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[[Image: | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name=''The Friends of Eddie Coyle'' | |||
|picture=Edcoy-poster.jpg | |||
|caption=''Theatrical Release Poster'' | |||
|country=[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]]United States | |||
|director=[[Peter Yates]] | |||
|date=1973 | |||
|studio=Paramount Pictures | |||
|distributor=Paramount Pictures | |||
|character1=Eddie Coyle | |||
|actor1=[[Robert Mitchum]] | |||
|character2=Dillon | |||
|actor2=[[Peter Boyle]] | |||
|character3=Agent Dave Foley | |||
|actor3=[[Richard Jordan]] | |||
|character4=Jackie Brown | |||
|actor4=[[Steven Keats]] | |||
|character5=Jimmy Scalise | |||
|actor5=[[Alex Rocco]] | |||
|character6=Artie Van | |||
|actor6=[[Joe Santos]] | |||
|character7=Waters | |||
|actor7=[[Mitchell Ryan]] | |||
|character8=The Man's Contact | |||
|actor8=[[James Tolkan]] | |||
|character9= | |||
|actor9=[[]] | |||
|character10= | |||
|actor10=[[]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''The Friends of Eddie Coyle''''' is a 1973 American neo-noir] crime film starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle and directed by Peter Yates. The film tells the story of Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum), a small-time career hoodlum in the Irish Mob in Boston, Massachusetts. The title is purely ironic: Eddie has no friends. While critical reception was positive, with particular praise for Mitchum's performance, the movie was not popular with filmgoers and was a failure at the box office. In the fifty years since the movie was released it has become a cult classic thanks to repeated airings on various cable networks and home video. The movie is considered to be one of the more accurate depictions of life at the middle and lower levels of organized crime. | |||
{{Film Title|The Friends of Eddie Coyle}} | |||
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{{Spoilers}} | |||
== Remington 870 Police Magnum == | == Remington 870 Police Magnum == | ||
During the opening scene, a Wells Fargo bank truck guard carries a [[Remington 870]] when the guards are unloading money into the bank. Treasury agent Dave Foley ([[Richard Jordan]]) also carries one when his agents bust Jackie Brown ([[Steven Keats]]) during his M16 deal. | During the opening scene, a Wells Fargo bank truck guard carries a [[Remington 870]] when the guards are unloading money into the bank. Treasury agent Dave Foley ([[Richard Jordan]]) also carries one when his agents bust Jackie Brown ([[Steven Keats]]) during his M16 deal. | ||
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Jimmy Scalise ([[Alex Rocco]]) uses a [[Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28|Smith & Wesson Model 27]] during the first bank robbery as one of the thirty guns procured for him by Eddie Coyle ([[Robert Mitchum]]) through Jackie Brown ([[Steven Keats]]). | Jimmy Scalise ([[Alex Rocco]]) uses a [[Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28|Smith & Wesson Model 27]] during the first bank robbery as one of the thirty guns procured for him by Eddie Coyle ([[Robert Mitchum]]) through Jackie Brown ([[Steven Keats]]). | ||
[[Image:S&WRev.jpg |thumb|none|350px|S&W Model 27-2 (.357 Magnum with 3.5" barrel)]] | [[Image:S&WRev.jpg |thumb|none|350px|S&W Model 27-2 (.357 Magnum with 3.5" barrel)]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-sw27a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie Brown | [[Image:Edcoy-sw27a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie Brown ([[Steven Keats]]) checks the cylinder of a Model 27 he obtains from "The Beard" ([[Jack Kehoe]]) as part of the guns ordered by Eddie Coyle.]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-sw27b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie looks down the barrel of the unloaded Model 27.]] | [[Image:Edcoy-sw27b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie looks down the barrel of the unloaded Model 27.]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-sw27c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie ([[Steven Keats]]) test aims the Model 27 he received from "The Beard".]] | [[Image:Edcoy-sw27c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie ([[Steven Keats]]) test aims the Model 27 he received from "The Beard".]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-sw27d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Scalise holds the Model 27 during the first bank robbery.]] | [[Image:Edcoy-sw27d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Scalise ([[Alex Rocco]]) holds the Model 27 during the first bank robbery.]] | ||
== Colt Official Police == | == Colt Official Police == | ||
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== Colt Police Positive == | == Colt Police Positive == | ||
Another bank robber in Scalise's gang carries a [[Colt Police Positive]]. | Another bank robber in Scalise's gang carries a [[Colt Police Positive]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:Second Colt Police Positive.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Police Positive with 4" Barrel - .38 spl]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-cpp1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bank robber leads a female employee into the lobby during the first bank robbery.]] | [[Image:Edcoy-cpp1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bank robber leads a female employee into the lobby during the first bank robbery.]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-cpp2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bank robber holds his Police Positive on a calm bank employee during the first robbery.]] | [[Image:Edcoy-cpp2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bank robber holds his Police Positive on a calm bank employee during the first robbery.]] | ||
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== M1911A1 == | == M1911A1 == | ||
Jackie Brown ([[Steven Keats]]) keeps a nickel [[M1911A1]] with white grips as his sidearm of choice, notably when brokering the M16 deal. Unlike other films of the era (such as ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'', ''[[Dillinger]]'', and ''[[Three Days of the Condor]]''), the weapon appears to be a genuine .45-caliber 1911A1 rather than a [[Star Model B]]. | Jackie Brown ([[Steven Keats]]) keeps a nickel [[M1911A1]] with white grips as his sidearm of choice, notably when brokering the M16 deal. Unlike other films of the era (such as ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'', ''[[Dillinger]]'', and ''[[Three Days of the Condor]]''), the weapon appears to be a genuine .45-caliber 1911A1 rather than a [[Star Model B]]. | ||
[[Image:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|350px|none| | [[Image:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Rock Island Armory M1911A1 Pistol that was '''bright nickel''' plated by the owner (with pearl grips) - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie ([[Steven Keats]]) holds his 1911A1 on his associate.]] | [[Image:Edcoy-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"This life is hard, but it's harder if you're stupid!" Jackie ([[Steven Keats]]) holds his 1911A1 on his associate.]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-1911b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie ([[Steven Keats]]) aims his 1911A1 across the roof of his car.]] | [[Image:Edcoy-1911b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie ([[Steven Keats]]) aims his 1911A1 across the roof of his car.]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-1911c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie aims his 1911A1 at the M16 "salesmen", commenting to them that he has "a .45". Based on the bore diameter, he appears to be correct.]] | [[Image:Edcoy-1911c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie aims his 1911A1 at the M16 "salesmen", commenting to them that he has "a .45". Based on the bore diameter, he appears to be correct.]] | ||
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[[Image:Edcoy-rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The agent aims at Jackie Brown's car.]] | [[Image:Edcoy-rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The agent aims at Jackie Brown's car.]] | ||
== | == Remington 870 == | ||
Another of Foley's Treasury agents carries a [[ | Another of Foley's Treasury agents carries a [[Remington 870]] with wooden furniture during Jackie Brown's arrest. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Remington870PoliceStd.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington 870 Shotgun - 12 gauge. Note the wood furniture.]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-moss1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The agent takes his position in the woods.]] | [[Image:Edcoy-moss1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The agent takes his position in the woods.]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-moss2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The agent waits to make a move.]] | [[Image:Edcoy-moss2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The agent waits to make a move.]] | ||
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[[Image:Edcoy-sw10d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the bank robbers raises the Model 10 as they are arrested.]] | [[Image:Edcoy-sw10d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the bank robbers raises the Model 10 as they are arrested.]] | ||
== | == Arminius HW-7 == | ||
Dillon ([[Peter Boyle]]) uses a .22-caliber | Dillon ([[Peter Boyle]]) uses a [[Arminius HW Revolver Series|.22-caliber Arminius HW-7 revolver]] to murder Eddie Coyle ([[Robert Mitchum]]) after the Bruins game. After his young associate complains about the sound, Dillon responds, "That's why I use a .22. I open up a .38 two-incher in here, you'll go right off the road." | ||
[[ | [[File:Arminius HW-7 With Vent Rib.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Arminius HW-7, a version with vent rib - .22 LR]] | ||
[[Image:Edcoy-dback1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dillon holds his | [[Image:Edcoy-dback1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dillon holds his Arminius revolver on Eddie's head.]] | ||
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[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a 1973 American neo-noir] crime film starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle and directed by Peter Yates. The film tells the story of Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum), a small-time career hoodlum in the Irish Mob in Boston, Massachusetts. The title is purely ironic: Eddie has no friends. While critical reception was positive, with particular praise for Mitchum's performance, the movie was not popular with filmgoers and was a failure at the box office. In the fifty years since the movie was released it has become a cult classic thanks to repeated airings on various cable networks and home video. The movie is considered to be one of the more accurate depictions of life at the middle and lower levels of organized crime.
The following weapons were used in the film The Friends of Eddie Coyle:
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Remington 870 Police Magnum
During the opening scene, a Wells Fargo bank truck guard carries a Remington 870 when the guards are unloading money into the bank. Treasury agent Dave Foley (Richard Jordan) also carries one when his agents bust Jackie Brown (Steven Keats) during his M16 deal.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB
The two Wells Fargo bank truck guards unloading the money from the truck during the opening scene each carry a Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB revolver.
Smith & Wesson Model 27
Jimmy Scalise (Alex Rocco) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 27 during the first bank robbery as one of the thirty guns procured for him by Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum) through Jackie Brown (Steven Keats).
Colt Official Police
Artie Van (Joe Santos) uses a Colt Official Police in each of the bank robberies he pulls with Jimmy Scalise's gang. Scalise (Alex Rocco) himself uses one during the second and third bank robbery attempts.
Colt Police Positive
Another bank robber in Scalise's gang carries a Colt Police Positive.
M1911A1
Jackie Brown (Steven Keats) keeps a nickel M1911A1 with white grips as his sidearm of choice, notably when brokering the M16 deal. Unlike other films of the era (such as The Wild Bunch, Dillinger, and Three Days of the Condor), the weapon appears to be a genuine .45-caliber 1911A1 rather than a Star Model B.
M16
One major plot point in the film involves Jackie Brown's sale of five M16 rifles to two aspiring bank robbers for $2,000 (including ammunition). The rifles are often referred to as "machine guns" throughout the film but are correctly identified as M16s more than once.
- Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum): "I've never been able to understand a man that wanted to use a machine gun... The best all-around item is the four-inch Smith. You can lift it; she goes where you point it."
Colt Detective Special
One of the Treasury agents with Foley during Jackie Brown's arrest carries a blued first generation Colt Detective Special. A Detective Special is also seen loaded by Jackie into the bag he sells to Eddie.
Smith & Wesson Model 36 Snub
One of the .38-caliber revolvers Jackie sells to Coyle is a snubnose Smith & Wesson Model 36, which Scalise (Alex Rocco) inspects upon delivery.
unidentified bolt-action rifle
One of Foley's Treasury agents carries a scoped bolt-action rifle when Jackie Brown is busted for possession of M16 rifles.
Remington 870
Another of Foley's Treasury agents carries a Remington 870 with wooden furniture during Jackie Brown's arrest.
Luger P08
Coyle's final gun sale to Jimmy Scalise consists of "five Smiths, two Lugers, [and] a .357 Mag", with Coyle remarking about the latter that "you could hold up a bank with that thing yourself", charging $4,500 for the entire set. Despite playing an arms dealer, the Luger P08 is the only weapon Robert Mitchum is seen directly handling.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
One of the "five Smiths" that Coyle sells to Scalise is a Smith & Wesson Model 10 which Scalise inspects then gives to one of his robbers to use in the third bank robbery attempt. Dave Foley (Richard Jordan) also carries one when he arrests Scalise's gang inside the house.
Arminius HW-7
Dillon (Peter Boyle) uses a .22-caliber Arminius HW-7 revolver to murder Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum) after the Bruins game. After his young associate complains about the sound, Dillon responds, "That's why I use a .22. I open up a .38 two-incher in here, you'll go right off the road."
