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[[ | [[Image:DaybreakersPoster-2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Daybreakers (2009)]] | ||
'''''Daybreakers''''' is a 2009 Australian-American science-fiction action horror film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig. The film takes place in the year 2019, ten years after a plague has turned most of the Human race into vampires. Uninfected Humans are rounded up and farmed for blood, which is in critically short supply. [[Ethan Hawke]] plays Edward Dalton, a vampire scientist who hates his condition and is researching a synthetic blood substitute. Dalton encounters a group of Human survivors led by "Elvis" ([[Willem Dafoe]]), a former vampire who claims to know of a cure for vampirism. | |||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Daybreakers'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the film ''Daybreakers'':''' | ||
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==Glock 34== | |||
When Dr. Edward Dalton ([[Ethan Hawke]]) arrives at Bromley Marks near the end of the film, two security guards draw [[Glock 34]]s and train them on him briefly. | |||
[[Image:Glock34.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Glock 34 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[ | [[Image:DBhandgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Security guards apprehend Dr. Edward Dalton in the lobby.]] | ||
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==Double Barrel Shotgun Crossbow | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
[[Image: | A small amount of vampire soldiers, including Frankie Dalton, carry the [[Beretta 92FS]] as a sidearm. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:DB92FS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Beretta 92FS circled in red.]] | ||
==Heckler & Koch MP5== | |||
[[MP5A3]]s (along with a few [[MP5A2]]s) are used as the standard weapon for the vampire soldiers, they are all fitted with some sort of underbarrel launcher and fire tranquilizer rounds since their main job is to hunt down remaining Humans to harvest their blood. They typically have CCOs mounted on them or green laser sights (which actually help them aim since they can only view daylight scenes through video cameras mounted on their helmets). | |||
[[Image:MP5A3 StockCollapsed.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Daybreakers-MP5Execution15a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Good shot of the MP5A3 and underbarrel launcher wielded by a vampire soldier (in his full daylight battle gear) during a 'Daylight' execution.]] | |||
[[Image:Daybreakers-SecurityFlare17a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer lights a flare as the Vampire Army Hunter squads, armed with MP5A3s, look for "Subsiders", vampires who have devolved into mindless monsters due to lack of blood intake.]] | |||
[[Image:Daybreakers-SecuritySweep16a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vampire Army units search the tunnels for "Subsiders" with MP5A3s and electrical shock collar poles.]] | |||
[[Image:DBmp52.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Frankie Dalton ([[Michael Dorman]]) holds Audrey hostage with an MP5A3 mounting a laser sight.]] | |||
[[Image:DBmp515.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Frankie surrenders himself to his former vampire comrades.]] | |||
[[Image:DBmp5117.jpg|thumb|none|600px||'''Highlight for Spoilers:''' <font color="white">Chris Caruso ([[Vince Colosimo]]) guns down the cured vampire soldiers with an MP5, not wanting the discovery of a cure to be known.</font color="white">]] | |||
[[Image:H&KMP5A2WideForearm.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch MP5A2 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:DBmp5a2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Heckler & Koch MP5A2 can briefly be seen in the mob of soldiers.]] | |||
==Sa vz. 61 Skorpion== | |||
Two vampire soldiers can be seen armed with [[Sa vz. 61 Skorpion]]s briefly when they converge on the newly cured vampire soldiers. | |||
[[Image:VZ61SemiAutoPistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|D-Technik Sa vz. 61 sporting pistol - .32 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:DBskorpion.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sa vz. 61 Skorpion in red circles.]] | |||
==Double Barrel Shotgun-Crossbow Combo== | |||
Lionel "Elvis" Cormac ([[Willem Dafoe]]) uses a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] with a crossbow mounted atop it. | |||
[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge.]] | |||
[[Image:DaybreakersGroup.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In a production still, Lionel "Elvis" Cormac ([[Willem Dafoe]]) holds a shotgun-crossbow combo, while Audrey Bennett ([[Claudia Karvan]]) holds a crossbow pistol and Dr. Edward Dalton ([[Ethan Hawke]]) holds a more conventional crossbow.]] | |||
[[Image:Daybreakers-ElvisShotgun10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elvis holds his Shotgun-Crossbow combo]] | |||
[[Image:Daybreakers-ElvisShotgunTree18a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elvis unfolds his Shotgun-Crossbow combo underneath the shade of a large tree.]] | |||
[[Image:DBshotguncrossbow2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''"Motherfuckers!"''' Elvis fires his Shotgun at the Vampire Army Humvee in anger after they destroy his Ford Mustang.]] | |||
[[Image:Daybreakers-InTheBarrel12a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elvis holds his Shotgun-Crossbow combo while he, Audrey, and Dalton hide in a wine barrel.]] | |||
==Crossbow Pistol== | ==Crossbow Pistol== | ||
Some of the Humans use crossbow pistols, most notably Audrey Bennett ([[Claudia Karvan]]). | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:Daybreakers-CrossbowPistol3a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Audrey Bennett holds her crossbow pistol after the car accident.]] | ||
[[Image:Daybreakers-CrossbowPistol9a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Audrey Bennett holds a single handed crossbow of unknown make or model on Dr. Edward Dalton ([[Ethan Hawke]]) when they first meet.]] | |||
==Crossbow== | ==Crossbow== | ||
Most of the surviving Humans use standard crossbows, including Dr. Edward Dalton ([[Ethan Hawke]]). | |||
[[Image:DaybreakersCrossbow.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dr. Edward Dalton | [[Image:Daybreakers-ConvoyNight13a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Humans fire their crossbows when they are caught in a night time ambush.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:DaybreakersCrossbow.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In a production still, Dr. Edward Dalton holds his crossbow.]] | ||
==DefTech 1315 Gas Gun== | |||
A [[Smith & Wesson Model 276 Gas Gun#Defense Technologies 37mm Gas Gun|DefTech 1315 Gas Gun]] is briefly seen being used by a police officer in the news report Dr. Edward Dalton watches in his car; the officer uses it to disperse a riot of people desperate due to the blood shortage. | |||
[[Image:DefTech1315.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DefTech 1315 - 37mm]] | |||
[[Image:DBgasgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A police officer with a Gas Gun. This is actually stock footage from the film ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)]]''.]] | |||
==Trivia== | |||
===Vampire Army Humvees=== | |||
The Humvees that the Vampire Army uses are actually ''Rhino Buggy Hammers'', a bodykit used to replicate the Hummer. | |||
[[Image:DBrhinobuggy.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vampire Army Humvee]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | |||
[[Category:Horror]] | |||
[[Category:Australian Produced/Filmed]] | |||
[[Category:Science-Fiction]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:46, 15 August 2022
Daybreakers is a 2009 Australian-American science-fiction action horror film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig. The film takes place in the year 2019, ten years after a plague has turned most of the Human race into vampires. Uninfected Humans are rounded up and farmed for blood, which is in critically short supply. Ethan Hawke plays Edward Dalton, a vampire scientist who hates his condition and is researching a synthetic blood substitute. Dalton encounters a group of Human survivors led by "Elvis" (Willem Dafoe), a former vampire who claims to know of a cure for vampirism.
The following weapons were used in the film Daybreakers:
Glock 34
When Dr. Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke) arrives at Bromley Marks near the end of the film, two security guards draw Glock 34s and train them on him briefly.
Beretta 92FS
A small amount of vampire soldiers, including Frankie Dalton, carry the Beretta 92FS as a sidearm.
Heckler & Koch MP5
MP5A3s (along with a few MP5A2s) are used as the standard weapon for the vampire soldiers, they are all fitted with some sort of underbarrel launcher and fire tranquilizer rounds since their main job is to hunt down remaining Humans to harvest their blood. They typically have CCOs mounted on them or green laser sights (which actually help them aim since they can only view daylight scenes through video cameras mounted on their helmets).
Sa vz. 61 Skorpion
Two vampire soldiers can be seen armed with Sa vz. 61 Skorpions briefly when they converge on the newly cured vampire soldiers.
Double Barrel Shotgun-Crossbow Combo
Lionel "Elvis" Cormac (Willem Dafoe) uses a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun with a crossbow mounted atop it.
Crossbow Pistol
Some of the Humans use crossbow pistols, most notably Audrey Bennett (Claudia Karvan).
Crossbow
Most of the surviving Humans use standard crossbows, including Dr. Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke).
DefTech 1315 Gas Gun
A DefTech 1315 Gas Gun is briefly seen being used by a police officer in the news report Dr. Edward Dalton watches in his car; the officer uses it to disperse a riot of people desperate due to the blood shortage.
Trivia
Vampire Army Humvees
The Humvees that the Vampire Army uses are actually Rhino Buggy Hammers, a bodykit used to replicate the Hummer.
