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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
|name=Wild Target
|picture=WildTargetPoster.jpg
|caption=''Theatrical Poster''
|country=[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom
|director= Jonathan Lynn
|date=2009
|language=English
|studio=Magic Light Pictures<br>CinemaNX<br>Isle of Man Film
|distributor=Freestyle Releasing
|character1=Victor Maynard
|actor1=[[Bill Nighy]]
|character2=Rose
|actor2=[[Emily Blunt]]
|character3=Tony
|actor3=[[Rupert Grint]]
|character4=Hector Dixon
|actor4=[[Martin Freeman]]
|character5=Ferguson
|actor5=[[Rupert Everett]]
|character6=Louisa Maynard
|actor6=[[Eileen Atkins]]
|character7=Mike
|actor7=[[Gregor Fisher]]
|character8=Fabian
|actor8=[[Geoff Bell]]
|character9=
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[[Image:WildTargetPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Wild Target'' (2010)]]
'''''Wild Target''''' is a 2009 British romantic comedy directed by [[Jonathan Lynn]] (''[[Clue]]'', ''[[The Whole Nine Yards]]'') starring [[Bill Nighy]], [[Emily Blunt]], [[Rupert Grint]], [[Martin Freeman]] and [[Rupert Everett]]. It is a remake of the 1993 French film ''[[Wild Target (Cible émouvante)|Cible Emouvante]]'' starring [[Jean Rochefort]].
'''Wild Target''' is a 2010 British remake of the 1993 French film ''"Cible Emouvante"''[[Bill Nighy]] stars as Victor Maynard, a world weary assassin, who has second thoughts about his assignment  to eliminate a con artist, Rose ([[Emily Blunt]]) and he ends up being enamored by her free spirit and wild ways.  Upon his refusal to carry out his assignment, Victor now must protect her from other hired guns who have been sent to finish the job.  Meanwhile Victor, not having an heir and coming from a long line of assassins, tries to train an inept protege, Tony ([[Rupert Grint]], better known as Ron Weasley from the ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|Harry Potter]]'' films), and prepare him for the world of hired killers.


'''The following guns were used in the film ''Wild Target'':'''
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==Beretta 92FS==
==Beretta 92FS==
A new model [[Beretta 92FS]] with Rails is used by Victor Maynard ([[Bill Nighy]]) in several hits. The pistol he uses has an extended barrel (sometimes) and an ornate laser/light attachment to the front rail. His mother (Eileen Atkins) calls the Beretta the "Prince of Pistols".   
A [[Beretta 92FS]] is used by Victor Maynard ([[Bill Nighy]]) in several hits. He owns at least two, with one of them equipped with a LAM and suppressor. His mother Louisa ([[Eileen Atkins]]) calls the Beretta the "Pistol of Princes," reminding Victor that she gave him one for his seventh birthday (although it probably wasn't a modern 92FS).   
[[Image:BerettaM9A1.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta M9A1 - 9x19mm, similar to the new model 92FS in the flim.]]
[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:WildTarget-BerettaAssembleHIt.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|''"Would you like some coffee?"'' Victor Maynard ([[Bill Nighy]]) screws on a suppressor to his Beretta as he practices his French language skills on an intended target before killing him.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_B92_01.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|''"Would you like a little coffee?"'' Victor Maynard practices his French language skills while screwing on a suppressor.]]
[[Image:WildTarget-BerettaShoot.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Being a comedy, Victor holds his guns like he holds cups of tea (not only done intentionally for comedic effect, but Nighy has a medical condition called Dupuytren's contracture)]]
[[Image:WildTarget_B92_02.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Victor takes aim at a parrot that has learned his name, but can't quite bring himself to shoot it.]]
[[Image:WildTarget BerettaAssemble02.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|While trying to train Tony, Victor Maynard ([[Bill Nighy]]) disassembles and reassembles his Beretta blindfolded in seconds. Again, note Victor's trademark comedic grasp of the weapon.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_B92_03.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Victor with his second Beretta. This one does not have the LAM attached.]]
[[Image:Wildtarget-BerettaPartsFly.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Tony ([[Rupert Grint]]) ineptly tries to mimic Victor, and the slide, spring and Op rod go flying across the room, hitting Victor in the head.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_B92_04.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Victor assembles his Beretta blindfolded.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_B92_05.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Tony ([[Rupert Grint]]) assembles the second Beretta blindfolded as well.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_B92_06.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Tony fires the Beretta in Victor's range.]]


==Heckler and Koch USP==
==Heckler & Koch MP5A3==
Dixon ([[Martin Freeman]]) uses a suppressed [[Heckler and Koch USP]] as his sidearm throughout the movie.
Victor Maynard ([[Bill Nighy]]) uses an [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] as his preferred "sniper" weapon, which he carries in a briefcase. His mother Louisa ([[Eileen Atkins]]) uses one as well.
[[File:USP9mm.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|400px|Heckler and Koch USP - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MP5A3.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with "tropical" (wide) forearm and stock extended - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:WildTarget_MP5_01.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Victor opens his briefcase to reveal his MP5, scope, suppressor, and surprisingly, only ONE 15-round magazine.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_MP5_02.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Notice the markings on the trigger assembly.  U-J-R?]]
[[Image:WildTarget_MP5_03.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Victor with his assembled sniper... submachine gun?]]
[[Image:WildTarget_MP5_05.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:WildTarget_MP5_06.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:WildTarget_MP5_07.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|Louisa with an MP5.]]


==Heckler and Koch P7M8==
==Heckler & Koch MP5A5==
Used by Dixon's assistant Fabian ([[Geoff Bell]]) as his sidearm throughout the movie.
In a continuity error, an insert shot of Victor's (or someone's hand) flicking off the safety reveals the trigger group of a [[Heckler & Koch MP5A5]].
[[File:P7M8Pistol.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|400px|Heckler and Koch P7M8 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:H&KMP5A5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler and Koch MP5A5 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:WildTarget_MP5_04.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|The burst and full auto options appear to have been scratched out.]]


==Smith & Wesson 686==
==Smith & Wesson 686==
Though at first glance it may resemble the [[Smith & Wesson Model 681]] as used prominently in ''[[Snatch]]'', this has adjustable rear sights and a different front sight, indicating that it is a [[Smith & Wesson Model 686]].
Barney ([[James O'Donnell]]) is armed with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 686]], which Tony and Victor later pick up.
[[Image:S&WModel686.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 686 4" Barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:S&WModel686.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 686 4" Barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:WildTarget-S&W686.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Barney (James O'Donnell) aims his Smith & Wesson 686 at Rose.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_SW686_01.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Barney draws his S&W 686.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_SW686_02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Barney takes aim with his S&W 686.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_SW686_03.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Tony with Barney's S&W 686.]]


==Taurus PT92AFS==
==Taurus PT92AFS==
New model [[Taurus PT92]]AFS (Stainless with fixed rear sights) are seen used both by Ferguson's bodyguard Mike (Gregor Fisher) and Tony ([[Rupert Grint]]).
Mike ([[Gregor Fisher]]) is armed with a [[Taurus PT92AFS]], which Tony later uses.
[[File:Taurus92NoRails.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
[[File:Taurus92NoRails.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Stainless steel Taurus PT92AFS (modern production model without accessory rails) - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:WildTarget-taurusPT9mm.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Tony ([[Rupert Grint]]) aims the Taurus.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_PT92_01.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Mike surprises Victor and Rose with his Taurus (N.B. Nighy and Fisher played best friends in the romantic comedy ''Love Actually'', in which [[Martin Freeman]] also appeared.)]]
[[Image:WildTarget-PT92SS.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|A wounded Mike (Gregor Fisher) fires his Taurus PT92AFS at Rose's car.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_PT92_02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A good shot of Mike's cocked PT92AFS. The Taurus markings are clearly seen.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_PT92_03.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Tony with Mike's PT92AFS.]]


==Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"==
==Heckler & Koch P7M8==
Rose ([[Emily Blunt]]) wields Victor's father's Mauser Broomhandle. Dixon ([[Martin Freeman]]) is also seen aiming the Mauser in the trailer.
Fabian ([[Geoff Bell]]) carries a [[Heckler & Koch P7M8]].
[[File:P7M8Pistol.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch P7M8 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:WildTarget_P7_01.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|"Don't make me shoot first and ask questions later." Fabian draws his P7.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_P7_02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Fabian holds his P7 on Rose.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_P7_03.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Fabian with his P7.]]


[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
==Heckler and Koch USP==
[[Image:WT-BluntBroomhandle.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Rose ([[Emily Blunt]]) using Victor's father's Mauser Broomhandle]]
Dixon ([[Martin Freeman]]) uses a [[Heckler and Koch USP]] with and without a suppressor. Tony later gets his hands on it.
 
[[File:USP9mm.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch USP - 9x19mm]]
==Heckler & Koch MP5A3==
[[Image:WildTarget_USP_01.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Dixon with his suppressed USP.]]
Victor Maynard ([[Bill Nighy]]) uses an [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] as his preferred 'sniper' weapon.  Using a submachine gun as a sniping weapon is an unusual choice, since Submachine guns are built and designed specifically for CQB. If he wanted a 'sub rifle caliber' autoloading weapon, there are many other choices which would be more suitable.
[[Image:WildTarget_USP_02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Dixon with his USP, now sans suppressor.]]
[[File:MP5A3.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
[[Image:WildTarget_USP_03.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|The markings on the bottom of the magazine clearly identify this weapon as a USP.]]
[[Image:WildTarget-MP5AimNighy.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:WildTarget-MP5Load01.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|In the film, Victor uses a 15 round 'short' magazine for the MP5. Notice the markings on the trigger assembly. U-J-R?]]
[[Image:WildTarget-MP5Cocked.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:WildTargetMP5Case.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:WildTarget-MP5Smile.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:WildTarget-MP5Shoot.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
==Heckler & Koch MP5A5 Navy Lower==
Later in the film, he uses an MP5A5.
[[Image:H&KMP5A5.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler and Koch MP5A5 - 9x19mm - Same as the MP5A4 but with a telescoping stock. Both the A4 & A5 variants have the additional option for '3 round burst' on the selector.]]
[[Image:Wildtarget-MP5NavyLower.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|600px|]]


== 12 gauge Double-Barreled Shotgun ==
== Sawn-off Double Barreled Shotgun ==
Victor's mother, Louisa Maynard ([[Eileen Atkins]]) uses and holds a double barreled shotgun, most likely one of the many boutique side by sides that are common in the U.K.
Victor's mother, Louisa Maynard ([[Eileen Atkins]]) uses and holds a [[Sawn-off Double Barreled Shotgun]].
[[Image:WT-SHotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Louisa Maynard holds a sawn down double barreled shotgun - 12 gauge]]
[[File:Sawed-off Stevens 1960s SBS.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|400px|A Stevens 1960s SBS with the barrels sawed-off - 12 Gauge (Photoshopped)]]
[[Image:WildTarget_DBS_01.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Louisa Maynard holds a sawn down double barreled shotgun.]]


==Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer==
Rose ([[Emily Blunt]]) finds Victor's father's [[Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer]]. Dixon ([[Martin Freeman]]) later gets his hands on it.
[[Image:MauserM712Schnellfeuer.jpg|thumb|none|325px|Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
[[Image:WildTarget_C96_01.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Rose finds the M712. The note around the barrel identify it as formerly belonging to Victor's father. It's clearly seen better days.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_C96_02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Rose aims the M712.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_C96_03.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Dixon aims the M712.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_C96_04.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A good look at the M712. Note the selector switch unique to the M712.]]


==Trivia - Bill Nighy's hand==
Bill Nighy suffers from Dupuytren's contracture, which prevents him from straightening the ring and little fingers on each hand. This leads to him gripping his weapons in odd ways.
[[Image:WildTarget_hand_02.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A good shot of Nighy's hand.]]
[[Image:WildTarget_hand_01.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|It's not just guns either.]]


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Wild Target
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Theatrical Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing United Kingdom
Directed by Jonathan Lynn
Release Date 2009
Language English
Studio Magic Light Pictures
CinemaNX
Isle of Man Film
Distributor Freestyle Releasing
Main Cast
Character Actor
Victor Maynard Bill Nighy
Rose Emily Blunt
Tony Rupert Grint
Hector Dixon Martin Freeman
Ferguson Rupert Everett
Louisa Maynard Eileen Atkins
Mike Gregor Fisher
Fabian Geoff Bell


Wild Target is a 2009 British romantic comedy directed by Jonathan Lynn (Clue, The Whole Nine Yards) starring Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint, Martin Freeman and Rupert Everett. It is a remake of the 1993 French film Cible Emouvante starring Jean Rochefort.


The following weapons were used in the film Wild Target:


Beretta 92FS

A Beretta 92FS is used by Victor Maynard (Bill Nighy) in several hits. He owns at least two, with one of them equipped with a LAM and suppressor. His mother Louisa (Eileen Atkins) calls the Beretta the "Pistol of Princes," reminding Victor that she gave him one for his seventh birthday (although it probably wasn't a modern 92FS).

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Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm
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"Would you like a little coffee?" Victor Maynard practices his French language skills while screwing on a suppressor.
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Victor takes aim at a parrot that has learned his name, but can't quite bring himself to shoot it.
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Victor with his second Beretta. This one does not have the LAM attached.
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Victor assembles his Beretta blindfolded.
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Tony (Rupert Grint) assembles the second Beretta blindfolded as well.
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Tony fires the Beretta in Victor's range.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

Victor Maynard (Bill Nighy) uses an Heckler & Koch MP5A3 as his preferred "sniper" weapon, which he carries in a briefcase. His mother Louisa (Eileen Atkins) uses one as well.

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Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with "tropical" (wide) forearm and stock extended - 9x19mm
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Victor opens his briefcase to reveal his MP5, scope, suppressor, and surprisingly, only ONE 15-round magazine.
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Notice the markings on the trigger assembly. U-J-R?
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Victor with his assembled sniper... submachine gun?
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Louisa with an MP5.

Heckler & Koch MP5A5

In a continuity error, an insert shot of Victor's (or someone's hand) flicking off the safety reveals the trigger group of a Heckler & Koch MP5A5.

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Heckler and Koch MP5A5 - 9x19mm
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The burst and full auto options appear to have been scratched out.

Smith & Wesson 686

Barney (James O'Donnell) is armed with a Smith & Wesson Model 686, which Tony and Victor later pick up.

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Smith & Wesson Model 686 4" Barrel - .357 Magnum
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Barney draws his S&W 686.
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Barney takes aim with his S&W 686.
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Tony with Barney's S&W 686.

Taurus PT92AFS

Mike (Gregor Fisher) is armed with a Taurus PT92AFS, which Tony later uses.

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Stainless steel Taurus PT92AFS (modern production model without accessory rails) - 9x19mm
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Mike surprises Victor and Rose with his Taurus (N.B. Nighy and Fisher played best friends in the romantic comedy Love Actually, in which Martin Freeman also appeared.)
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A good shot of Mike's cocked PT92AFS. The Taurus markings are clearly seen.
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Tony with Mike's PT92AFS.

Heckler & Koch P7M8

Fabian (Geoff Bell) carries a Heckler & Koch P7M8.

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Heckler & Koch P7M8 - 9x19mm
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"Don't make me shoot first and ask questions later." Fabian draws his P7.
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Fabian holds his P7 on Rose.
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Fabian with his P7.

Heckler and Koch USP

Dixon (Martin Freeman) uses a Heckler and Koch USP with and without a suppressor. Tony later gets his hands on it.

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Heckler & Koch USP - 9x19mm
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Dixon with his suppressed USP.
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Dixon with his USP, now sans suppressor.
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The markings on the bottom of the magazine clearly identify this weapon as a USP.

Sawn-off Double Barreled Shotgun

Victor's mother, Louisa Maynard (Eileen Atkins) uses and holds a Sawn-off Double Barreled Shotgun.

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A Stevens 1960s SBS with the barrels sawed-off - 12 Gauge (Photoshopped)
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Louisa Maynard holds a sawn down double barreled shotgun.

Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer

Rose (Emily Blunt) finds Victor's father's Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer. Dixon (Martin Freeman) later gets his hands on it.

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Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer - 7.63x25mm Mauser
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Rose finds the M712. The note around the barrel identify it as formerly belonging to Victor's father. It's clearly seen better days.
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Rose aims the M712.
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Dixon aims the M712.
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A good look at the M712. Note the selector switch unique to the M712.

Trivia - Bill Nighy's hand

Bill Nighy suffers from Dupuytren's contracture, which prevents him from straightening the ring and little fingers on each hand. This leads to him gripping his weapons in odd ways.

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A good shot of Nighy's hand.
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It's not just guns either.