg\|thumb\|none\|451px\|Browning M2 Water Cooled, Flexible - .50 BMG]]		[[Image:M2watercooled.jpg\|thumb\|none\|451px\|Browning M2 Water Cooled, Flexible - .50 BMG]]
	[[Image:BluesB 432.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A watercooled version of the [[Browning M2]] machine gun is seen used by the National Guard. This version mounts a very tall AA spider sight on the cooling shroud at the muzzle end which is just about visible over the large plate: this seems to have been a combination of a splinter shield and an anti-glare feature when firing with the sun in view.]]		[[Image:BluesB 432.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A watercooled version of the [[Browning M2]] machine gun is seen used by the National Guard. This version mounts a very tall AA spider sight on the cooling shroud at the muzzle end which is just about visible over the large plate: this seems to have been a combination of a splinter shield and an anti-glare feature when firing with the sun in view.]]

Evil Tim: /* Browning M2 (Water Cooled) */

2018-03-22T22:00:35Z

Browning M2 (Water Cooled)

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	==Browning M2 (Water Cooled)==		==Browning M2 (Water Cooled)==
	A watercooled ~~version of the~~ [[Browning M2]] machine gun is seen used by the National Guard.		A watercooled [[Browning M2]] machine gun in an M3 heavy anti-aircraft mount (minus the extremely distinct triple rear grip) is seen used by the National Guard.
	[[Image:M2watercooled.jpg\|thumb\|none\|451px\|Browning M2 Water Cooled, Flexible - .50 BMG]]		[[Image:M2watercooled.jpg\|thumb\|none\|451px\|Browning M2 Water Cooled, Flexible - .50 BMG]]
	[[Image:BluesB 432.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A watercooled version of the [[Browning M2]] machine gun is seen used by the National Guard.]]		[[Image:BluesB 432.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A watercooled version of the [[Browning M2]] machine gun is seen used by the National Guard. This version mounts a very tall AA spider sight on the cooling shroud at the muzzle end which is just about visible over the large plate: this seems to have been a combination of a splinter shield and an anti-glare feature when firing with the sun in view.]]

	==Browning M1919A4==		==Browning M1919A4==

Crouchbk: /* Walther PPK */

2018-01-13T00:17:12Z

Walther PPK

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	When the Blues Brothers and the band go to Ray's Music Exchange, Ray ([[Ray Charles]]) pulls a [[Walther PPK]] and fires it at a kid who is about to steal a guitar.		When the Blues Brothers and the band go to Ray's Music Exchange, Ray ([[Ray Charles]]) pulls a [[Walther PPK]] and fires it at a kid who is about to steal a guitar.
	[[Image:Walther-PPK.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Walther PPK - .32 ACP]]		[[Image:Walther-PPK.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Walther PPK - .32 ACP]]
	[[Image:BB-PPK-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Ray ([[Ray Charles]]) draws and fires his Walther PPK at the kid trying to steal the guitar (a ~~particular~~ humorous gesture given the fact that Ray Charles was actually blind!)]]		[[Image:BB-PPK-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Ray ([[Ray Charles]]) draws and fires his Walther PPK at the kid trying to steal the guitar (a particularly humorous gesture given the fact that Ray Charles was actually blind!)]]
	[[Image:BB-PPK-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|''"Go on, now, git."'' <BR> Ray holds the pistol.]]		[[Image:BB-PPK-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|''"Go on, now, git."'' <BR> Ray holds the pistol.]]

Evil Tim: /* M9-7 Flamethrower */ Today, our hero belatedly remembers that gas is a liquid in America :P

2018-01-09T08:47:08Z

M9-7 Flamethrower: Today, our hero belatedly remembers that gas is a liquid in America :P

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	[[File:M9-7 Flamethrower.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|M9-7 Flamethrower]]		[[File:M9-7 Flamethrower.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|M9-7 Flamethrower]]
	[[Image:BB-M1-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|The Mystery Woman ([[Carrie Fisher]]) confronts the Blues Brothers while holding her M9-7 Flamethrower.]]		[[Image:BB-M1-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|The Mystery Woman ([[Carrie Fisher]]) confronts the Blues Brothers while holding her M9-7 Flamethrower.]]
	[[File:BluesB 403.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Igniting the flamethrower. Note the fuel is clearly gas rather than liquid.]]		[[File:BluesB 403.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Igniting the flamethrower. Note the fuel is clearly a gas like propane rather than liquid.]]
	[[Image:BB-M1-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|the Mystery Woman ([[Carrie Fisher]]) uses her M9-7 Flamethrower.]]		[[Image:BB-M1-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|the Mystery Woman ([[Carrie Fisher]]) uses her M9-7 Flamethrower.]]

Evil Tim: /* Use of Unnecessary Violence */

2017-12-19T02:56:35Z

Use of Unnecessary Violence

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	===Use of Unnecessary Violence===		===Use of Unnecessary Violence===
	'''''"Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers...has been approved."''''' This humorous line proved very controversial within the Chicago Police Department, causing the agency to ban the use of its name and insignia in films and television shows until the 2000s. Several movies, such as ''[[The Negotiator]]'', used names like "Metro Police" because the name "Chicago Police" could not be used.		'''''"Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers...has been approved."''''' This humorous line proved very controversial within the Chicago Police Department, causing the agency to ban the use of its name and insignia in films and television shows until the 2000s. Several movies, such as ''[[The Negotiator]]'', used names like "Metro Police" because the name "Chicago Police" could not be used, even though some of these films received assistance from the department itself during filming.
	[[Image:BB-CPDBAN-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|A dispatcher ([[Ralph Foody]]) tells police officers ''"use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers...has been approved"'', a line that caused the Chicago Police Department to ban its name and insignia from films for 20 years.]]		[[Image:BB-CPDBAN-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|A dispatcher ([[Ralph Foody]]) tells police officers ''"use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers...has been approved"'', a line that caused the Chicago Police Department to ban its name and insignia from films for 20 years.]]

Evil Tim: /* Prop Quad Rocket Launcher */

2017-12-19T02:42:24Z

Prop Quad Rocket Launcher

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	[[Image:BB-ROCKET-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|The Mystery Woman looks through her scope at Jake. (That's quite the magnification!)]]		[[Image:BB-ROCKET-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|The Mystery Woman looks through her scope at Jake. (That's quite the magnification!)]]
	[[Image:BB-ROCKET-3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|The Mystery Woman fires at Jake and Elwood.]]		[[Image:BB-ROCKET-3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|The Mystery Woman fires at Jake and Elwood.]]
	[[Image:BluesB 410.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Rockets are fired at the entrance. The launcher only has four tubes, but five rockets appear to be launched.]]		[[Image:BluesB 410.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Rockets are fired at the entrance. The launcher only has four tubes, but five rockets appear to be launched. At full size, light from the left tip of the rocket exhaust can be seen glinting off the wire it is hanging from, showing that this is a commercial toy rocket as in many films of this period.]]

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	[[File:M9-7 Flamethrower.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|M9-7 Flamethrower]]		[[File:M9-7 Flamethrower.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|M9-7 Flamethrower]]
	[[Image:BB-M1-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|The Mystery Woman ([[Carrie Fisher]]) confronts the Blues Brothers while holding her M9-7 Flamethrower.]]		[[Image:BB-M1-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|The Mystery Woman ([[Carrie Fisher]]) confronts the Blues Brothers while holding her M9-7 Flamethrower.]]
	[[File:BluesB 403.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Igniting the flamethrower. Note the fuel is clearly gas rather than liquid.]]		[[File:BluesB 403.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Igniting the flamethrower. Note the fuel is clearly a gas like propane rather than liquid.]]
	[[Image:BB-M1-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|the Mystery Woman ([[Carrie Fisher]]) uses her M9-7 Flamethrower.]]		[[Image:BB-M1-2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|the Mystery Woman ([[Carrie Fisher]]) uses her M9-7 Flamethrower.]]