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'''''Monster's Ball''''' is a 2001 drama directed by Marc Forster that examines the relationships in the highly disfunctional Grotowski family.
'''''Monster's Ball''''' is a 2001 drama directed by [[Marc Forster]] (''[[Quantum of Solace]]'') and examines the relationships in the highly disfunctional Grotowski family, all prison guards over three generations. The family conflict is fueled by the bigoted and curmudgeonly patriarch, Buck Grotowski ([[Peter Boyle]]). The cast includes [[Billy Bob Thornton]], [[Heath Ledger]], and [[Halle Berry]], who received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Leticia Musgrove in the film.


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==Smith & Wesson Model 15==
==Smith & Wesson Model 15==
 
Prison guard Sonny Grotowski ([[Heath Ledger]]) has a [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] handy.
[[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 15  - .38 Special ]]
[[Image:MB_S%26W15_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sonny Grotowski ([[Heath Ledger]]) draws a S&W Model 15 during a family argument. ]]
[[Image:MB_S%26W15_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hank Grotowski ([[Billy Bob Thornton]]) stares at the business end of Sonny Grotowski's S&W Model 15. ]]
[[Image:MB_S%26W15_5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sonny Grotowski holds the S&W Model 15 on his father, Hank Grotowski as their argument escalates. ]]


=Shotguns=
=Shotguns=
==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
[[Image:MB_BBT_SG_12ga.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hank Grotowski ([[Billy Bob Thornton]]) fires a Savage/Fox Model B 12ga shotgun.]]
Hank Grotowski runs off "trespassers" at his father's behest with a Savage/Fox Model B [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]], a gun very similar to the Stevens shown here:
[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge. ]]
[[Image:MB_BBT_SG_12ga.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hank Grotowski ([[Billy Bob Thornton]]) fires a Savage/Fox Model B 12ga shotgun. Note the checkering on the front grip and stock, characteristic of the Model B.]]
 
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Monster's Ball
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Theatrical Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing USA
Directed by Marc Forster
Release Date 2001
Language English
Studio Lee Daniels Entertainment
Distributor Lions Gate Films
Main Cast
Character Actor
Hank Grotowski Billy Bob Thornton
Sonny Grotowski Heath Ledger
Buck Grotowski Peter Boyle
Leticia Musgrove Halle Berry
Lawrence Musgrove Sean Combs


Monster's Ball is a 2001 drama directed by Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace) and examines the relationships in the highly disfunctional Grotowski family, all prison guards over three generations. The family conflict is fueled by the bigoted and curmudgeonly patriarch, Buck Grotowski (Peter Boyle). The cast includes Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, and Halle Berry, who received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Leticia Musgrove in the film.


The following weapons were used in the film Monster's Ball:


Handguns

Smith & Wesson Model 15

Prison guard Sonny Grotowski (Heath Ledger) has a Smith & Wesson Model 15 handy.

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Smith & Wesson Model 15 - .38 Special
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Sonny Grotowski (Heath Ledger) draws a S&W Model 15 during a family argument.
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Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton) stares at the business end of Sonny Grotowski's S&W Model 15.
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Sonny Grotowski holds the S&W Model 15 on his father, Hank Grotowski as their argument escalates.

Shotguns

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

Hank Grotowski runs off "trespassers" at his father's behest with a Savage/Fox Model B 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun, a gun very similar to the Stevens shown here:

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1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge.
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Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton) fires a Savage/Fox Model B 12ga shotgun. Note the checkering on the front grip and stock, characteristic of the Model B.