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[[Image:Showtime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Showtime'' (2002)]] | [[Image:Showtime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Showtime'' (2002)]] | ||
''Showtime'' is a 2002 action comedy starring [[Robert De Niro]] as a no-nonsense LAPD detective who is partnered with | '''''Showtime''''' is a 2002 action comedy directed by Tom Dey (''[[Shanghai Noon]]'') and starring [[Robert De Niro]] as Mitch Preston, a no-nonsense LAPD detective who is partnered with Trey Sellars ([[Eddie Murphy]]), a patrol officer who has dreams of becoming an actor. Together they become stars of their own reality program as they investigate the use of a very deadly weapon in several crimes. The cast includes [[Rene Russo]] and [[William Shatner]] as himself. | ||
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=Shotguns= | |||
==Modified Saiga-12 Shotgun== | ==Modified Saiga-12 Shotgun== | ||
The unique weapon used by Ceasar Vargas ([[Pedro Damian]]) in the film is a modified [[Izhmash Saiga series shotgun|Saiga 12]] shotgun. It's mentioned by the gun expert Charlie Hertz in the film as "the gun that's not supposed to exist". Designed specifically for this movie and built by gunsmiths Larry Zanoff and the late Jim Boland, the weapon is mentioned to fire depleted uranium shells. It is seen fired in both its compact configuration and in its full extended configuration. The weapon is also fitted with a green laser sight and C-more red dot sight. This weapon was | The unique weapon used by Ceasar Vargas ([[Pedro Damian]]) in the film is a modified [[Izhmash Saiga series shotgun|Saiga-12]] shotgun. It's mentioned by the gun expert Charlie Hertz in the film as "the gun that's not supposed to exist". Designed specifically for this movie and built by gunsmiths Larry Zanoff and the late Jim Boland, the weapon is mentioned to fire depleted uranium shells. It is seen fired in both its compact configuration and in its full extended configuration. The weapon is also fitted with a green laser sight and C-more red dot sight. This weapon was later prominently featured in the series ''[[Firefly]]'', as Jayne's favorite gun "Vera". | ||
[[Image:Saiga12FireflyVera.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Saiga12FireflyVera.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Modified Saiga-12 Shotgun as seen in ''Showtime'' and ''[[Firefly]]'' with stock and barrel extended - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 033.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Showtime 253.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the modified Saiga being taken out. Note the open fold-down barrel.]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 033.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ceasar Vargas ([[Pedro Damian]]) fires the modified Saiga with the stock extended and the barrel extension.]] | |||
[[Image:Saiga12Showtime.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Showtime Saiga-12 Compact - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:Saiga12Showtime.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Showtime Saiga-12 Compact - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 022.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:ShowtimeSaiga12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Screen-used stunt Saiga-12 from ''Showtime''. Image from Prop Store of London.]] | ||
[[Image:ShowtimeSaiga122.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Opposite side view of the stunt Saiga-12 from ''Showtime''. Image from Prop Store of London.]] | |||
[[Image:Showtime 022.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lazy Boy ([[Mos Def]]) uses the Saiga in the compact form. (Notice how the flip-up barrel is completely flat with no exit. This is not the same gun fired at the truck later in the film (seen above screenshot), which was seen with an open fold down barrel when it was removed from the bag.)]] | |||
[[Image:Showtime 238.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ceasar Vargas ([[Pedro Damian]]) holds the modified Saiga while holding Chase Renzi ([[Rene Russo]]) hostage.]] | |||
==Mossberg 590 Mariner== | |||
When confronted at his home, Lazy Boy ([[Mos Def]]) tries to defend himself with a pistol-gripped [[Mossberg 590|Mossberg 590 Mariner]]. | |||
[[Image:Moss590ExP.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 590A Mariner with pistol grip and high-capacity magazine tube - 12 Gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Showtime 025.jpg|thumb|none|600px|When confronted at his home, Lazy Boy ([[Mos Def]]) tries to defend himself with a pistol-gripped [[Mossberg 590]] Mariner.]] | |||
=Handguns= | |||
==Beretta 9000S== | ==Beretta 9000S== | ||
LAPD | LAPD Detective Mitch Preston ([[Robert De Niro]]) is seen carrying a [[Beretta 9000S]] at the beginning of the film. He hides it in a large slush cup when he goes undercover to a drug buy. | ||
[[Image:Beretta 9000.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 9000S 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Beretta 9000.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 9000S - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 014.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Showtime 014.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitch Preston ([[Robert De Niro]]) fires his Beretta out of the slush cup.]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 015.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Showtime 015.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitch with the Beretta 9000S.]] | ||
[[File:Showtime 832.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitch with the Beretta 9000S after shooting a video camera.]] | |||
==Smith & Wesson 4505== | ==Smith & Wesson 4505== | ||
Throughout the rest of the film, Mitch carries a [[Smith & Wesson 4505]] as his sidearm. | Throughout the rest of the film, Mitch carries a [[Smith & Wesson 4505]] as his sidearm. The pistol also is carried by several uniformed LAPD officers. | ||
[[Image:Smith & Wesson 4505.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Smith & Wesson 4505 - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:Smith & Wesson 4505.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Smith & Wesson 4505 - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 028.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Showtime 028.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitch Preston ([[Robert De Niro]]) displays his [[Smith & Wesson 4505]] in the video confessional.]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 042.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Showtime2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Mitch wields his S&W 4505.]] | ||
[[File:Showtime3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Mitch fires his S&W 4505 at the bank robbers.]] | |||
[[Image:Showtime 042.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Mitch fires his 4505 while chasing down the robbers.]] | |||
==Beretta 92FS | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
The [[Beretta 92FS]] is the main sidearm of LAPD officer Trey Sellars ([[Eddie Murphy]]) at the beginning of the film. | The [[Beretta 92FS]] is the main sidearm of LAPD officer Trey Sellars ([[Eddie Murphy]]) at the beginning of the film. | ||
[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 021.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Showtime 021.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trey Sellars ([[Eddie Murphy]]) draws his on-duty Beretta.]] | ||
==Beretta 92SB | ==Beretta 92SB Nickel== | ||
When Trey is partnered with Mitch, he switches to a | When Trey is partnered with Mitch, he switches to a nickel [[Beretta 92SB]] for the remainder of the film. | ||
[[Image:Beretta92C.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Beretta92C.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Silver Beretta 92SB-C, compact model of the 92SB - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Showtime1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Trey Sellars ([[Eddie Murphy]]) draws his nickel [[Beretta 92SB]] while taping a promo for the reality show.]] | ||
[[File:Showtime_809.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sideview of the Trey's Beretta.]] | |||
[[Image:Showtime 070.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Trey clears the room armed with his Beretta.]] | |||
[[File:Showtime5.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Trey's Beretta on the hotel room floor.]] | |||
==SIG-Sauer | ==SIG-Sauer P229== | ||
A thug is seen with a [[SIG-Sauer | A thug is seen with a [[SIG-Sauer P229]] with a stainless slide during the undercover sting. The pistol is later seen in the hands of Mitch's undercover partner Ray ([[Nestor Serrano]]). | ||
[[File: | [[File:Sig229Stainless.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P229 Stainless two tone - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 012.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Showtime 012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A thug is seen with a [[SIG-Sauer P229]] with a stainless slide during the undercover sting. The pistol may be mistaken for not being loaded with a magazine, but in reality, it is fitted with a 10-round "post-ban" magazine (hence the large gap and hollowed-out space in the base plate).]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 836.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ray holds the pistol on the thug.]] | |||
== | ==NAA Guardian== | ||
In the final confrontation in the hotel room, Trey pulls his backup weapon, a [[NAA Guardian]], which Mitch then hides in a video camera. | |||
[[File: | [[Image:NAA Guardian.jpg|thumb|none|300px|NAA Guardian - .25 ACP]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Showtime4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Trey shows Mitch his [[NAA Guardian]].]] | ||
[[File:Showtime 818.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The [[NAA Guardian]] is hidden in the camera.]] | |||
== | =Machine Guns= | ||
==M60== | |||
[[Image: | An [[M60 machine gun]] is one of the weapons seen at the gun show. | ||
[[Image:Showtime | [[Image:M60GPMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 machine gun with bipod folded - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 849.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M60 GPMG seen in the background in the upper right.]] | |||
== | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
A [[Browning M2HB]] heavy machine gun is one of the weapons seen at the gun show. | |||
[[Image:Showtime | [[Image:BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 057.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Browning M2 is seen on the left.]] | |||
=Other= | |||
==Flintlocks== | |||
Flintlock muskets and pistols are seen in Charlie's gun booth at the gun show. | |||
[[Image:Showtime 850.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:Showtime 849.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
==Gun Shop== | |||
Several rifles and shotguns are seen when Mitch goes to a gun shop while conducting the investigation. | |||
[[Image:Showtime 031.jpg|thumb|none|600px|[[M16A2]]s, Mossberg shotguns and Remington shotguns are among the weapons seen behind the gun store clerk.]] | |||
==The Gun Show== | ==The Gun Show== | ||
At one point in the film, Trey and Mitch are seen entering a gun show where many weapons are displayed. | At one point in the film, Trey and Mitch are seen entering a gun show where many weapons are displayed. | ||
[[Image:Showtime 045.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The M51 Quad Mounted system, consisting of quad [[Browning M2HB]]s, is seen along with Revolutionary War flintlocks and a WWII [[M1 Garand]] rifle.]] | |||
[[Image:Showtime 045.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Showtime 047.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Note on the far right that the person checking out the [[MP40]] appears to be a postal worker!]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 047.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Showtime 048.jpg|thumb|none|601px|On the table on the far right appears to be a [[Browning M1919A4]].]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 048.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Showtime 051.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A [[Winchester 1300]] shotgun appears to be held up.]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 051.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Showtime 052.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Several rifles and shotguns are displayed.]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime 052.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Showtime 059.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A [[Browning Automatic Rifle|BAR]] is seen on the table on the left.]] | ||
[[Image:Showtime | [[Image:Showtime 060.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Several rifles on the left.]] | ||
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[[Category:Comedy]] | [[Category:Comedy]] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:09, 19 August 2021
Showtime is a 2002 action comedy directed by Tom Dey (Shanghai Noon) and starring Robert De Niro as Mitch Preston, a no-nonsense LAPD detective who is partnered with Trey Sellars (Eddie Murphy), a patrol officer who has dreams of becoming an actor. Together they become stars of their own reality program as they investigate the use of a very deadly weapon in several crimes. The cast includes Rene Russo and William Shatner as himself.
The following weapons were used in the film Showtime (2002):
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Shotguns
Modified Saiga-12 Shotgun
The unique weapon used by Ceasar Vargas (Pedro Damian) in the film is a modified Saiga-12 shotgun. It's mentioned by the gun expert Charlie Hertz in the film as "the gun that's not supposed to exist". Designed specifically for this movie and built by gunsmiths Larry Zanoff and the late Jim Boland, the weapon is mentioned to fire depleted uranium shells. It is seen fired in both its compact configuration and in its full extended configuration. The weapon is also fitted with a green laser sight and C-more red dot sight. This weapon was later prominently featured in the series Firefly, as Jayne's favorite gun "Vera".
Mossberg 590 Mariner
When confronted at his home, Lazy Boy (Mos Def) tries to defend himself with a pistol-gripped Mossberg 590 Mariner.
Handguns
Beretta 9000S
LAPD Detective Mitch Preston (Robert De Niro) is seen carrying a Beretta 9000S at the beginning of the film. He hides it in a large slush cup when he goes undercover to a drug buy.
Smith & Wesson 4505
Throughout the rest of the film, Mitch carries a Smith & Wesson 4505 as his sidearm. The pistol also is carried by several uniformed LAPD officers.
Beretta 92FS
The Beretta 92FS is the main sidearm of LAPD officer Trey Sellars (Eddie Murphy) at the beginning of the film.
Beretta 92SB Nickel
When Trey is partnered with Mitch, he switches to a nickel Beretta 92SB for the remainder of the film.
SIG-Sauer P229
A thug is seen with a SIG-Sauer P229 with a stainless slide during the undercover sting. The pistol is later seen in the hands of Mitch's undercover partner Ray (Nestor Serrano).
NAA Guardian
In the final confrontation in the hotel room, Trey pulls his backup weapon, a NAA Guardian, which Mitch then hides in a video camera.
Machine Guns
M60
An M60 machine gun is one of the weapons seen at the gun show.
Browning M2HB
A Browning M2HB heavy machine gun is one of the weapons seen at the gun show.
Other
Flintlocks
Flintlock muskets and pistols are seen in Charlie's gun booth at the gun show.
Gun Shop
Several rifles and shotguns are seen when Mitch goes to a gun shop while conducting the investigation.
The Gun Show
At one point in the film, Trey and Mitch are seen entering a gun show where many weapons are displayed.
