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[[Image:to_live_and_die_in_la.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''To Live and Die in L.A.'' (1985)]] | |||
[[Image:to_live_and_die_in_la.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''To Live and Die in L.A.'' (1985)]] | |||
== Smith & Wesson Model 19== | To Live and Die in L.A. is a film that chronicles a tenacious U.S. Secret Service Special Agent's investigation and pursuit of the ruthless counterfeiter who murdered the Agent's partner. The movie is based on the 1984 novel of the same name by former U.S. Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich (''[[Sentinel, The (2006)|The Sentinel]]'', ''[[Boiling Point]]'') who co-wrote the screenplay with director William Friedkin. | ||
[[Image:Smith&Wesson.jpg|thumb|none| | {{Film Title}} | ||
[[Image:LDLA-SW19-1-.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chance puts away his Smith & Wesson Model 19 when dealing with a terrorist attempting to kill the President.]] | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
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=Handguns= | |||
== Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose== | |||
US Secret Service Agent Richard Chance ([[William Petersen]]) uses a [[Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose]] throughout the film. Agent John Vukovich ([[John Pankow]]) uses Chance's gun in a confrontation with Rick Masters ([[Willem Dafoe]]). The USSS issued this revolver before switching to [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series|SIG-Sauer pistols]], and the revolver can be seen in real life footage of the Reagan assassination attempt, with several agents pulling Model 19's and [[Smith & Wesson Model 66|Model 66's]]. Agent Jimmy Hart (Michael Greene) uses one when going to check out Masters' counterfeiting warehouse. | |||
[[Image:Smith&Wesson.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose - .357 Magnum]] | |||
[[Image:LDLA-SW19-1-.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Richard Chance ([[William Petersen]]) puts away his Smith & Wesson Model 19 when dealing with a terrorist attempting to kill the President.]] | |||
[[Image:LDLA-SW19-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of Chance's Smith & Wesson Model 19.]] | [[Image:LDLA-SW19-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of Chance's Smith & Wesson Model 19.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-SW19-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chance holding his Smith & Wesson Model 19 while searching for Carl Cody ([[John Turturro]]).]] | [[Image:LDLA-SW19-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chance holding his Smith & Wesson Model 19 while searching for Carl Cody ([[John Turturro]]).]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-SW19-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vukovich searches for Masters with Chance's Smith & Wesson Model 19 in the climax.]] | [[Image:LDLA-SW19-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent John Vukovich ([[John Pankow]]) searches for Masters armed with Chance's Smith & Wesson Model 19 in the climax.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-SW19-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vukovich | [[Image:LDLA-SW19-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vukovich fires Chance's Smith & Wesson Model 19.]] | ||
== Smith & Wesson Model 15 == | ==Smith & Wesson Model 15== | ||
Several USSS agents use [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] revolvers. An airport police officer holds one on Agent Chance ([[William Petersen]]) when he arrests Carl Cody ([[John Turturro]]). Rick Masters' ([[Willem Dafoe]]) bodyguard Jack ([[Jack Hoar]]) uses a Model 15 when Jeff Rice ([[Steve James]]) and his thugs attack Masters. Chance uses a Model 15 when he and Vukovich ([[John Pankow]]) rob the undercover FBI agent. Carl Cody also uses one when Chance breaks into his girlfriend's apartment looking for him. | |||
[[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 15 - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-CDS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An airport police officer | [[Image:LDLA-CDS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An airport police officer pulls his Smith & Wesson Model 15 on Chance, while Vukovich has his Colt Detective Special on the officer.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-SW15-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack aims his Smith & Wesson Model 15 at Jeff Rice and his thugs.]] | [[Image:LDLA-SW15-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack aims his Smith & Wesson Model 15 at Jeff Rice ([[Steve James]]) and his thugs.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-SW15-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chance aims his Smith & Wesson Model 15 at the undercover FBI agent.]] | [[Image:LDLA-SW15-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chance aims his Smith & Wesson Model 15 at the undercover FBI agent.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-SW15-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vukovich aiming Chance's Smith & Wesson Model 15.]] | [[Image:LDLA-SW15-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vukovich aiming Chance's Smith & Wesson Model 15.]] | ||
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[[Image:LDLA-SW15-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|When Chance (left) breaks into his apartment, Carl Cody (right) draws his Smith & Wesson Model 15 when he suspects something is wrong.]] | [[Image:LDLA-SW15-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|When Chance (left) breaks into his apartment, Carl Cody (right) draws his Smith & Wesson Model 15 when he suspects something is wrong.]] | ||
== Colt Detective Special == | ==Colt Detective Special== | ||
USSS Agent John Vukovich ([[John Pankow]]) uses a 1st Gen [[Colt Detective Special]] throughout the film (although it is sometimes difficult to see). | |||
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-CDS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vukovich aims his Colt Detective Special at an Airport Police officer.]] | [[Image:LDLA-CDS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent John Vukovich ([[John Pankow]]) aims his Colt Detective Special at an Airport Police officer.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-CDS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vukovich holds his Colt Detective Special on a suspect.]] | [[Image:LDLA-CDS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vukovich holds his Colt Detective Special on a suspect.]] | ||
== Heckler & Koch P9S == | ==Heckler & Koch P9S== | ||
Rick Masters ([[Willem Dafoe]]) uses a suppressed [[Heckler & Koch P9S]] throughout the film. | Rick Masters ([[Willem Dafoe]]) uses a suppressed [[Heckler & Koch P9S]] throughout the film. | ||
[[ | [[File:HK P9S suppressed.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch P9S with suppressor - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-HKP9S-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Masters with his Heckler & Koch P9S drawn as he looks through Waxman's safe.]] | [[Image:LDLA-HKP9S-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Masters with his Heckler & Koch P9S drawn as he looks through Waxman's safe.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-HKP9S-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Masters shoots Waxman with his Heckler & Koch P9S.]] | [[Image:LDLA-HKP9S-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Masters shoots Waxman with his Heckler & Koch P9S.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-HKP9S-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Waxman looks down the barrel of Masters' Heckler & Koch P9S.]] | [[Image:LDLA-HKP9S-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Waxman looks down the barrel of Masters' Heckler & Koch P9S.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-HKP9S-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of Masters' Heckler & Koch P9S | [[Image:LDLA-HKP9S-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of Masters' Heckler & Koch P9S.]] | ||
== Mossberg 500 Cruiser == | ==Colt Officer's ACP== | ||
An FBI agent pulls a [[Colt Officer's ACP]] with wood grips at Chance and Vukovich at one point in the car chase. | |||
[[Image:Mossberg500Cruiser.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Colt Officers ACP.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Officer's ACP - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:TLDLD 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The undercover agent steps out of the car, drawing his handgun.]] | |||
[[File:TLDLD 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the agents handgun.]] | |||
[[Image:LDLA-G17-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An FBI Agent aims his handgun at Chance and Vukovich.]] | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
==Mossberg 500 Cruiser== | |||
Jack ([[Jack Hoar]]), the bodyguard of Masters ([[Willem Dafoe]]), uses a [[Mossberg 500 Cruiser]] throughout the film. He uses it when confronting Agent Jimmy Hart (Michael Greene) at the beginning of the film. [[Jack Hoar]] was a retired and highly decorated 29-year veteran of the LAPD. | |||
[[Image:Mossberg500Cruiser.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 "Cruiser" - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:TLDLA 311.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack ([[Jack Hoar]]), the bodyguard of Masters ([[Willem Dafoe]]), uses a [[Mossberg 500 Cruiser]] throughout the film.]] | |||
[[Image:LDLA-M500C-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Jack's Mossberg 500 Cruiser after he shoots Agent Hart.]] | [[Image:LDLA-M500C-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Jack's Mossberg 500 Cruiser after he shoots Agent Hart.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-M500C-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack aims his Mossberg 500 Cruiser at Agent Vukovich ([[John Pankow]]).]] | [[Image:LDLA-M500C-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack aims his Mossberg 500 Cruiser at Agent Vukovich ([[John Pankow]]).]] | ||
== Ithaca 37 == | ==Ithaca 37== | ||
Several | Several USSS agents carry [[Ithaca 37]] shotguns, notably when agents raid Rick Masters' counterfeiting warehouse. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Ithaca37 DSPS.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ithaca 37 Deer Slayer Police Special (note the rifle sights and riot-length barrel) - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-I37-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A | [[Image:LDLA-I37-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USSS agent (left) holding an Ithaca 37 when agents raid Rick Masters' ([[Willem Dafoe]]) counterfeiting warehouse. The agent with the bolt cutters is author (and still an active Secret Service agent at the time of filming) Gerald Petievich.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-I37-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Ithaca 37s are seen in the locker next to Agent Vukovich as he puts away his shotgun.]] | [[Image:LDLA-I37-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Ithaca 37s are seen in the locker next to Agent Vukovich as he puts away his shotgun.]] | ||
==Colt SP1== | =Rifles= | ||
Several FBI agents carry [[M16 | ==Colt M16/SP1== | ||
[[Image:M16SP1Birdcage.jpg|thumb|none| | Several FBI agents carry [[M16 Rifle|Colt SP1]] rifles when Chance ([[William Petersen]]) and Vukovich ([[John Pankow]]) rip off the undercover FBI agent. | ||
[[Image:M16SP1Birdcage.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 aka SP1 (flat "slab side receiver") with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider, used to imitate the M16A1 - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[Image:LDLA-SP1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An FBI agent aims his Colt SP1 at Chance and Vukovich. Note the lack of forward assist.]] | [[Image:LDLA-SP1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An FBI agent aims his Colt SP1 at Chance and Vukovich. Note the lack of forward assist.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-SP1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While he looks away, the FBI agent keeps his finger on the trigger of his Colt SP1 with tragic consequences.]] | [[Image:LDLA-SP1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While he looks away, the FBI agent keeps his finger on the trigger of his Colt SP1, with tragic consequences.]] | ||
[[Image:LDLA-SP1-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The FBI agent reloads his Colt SP1.]] | [[Image:LDLA-SP1-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The FBI agent reloads his Colt SP1.]] | ||
== MAC-10 == | =Submachine Guns= | ||
An FBI agent uses a [[MAC-10]] when they pursue Chance and | ==MAC-10== | ||
[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb| | An FBI agent uses a [[MAC-10]] when they pursue Chance and Vukovich. | ||
[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Ingram MAC-10 open bolt submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:LDLA-MAC10-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An FBI Agent aims his MAC-10 at Chance and Vukovich.]] | [[Image:LDLA-MAC10-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An FBI Agent aims his MAC-10 at Chance and Vukovich.]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:49, 24 November 2021
To Live and Die in L.A. is a film that chronicles a tenacious U.S. Secret Service Special Agent's investigation and pursuit of the ruthless counterfeiter who murdered the Agent's partner. The movie is based on the 1984 novel of the same name by former U.S. Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich (The Sentinel, Boiling Point) who co-wrote the screenplay with director William Friedkin.
The following weapons were used in the film To Live and Die in L.A.:
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Handguns
Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose
US Secret Service Agent Richard Chance (William Petersen) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose throughout the film. Agent John Vukovich (John Pankow) uses Chance's gun in a confrontation with Rick Masters (Willem Dafoe). The USSS issued this revolver before switching to SIG-Sauer pistols, and the revolver can be seen in real life footage of the Reagan assassination attempt, with several agents pulling Model 19's and Model 66's. Agent Jimmy Hart (Michael Greene) uses one when going to check out Masters' counterfeiting warehouse.
Smith & Wesson Model 15
Several USSS agents use Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolvers. An airport police officer holds one on Agent Chance (William Petersen) when he arrests Carl Cody (John Turturro). Rick Masters' (Willem Dafoe) bodyguard Jack (Jack Hoar) uses a Model 15 when Jeff Rice (Steve James) and his thugs attack Masters. Chance uses a Model 15 when he and Vukovich (John Pankow) rob the undercover FBI agent. Carl Cody also uses one when Chance breaks into his girlfriend's apartment looking for him.
Colt Detective Special
USSS Agent John Vukovich (John Pankow) uses a 1st Gen Colt Detective Special throughout the film (although it is sometimes difficult to see).
Heckler & Koch P9S
Rick Masters (Willem Dafoe) uses a suppressed Heckler & Koch P9S throughout the film.
Colt Officer's ACP
An FBI agent pulls a Colt Officer's ACP with wood grips at Chance and Vukovich at one point in the car chase.
Shotguns
Mossberg 500 Cruiser
Jack (Jack Hoar), the bodyguard of Masters (Willem Dafoe), uses a Mossberg 500 Cruiser throughout the film. He uses it when confronting Agent Jimmy Hart (Michael Greene) at the beginning of the film. Jack Hoar was a retired and highly decorated 29-year veteran of the LAPD.
Ithaca 37
Several USSS agents carry Ithaca 37 shotguns, notably when agents raid Rick Masters' counterfeiting warehouse.
Rifles
Colt M16/SP1
Several FBI agents carry Colt SP1 rifles when Chance (William Petersen) and Vukovich (John Pankow) rip off the undercover FBI agent.
Submachine Guns
MAC-10
An FBI agent uses a MAC-10 when they pursue Chance and Vukovich.
