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'''''Off Limits''''' is | '''''Off Limits''''' is a 1988 murder mystery set during the time of the Vietnam War. [[Willem Dafoe]] and [[Gregory Hines]] co-star in the film as agents with the US Army's Criminal Investigations Division who are assigned to investigate a series of murders involving prostitutes who also happen to be young mothers. The film's cast also includes [[Fred Ward]] and [[Scott Glenn]]. | ||
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==Colt Detective Special (3rd Generation)== | |||
Sergeant First Class Buck McGriff ([[Willem Dafoe]]) carries a 3rd Generation [[Colt Detective Special]] as his sidearm in the film. The revolver is anachronistic as the film takes place in 1968 and this particular generation wasn't introduced until 1973. | |||
[[File:ColtDS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|3rd Generation [[Colt Detective Special]]]] | |||
[[File:OffL 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant First Class Buck McGriff ([[Willem Dafoe]]) carries a 3rd Generation [[Colt Detective Special]] as his sidearm in the film. The revolver is anachronistic as the film takes place in 1968 and this particular generation wasn't introduced until 1973.]] | |||
==Smith & Wesson Model 60== | |||
Sergeant First Class Albaby Perkins ([[Gregory Hines]]) carries two stainless steel [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]] revolvers as his sidearms. | |||
[[File:Classic60.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 60 Chief's Special - .38 Special. Stainless Steel]] | |||
[[File:OffL 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant First Class Albaby Perkins ([[Gregory Hines]]) carries two [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]] revolvers.]] | |||
[[File:OffL 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant First Class Albaby Perkins ([[Gregory Hines]]) with one of his [[Smith & Wesson Model 60]] revolvers.]] | |||
==M1911A1== | ==M1911A1== | ||
The [[M1911A1]] is | The [[M1911A1]] is used by the serial killer in the film. M1911A1 pistols are also seen in the hands of Sergeant First Class Buck McGriff ([[Willem Dafoe]]), Colonel Dexter Armstrong ([[Scott Glenn]]) and Master Sergeant Dix ([[Fred Ward]]) and a US helicopter pilot. | ||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | |||
Fred Ward | [[File:OffL 27.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Dexter Armstrong ([[Scott Glenn]]) pulls his M1911A1 while in a helicopter]] | ||
[[File:OffL 36.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1911A1 pistol is seen in the hands of Sergeant First Class Buck McGriff ([[Willem Dafoe]]).]] | |||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb| | |||
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==M60== | ==M60== | ||
The [[M60 machine gun]] is seen mounted on military jeeps. | |||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 GPMG - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 GPMG - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[File:OffL 20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A South Vietnamese MP mans an M60.]] | |||
== M60D == | |||
The [[M60#M60D|M60D]] is used by the doorgunners on a UH-1 "Huey" helicopter. | |||
[[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | |||
[[File:OffL 23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An American "Huey" flies in armed with the M60D.]] | |||
[[File:OffL 24.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M60D seen mounted on the Huey.]] | |||
==USAF M16 (Colt Model 604)== | ==USAF M16 (Colt Model 604)== | ||
The [[M16 Rifle]] appears in the film . | The [[M16 Rifle]] appears in the film when Sergeant First Class Albaby Perkins ([[Gregory Hines]]) is seen firing it. | ||
[[File:USAF Colt Model 604.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"USAF" M16 (Colt Model 604) - 5.56x45mm]] | [[File:USAF Colt Model 604.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"USAF" M16 (Colt Model 604) - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[File:OffL 35.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M16 Rifle]] fired by Sergeant First Class Albaby Perkins ([[Gregory Hines]]).]] | |||
==MGC Replica M16 rifle== | ==MGC Replica M16 rifle== | ||
In the scenes where blank-firing weapons were not needed, | In the scenes where blank-firing weapons were not needed, soldiers and military police are seen carrying [[M16|MGC M16]] Replica rifles. | ||
[[Image:MGC16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MGC M16 Assault rifle: a non firing metal replica built by the Model Gun Corp of Japan and one of the most used non firing replicas of the M16 in movies and television.]] | [[Image:MGC16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MGC M16 Assault rifle: a non firing metal replica built by the Model Gun Corp of Japan and one of the most used non firing replicas of the M16 in movies and television.]] | ||
[[File:OffL 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A South Vietnamese MP holds the replica rifle.]] | |||
==AKMS== | |||
An [[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]] is seen by gunmen in the film. | |||
[[Image:AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]]]] | |||
[[File:OffL 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gunman fires the AKMS.]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:Mystery]] | |||
[[Category:Detective]] | [[Category:Detective]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:08, 23 December 2017
Off Limits is a 1988 murder mystery set during the time of the Vietnam War. Willem Dafoe and Gregory Hines co-star in the film as agents with the US Army's Criminal Investigations Division who are assigned to investigate a series of murders involving prostitutes who also happen to be young mothers. The film's cast also includes Fred Ward and Scott Glenn.
The following weapons were used in the film Off Limits (1988):
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Colt Detective Special (3rd Generation)
Sergeant First Class Buck McGriff (Willem Dafoe) carries a 3rd Generation Colt Detective Special as his sidearm in the film. The revolver is anachronistic as the film takes place in 1968 and this particular generation wasn't introduced until 1973.
Smith & Wesson Model 60
Sergeant First Class Albaby Perkins (Gregory Hines) carries two stainless steel Smith & Wesson Model 60 revolvers as his sidearms.
M1911A1
The M1911A1 is used by the serial killer in the film. M1911A1 pistols are also seen in the hands of Sergeant First Class Buck McGriff (Willem Dafoe), Colonel Dexter Armstrong (Scott Glenn) and Master Sergeant Dix (Fred Ward) and a US helicopter pilot.
M60
The M60 machine gun is seen mounted on military jeeps.
M60D
The M60D is used by the doorgunners on a UH-1 "Huey" helicopter.
USAF M16 (Colt Model 604)
The M16 Rifle appears in the film when Sergeant First Class Albaby Perkins (Gregory Hines) is seen firing it.
MGC Replica M16 rifle
In the scenes where blank-firing weapons were not needed, soldiers and military police are seen carrying MGC M16 Replica rifles.
AKMS
An AKMS is seen by gunmen in the film.
