Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord!
If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here.

Men In Black: Difference between revisions

From Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
 
(24 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''The following weapons appear in the film ''Men in Black'':'''
[[Image:Men in Black Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Men in Black'' (1997)]]
[[Image:Men in Black Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Men in Black'' (1997)]]
__TOC__<br clear="all">


== Mossberg 500 ==
'''''Men In Black''''' is a 1997 science fiction film based on the Marvel Comics series.  The film stars [[Will Smith]] as an NYPD detective who gets recruited into a secret government organization that oversees the presence of alien beings on the planet Earth.  [[Tommy Lee Jones]] stars as the MIB agent who takes him on as a partner.  ''MIB'' was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (''[[Get Shorty]]'') and would spawn two sequels, which were released in [[Talk:Men in Black|2002]] and [[Men in Black 3|2012]]. The spin-off feature film ''[[Men in Black: International]]'' premiered in 2019.


At the beginning of the film, police officers conducting a roadblock to catch illegal immigrants can be seen with several [[Mossberg 500-series shotgun#Mossberg 500|Mossberg 500]] shotguns.
{{Film Title}}


[[Image:Mossberg500.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 500 12 gauge]]
__TOC__<br clear="all">
[[Image:MiB Mossberg.JPG|thumb|none|500px|A police officer at a roadblock holds a Mossberg 500 shotgun]]


{{spoiler}}


== Smith & Wesson 3913NL ==
=Handguns=
==Smith & Wesson 3913NL ==
Detective James Edwards ([[Will Smith]]) can be seen carrying a [[Smith & Wesson 3913NL]] as his weapon of choice, drawing it several times while pursuing a disguised alien on foot, using it to shoot open the door of a building (the Guggenheim) the alien had jumped onto the roof of. He then pulls it on Agent K ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]) when K disintegrates the head of Jack Jeebs ([[Tony Shalhoub]]). Though the pistol looks identical to the S&W 3913LS "Lady Smith", there are several scenes in the movie that show the right hand side of the slide which does not have "Lady Smith" inscribed - These models were released subsequent to the LS and were given the model ID S&W 3913NL for "No Logo" or "Non-LadySmith".


Detective James Edwards ([[Will Smith]]) can be seen carrying a [[Smith_%26_Wesson_3913#Smith_.26_Wesson_3913NL|Smith & Wesson 3913NL]] as his weapon of choice, drawing it several times while persuing a disguised alien on foot, using it to shoot open the door of a building (the Guggenheim) the alien had jumped onto the roof of. He then pulls it on Agent K ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]) when K shoots off one of Jack Jeebs' ([[Tony Shalhoub]]) heads, thinking K had just murdered Jeebs, though is shocked to see Jeebs' head grow back before his eyes. Though this looks identical to the S&W 3913LS "Lady Smith", there are several scenes in the movie that show the right hand side of the slide which does not have "Lady Smith" inscribed. Theses models were released subsequent to the LS and were given the model ID S&W 3913NL for "No Logo" or "Non-LadySmith".
[[Image:sw3913NL.jpg|thumb|none|301px|Smith & Wesson 3913NL - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:MiB S&WLadysmith.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Det. James Edwards ([[Will Smith]]) draws his Smith & Wesson 3913NL.]]


[[Image:sw3913NL.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 3913NL 9x19mm]]
== Ruger Super Redhawk ==
[[Image:MiB S&WLadysmith.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Det. James Edwards draws his Smith & Wesson 3913NL]]
As the alien (nicknamed "the bug" by the MiB), disguised as Edgar ([[Vincent D'Onofrio]]), is searching New York City for "the galaxy", a tow truck driver ([[Peter Linari]]) prepares to tow a pest exterminator van stolen by the bug. When the bug confronts the driver with Edgar's shotgun, the driver pulls out a [[Ruger Super Redhawk]], thinking the sight of the revolver would intimidate him, though is fatally mistaken when the bug kills him and takes both his gun and his tow truck.


== Winchester Model 1912 ==
[[Image:RugerSuperRedhawk.44.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Ruger Super Redhawk - .44 Magnum]]
[[Image:MiB Redhawk.JPG|thumb|none|601px|''"Pleeaase."'' <BR> The tow truck driver brandishes his Ruger Super Redhawk when the bug confronts him.]]
[[Image:MIB 217.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bug in the skin of Edgar ([[Vincent D'Onofrio]]) holds the shotgun and Ruger Redhawk while in Manhattan.]]


A [[Winchester Model 1912]] shotgun appears as the weapon of choice of Edgar ([[Vincent D'Onofrio]]), who wields it when investigating an alien crash-landing on his farm. The alien (nicknamed "the bug" by the MiB) orders him to place the weapon on the ground, to which Edgar responds by chambering a round and stating that the alien can have his gun when he pries it from his cold dead fingers. The bug then kills and skins Edgar, taking his skin as a costume and also taking the shotgun, brandishing it several times throughout the rest of the film.
==SIG-Sauer P225 (Non Gun)==
During the agent selection process at MiB headquarters, the candidates, consisting of several elite U.S. military personnel and Detective Edwards, are placed on a firing range and tasked with engaging a series of targets in a "Hogan's Alley"-esque scenario using [["Non Guns"#SIG-Sauer|"Non Gun"]] replicas of [[SIG-Sauer P225]]s. The military personnel begin firing numerous rounds at all the alien targets, while Edwards fires only one round into a target made to look like a little girl. When asked why he shot that target, he pointed out how the alien targets appeared not to be posing a threat, while the target he shot was holding science textbooks for subjects far too advanced for her age.


[[Image:Winchester Model 1912.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 1912 12 Gauge]]
[[Image:SIGnon-gun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P225 "Non Gun"]]
[[Image:MiB Winchester1912.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Edgar brandishes his Winchester Model 1912 moments before being killed by the bug]]
[[Image:MiB SIGP225.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Several Non Gun replica SIG P225 pistols lie at the ready at the MiB shooting range.]]


== SIG-Sauer Non Gun ==
=Shotguns=
== Winchester Model 1897 ==
A [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotgun appears as the weapon of choice of Edgar ([[Vincent D'Onofrio]]), who wields it when investigating an alien crash-landing on his farm. The bug orders him to place the weapon on the ground, to which Edgar responds by chambering a round and stating that the alien can have his gun ''"[[Charlton Heston|when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.]]"'' The bug then kills and skins Edgar, taking his skin as a disguise and also taking the shotgun, brandishing it several times throughout the rest of the film.


During the agent selection process at MiB headquarters, the candidates, consisting of several elite U.S. military personnel and Detective Edwards, are placed on a firing range and tasked with engaging a series of targets in a "Hogan's Alley"-esque scenario using [["Non Guns"#SIG-Sauer|"Non Gun"]] replicas of [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series|SIG-Sauer P220-series pistols]]. The military personnel begin firing numerous rounds at all the alien targets, while Edwards fires only one round into a target made to look like a little girl. When asked why he shot that target, he pointed out how the alien targets appeared not to be posing a threat, while the target he shot was holding science textbooks for subjects far too advanced for her age.
[[Image:Winchester97field.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1897 - 12 gauge]]
[[Image:MiB Winchester1912.JPG|thumb|none|600px|'''Bug''': ''"Place - projectile weapon - on the ground."''<br>'''Edgar''': ''"You can have my gun '''*pumps shotgun*''' when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers."''<br>'''Bug''': ''"Your proposal is acceptable."''<br>Edgar ([[Vincent D'Onofrio]]) brandishes his Winchester Model 1897 moments before being killed by the bug.]]
[[Image:MIB 217.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bug in the skin of Edgar ([[Vincent D'Onofrio]]) holds the shotgun and Ruger Redhawk while in Manhattan.]]


[[Image:SIGnon-gun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer Non Gun]]
== Mossberg 500 ==
[[Image:MiB SIGP225.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Several Non Gun replica SIG pistols lie at the ready at the MiB shooting range]]
At the beginning of the film, US Border Patrol agents are armed with [[Mossberg 500]] shotguns while conducting a roadblock to catch illegal immigrants.
 
[[Image:Mossberg500.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 500 - 12 gauge]]
== Ruger Super Redhawk ==
[[Image:MiB Mossberg.JPG|thumb|none|600px|US Border Patrol agent at a roadblock holds a Mossberg 500 shotgun.]]
 
While the bug (disguised as Edgar) is searching New York City for "the galaxy", a tow truck driver ([[Peter Linari]]) begins preparing to tow a pest exterminator van stolen by the bug. When the bug confronts the driver with Edgar's shotgun, the driver pulls out a [[Ruger Redhawk|Ruger Super Redhawk]], thinking the sight of the revolver would intimidate him, though is fatally mistaken when the bug kills him and takes both his gun and his tow truck.


[[Image:RugerSuperRedhawk.44.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Ruger Super Redhawk .44 Magnum]]
[[Image:MiB Redhawk.JPG|thumb|none|500px|The tow truck driver brandishes his Ruger Super Redhawk when the bug confronts him]]


[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Science-Fiction]]
[[Category:Science-Fiction]]
[[Category:Crime]]
[[Category:Crime]]
[[Category:Comedy]]
[[Category:Based on Marvel Comics]]

Latest revision as of 09:55, 24 March 2021

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Men in Black (1997)

Men In Black is a 1997 science fiction film based on the Marvel Comics series. The film stars Will Smith as an NYPD detective who gets recruited into a secret government organization that oversees the presence of alien beings on the planet Earth. Tommy Lee Jones stars as the MIB agent who takes him on as a partner. MIB was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (Get Shorty) and would spawn two sequels, which were released in 2002 and 2012. The spin-off feature film Men in Black: International premiered in 2019.


The following weapons were used in the film Men In Black:


Error creating thumbnail: File missing WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!


Handguns

Smith & Wesson 3913NL

Detective James Edwards (Will Smith) can be seen carrying a Smith & Wesson 3913NL as his weapon of choice, drawing it several times while pursuing a disguised alien on foot, using it to shoot open the door of a building (the Guggenheim) the alien had jumped onto the roof of. He then pulls it on Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) when K disintegrates the head of Jack Jeebs (Tony Shalhoub). Though the pistol looks identical to the S&W 3913LS "Lady Smith", there are several scenes in the movie that show the right hand side of the slide which does not have "Lady Smith" inscribed - These models were released subsequent to the LS and were given the model ID S&W 3913NL for "No Logo" or "Non-LadySmith".

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Smith & Wesson 3913NL - 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Det. James Edwards (Will Smith) draws his Smith & Wesson 3913NL.

Ruger Super Redhawk

As the alien (nicknamed "the bug" by the MiB), disguised as Edgar (Vincent D'Onofrio), is searching New York City for "the galaxy", a tow truck driver (Peter Linari) prepares to tow a pest exterminator van stolen by the bug. When the bug confronts the driver with Edgar's shotgun, the driver pulls out a Ruger Super Redhawk, thinking the sight of the revolver would intimidate him, though is fatally mistaken when the bug kills him and takes both his gun and his tow truck.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Ruger Super Redhawk - .44 Magnum
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
"Pleeaase."
The tow truck driver brandishes his Ruger Super Redhawk when the bug confronts him.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
The bug in the skin of Edgar (Vincent D'Onofrio) holds the shotgun and Ruger Redhawk while in Manhattan.

SIG-Sauer P225 (Non Gun)

During the agent selection process at MiB headquarters, the candidates, consisting of several elite U.S. military personnel and Detective Edwards, are placed on a firing range and tasked with engaging a series of targets in a "Hogan's Alley"-esque scenario using "Non Gun" replicas of SIG-Sauer P225s. The military personnel begin firing numerous rounds at all the alien targets, while Edwards fires only one round into a target made to look like a little girl. When asked why he shot that target, he pointed out how the alien targets appeared not to be posing a threat, while the target he shot was holding science textbooks for subjects far too advanced for her age.

SIG-Sauer P225 "Non Gun"
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Several Non Gun replica SIG P225 pistols lie at the ready at the MiB shooting range.

Shotguns

Winchester Model 1897

A Winchester Model 1897 shotgun appears as the weapon of choice of Edgar (Vincent D'Onofrio), who wields it when investigating an alien crash-landing on his farm. The bug orders him to place the weapon on the ground, to which Edgar responds by chambering a round and stating that the alien can have his gun "when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers." The bug then kills and skins Edgar, taking his skin as a disguise and also taking the shotgun, brandishing it several times throughout the rest of the film.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Winchester Model 1897 - 12 gauge
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Bug: "Place - projectile weapon - on the ground."
Edgar: "You can have my gun *pumps shotgun* when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers."
Bug: "Your proposal is acceptable."
Edgar (Vincent D'Onofrio) brandishes his Winchester Model 1897 moments before being killed by the bug.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
The bug in the skin of Edgar (Vincent D'Onofrio) holds the shotgun and Ruger Redhawk while in Manhattan.

Mossberg 500

At the beginning of the film, US Border Patrol agents are armed with Mossberg 500 shotguns while conducting a roadblock to catch illegal immigrants.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mossberg 500 - 12 gauge
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
US Border Patrol agent at a roadblock holds a Mossberg 500 shotgun.