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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | |||
|name = Downtown | |||
|picture = Downtown.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[Richard Benjamin]] | |||
|date= 1990 | |||
|language = English<br>Spanish | |||
|studio=Pacific Western | |||
|distributor=Twentieth Century Fox | |||
|character1=Officer Alex Kearney | |||
|actor1=[[Anthony Edwards]] | |||
|character2=Detective Dennis Curren | |||
|actor2=[[Forest Whitaker]] | |||
|character3=White | |||
|actor3=[[Joe Pantoliano]] | |||
|character4=Detective Luisa Diaz | |||
|actor4=[[Wanda De Jesus]] | |||
|character5=Lieutenant Henry Coleman | |||
|actor5=[[Art Evans]] | |||
|character6=Officer Whitlin | |||
|actor6=[[Rick Aiello]] | |||
|character7=Lori Mitchell | |||
|actor7=[[Penelope Ann Miller]] | |||
|character8= | |||
|actor8=[[]] | |||
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}} | |||
'''''Downtown''''' is a 1990 action comedy starring [[Anthony Edwards]] as a Philadelphia police officer who gets transferred from the suburbs to the roughest precinct in the city and gets partnered with a tough "Downtown" detective ([[Forest Whitaker]]) in order to take down a crime lord. The film was directed by [[Richard Benjamin]]. | '''''Downtown''''' is a 1990 action comedy starring [[Anthony Edwards]] as a Philadelphia police officer who gets transferred from the suburbs to the roughest precinct in the city and gets partnered with a tough "Downtown" detective ([[Forest Whitaker]]) in order to take down a crime lord. The film was directed by [[Richard Benjamin]]. | ||
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[[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 15 - .38 Special]] | [[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 15 - .38 Special]] | ||
[[File:Down 30.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Philadelphia Police Department Officer Alex Kearney ([[Anthony Edwards]]) draws his [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] when trying to break up a domestic disturbance.]] | [[File:Down 30.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Philadelphia Police Department Officer Alex Kearney ([[Anthony Edwards]]) draws his [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] when trying to break up a domestic disturbance.]] | ||
[[File:DOWNTOWN.jpeg|thumb|none|601px|]] | |||
[[File:Down 15.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A police officer ([[Thomas Rosales Jr.]]) with his Model 15 drawn during the precinct shootout.]] | [[File:Down 15.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A police officer ([[Thomas Rosales Jr.]]) with his Model 15 drawn during the precinct shootout.]] | ||
[[File:Down 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Officer Mickey Witlin ([[Rick Aiello]]) draws his Model 15.]] | [[File:Down 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Officer Mickey Witlin ([[Rick Aiello]]) draws his Model 15.]] | ||
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==Ruger Speed Six== | ==Ruger Speed Six== | ||
Detective Dennis Curren ([[Forest Whitaker]]) carries an [[Ruger Speed Six]] revolver as his sidearm throughout the film. A memorable scene is where he uses it to shoot Alex's radio while in a hospital bed. | Detective Dennis Curren ([[Forest Whitaker]]) carries an [[Ruger Speed Six]] revolver as his sidearm throughout the film. A memorable scene is where he uses it to shoot Alex's radio while in a hospital bed. | ||
[[ | [[File:Ruger-Speed-Six.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ruger Speed Six with blued finish and 2.75-inch barrel - .357 Magnum]] | ||
[[File:Down 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Detective Dennis Curren ([[Forest Whitaker]]) threatens a suspect with his [[Ruger Speed Six]] revolver.]] | [[File:Down 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Detective Dennis Curren ([[Forest Whitaker]]) threatens a suspect with his [[Ruger Speed Six]] revolver.]] | ||
[[File:Down 36.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curren takes out his [[Ruger Speed Six]] revolver while in a hospital bed.]] | [[File:Down 36.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Curren takes out his [[Ruger Speed Six]] revolver while in a hospital bed.]] | ||
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==Smith & Wesson Model 66== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 66== | ||
Luisa Diaz ([[Wanda De Jesus]]) uses a snub-nosed [[Smith & Wesson Model 66]] during the precinct shootout. | Detective Luisa Diaz ([[Wanda De Jesus]]) uses a snub-nosed [[Smith & Wesson Model 66]] during the precinct shootout. | ||
[[Image:Smith-&-Wesson-686.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 66 Snub-Nose (2.5" barrel) - .357 Magnum]] | [[Image:Smith-&-Wesson-686.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 66 Snub-Nose (2.5" barrel) - .357 Magnum]] | ||
[[File:Down 09.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Luisa Diaz ([[Wanda De Jesus]]) reloads her snub-nosed [[Smith & Wesson Model 66]] during the precinct shootout.]] | [[File:Down 09.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Luisa Diaz ([[Wanda De Jesus]]) reloads her snub-nosed [[Smith & Wesson Model 66]] during the precinct shootout.]] | ||
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Downtown is a 1990 action comedy starring Anthony Edwards as a Philadelphia police officer who gets transferred from the suburbs to the roughest precinct in the city and gets partnered with a tough "Downtown" detective (Forest Whitaker) in order to take down a crime lord. The film was directed by Richard Benjamin.
The following weapons were used in the film Downtown:
Handguns
Smith & Wesson Model 15
Philadelphia Police Department Officer Alex Kearney (Anthony Edwards) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolver. A delusional suspect takes the revolver off an officer and threatens a young girl with it. Other uniformed officers throughout the film also use the S&W.
Ruger Speed Six
Detective Dennis Curren (Forest Whitaker) carries an Ruger Speed Six revolver as his sidearm throughout the film. A memorable scene is where he uses it to shoot Alex's radio while in a hospital bed.
Smith & Wesson Model 66
Detective Luisa Diaz (Wanda De Jesus) uses a snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 66 during the precinct shootout.
Colt Detective Special (3rd Generation)
Alex also is seen carrying a 3rd Generation Colt Detective Special.
Smith & Wesson Model 686
Lieutenant Henry Coleman (Art Evans) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 686 as his sidearm.
Shotguns
Ithaca 37
Philadelphia officers are armed with an Ithaca 37 shotgun during the precinct shootout and the final confrontation.
Mossberg 500AT
Detective Dennis Curren (Forest Whitaker) is also seen holding a Mossberg 500AT shotgun with a sawed-off stock when he pretends to hold Kearney hostage.
12 Gauge Sawed Off Over/Under Shotgun
The crime lord White (Joe Pantoliano) pulls a Over/Under shotgun while driving.
Submachine Guns
Uzi
Some of the suspects who shoot it out with police in the precinct are armed with full-size Uzis. Some of the thugs at the dock also carry the Uzi.
MAC-10
Other suspects are armed with MAC-10s.
Rifles
AKMS
Coleman is seen taking down a thug who was armed with an AKMS.
