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'''''Colors''''' is a 1988 crime drama directed by [[Dennis Hopper]] and starring [[Robert Duvall]] and [[Sean Penn]] as LAPD officers assigned to | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name = Colors | |||
|picture = Colorsmovieposter.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Theater Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[Dennis Hopper]] | |||
|date= 1988 | |||
|language = English | |||
|studio= Orion Pictures | |||
|distributor= Orion Pictures | |||
|character1=Officer Danny 'Pac-Man' McGavin | |||
|actor1=[[Sean Penn]] | |||
|character2=Officer Bob Hodges | |||
|actor2=[[Robert Duvall]] | |||
|character3=Ron Delaney | |||
|actor3=[[Randy Brooks]] | |||
|character4=Rocket | |||
|actor4=[[Don Cheadle]] | |||
|character5=Clarence 'High Top' Brown | |||
|actor5=[[Glenn Plummer]] | |||
|character6=T-Bone | |||
|actor6=[[Damon Wayans]] | |||
|character7=Officer Rusty Baines | |||
|actor7=[[R.D. Call]] | |||
|character8=Killer Bee | |||
|actor8=[[Leon Robinson]] | |||
|character9=Vietnam vet | |||
|actor9=[[Tony Todd]] | |||
|character10=Sergeant Bailey (L.A.County Sheriff) | |||
|actor10=[[Sy Richardson]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''Colors''''' is a 1988 crime drama directed by [[Dennis Hopper]] and starring [[Robert Duvall]] and [[Sean Penn]] as LAPD officers assigned to CRASH ("Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums"), the department's controversial anti-gang unit at the time. The film is notable for being one of the first Hollywood attempts to realistically depict the Los Angeles gang problem (the production hired actual LAPD officers and former gang members as extras for the film). ''Colors'' also featured many now well-known actors in minor supporting roles including [[Don Cheadle]], [[Damon Wayans]], and [[Glenn Plummer]], all of whom played gang members here. | |||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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=Revolvers= | =Revolvers= | ||
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==Smith & Wesson Model 64== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 64== | ||
McGavin ([[Sean Penn]]) also carries a 3" barrel [[Smith & Wesson Model 64]], which appears to be his plainclothes/off-duty sidearm | McGavin ([[Sean Penn]]) also carries a 3" barrel [[Smith & Wesson Model 64]], which appears to be his plainclothes/off-duty sidearm. | ||
[[ | [[File:SmithModel64Three.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 64 with 3" barrel - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-378808.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McGavin prepares for a breach during a drug bust with his S&W Model 64 at the ready.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-378808.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McGavin prepares for a breach during a drug bust with his S&W Model 64 at the ready.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 15== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 15== | ||
Officer Baines ([[R.D. Call]]) carries a [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] as his sidearm, which he uses | Officer Rusty Baines ([[R.D. Call]]) carries a [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] as his sidearm, which he notably uses in a fatal shooting. The S&W Model 15 was one of the standard issue revolvers for the LAPD before they began to issue 9x19mm semi-auto Beretta 92F's in 1987. | ||
[[Image:S&WModel15.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:S&WModel15.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 15 with target grips - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-399576.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-399576.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Officer Baines ([[R.D. Call]]) enters the suspect house with his S&W Model 15 at the ready.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-400549.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Baines | [[Image:Vlcsnap-400549.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Baines with his Smith & Wesson Model 15.]] | ||
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==Smith & Wesson Model 36 == | ==Smith & Wesson Model 36== | ||
McGavin ([[Sean Penn]]) also carries a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] compact revolver in an ankle holster which is only ever seen for a second during the scene in the restaurant where High Top ([[Glenn Plummer]]) is arrested. | McGavin ([[Sean Penn]]) also carries a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] compact revolver in an ankle holster which is only ever seen for a second during the scene in the restaurant where High Top ([[Glenn Plummer]]) is arrested. | ||
[[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special]] | [[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-390588.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hodges apprehends High Top while McGavin points his back-up revolver (a S&W Model 36) at him.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-390588.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hodges apprehends High Top while McGavin points his back-up revolver (a S&W Model 36) at him.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 19 | ==Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose== | ||
Leo "Frog" Lopez ([[Trinidad Silva]]) uses a | Leo "Frog" Lopez ([[Trinidad Silva]]) uses a [[Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose]] during the shootout with Rocket and the rest of the Crips. | ||
[[File:S&W Model 19.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Snub Nose Smith & Wesson Model 19 - .357 Magnum]] | [[File:S&W Model 19.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Snub Nose Smith & Wesson Model 19 (2.5" barrel) - .357 Magnum]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-415582.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Frog ([[Trinidad Silva]]) fires his Smith & Wesson while Bird uses a Ruger Mini-14 GB-F.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-415582.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Frog ([[Trinidad Silva]]) fires his Smith & Wesson while Bird uses a Ruger Mini-14 GB-F.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 67== | |||
Several LAPD officers are seen armed with what appear to be [[Smith & Wesson Model 67]]s during a raid. | |||
[[File:S&W67.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 67 - .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:Colors 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An LAPD officer are armed a Model 67 during a raid.]] | |||
==Smith & Wesson Model 19== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 19== | ||
A full-size [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]] is among the weapons seen in the Crips' hideout. | A full-size [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]] with rubber grips is among the weapons seen in the Crips' hideout. | ||
[[Image:S&W Mod19 LethalWeapon.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 - .357 | [[Image:S&W Mod19 LethalWeapon.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 - .357 Magnum. This is an actual Screen-used Movie firearm - a custom ported Smith & Wesson Model 19 with black rubber grips - Used and carried by [[Danny Glover]] in the ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' films.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-401372.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Crip weapons on the table in their hideout; the S&W Model 19 is visible in the center of the picture.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-401372.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Crip weapons on the table in their hideout; the S&W Model 19 is visible in the center of the picture.]] | ||
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A 21st Street gang member uses what appears to be a [[Colt Python]] while shooting up the Crips hideout. | A 21st Street gang member uses what appears to be a [[Colt Python]] while shooting up the Crips hideout. | ||
[[Image:ColtPython6In.jpg |thumb|350px|none|Colt Python with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum]] | [[Image:ColtPython6In.jpg |thumb|350px|none|Colt Python with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum]] | ||
[[Image:Colors 211.jpg|thumb|none|601px|On the far right, | [[Image:Colors 211.jpg|thumb|none|601px|On the far right, what appears to be a [[Colt Python]] is seen in the hands of a 21st Street Gang member in the final shootout.]] | ||
=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
==Beretta 92F== | ==Beretta 92F== | ||
LAPD Senior Officer Bob Hodges ([[Robert Duvall]]) carries a [[Beretta 92F]] as his service pistol throughout the movie, which was just entering service with the LAPD at the time of the film. Several other LAPD officers can be seen using the Beretta, and at least one gang-banger also uses one during the shootout at the climax. | LAPD Senior Officer Bob Hodges ([[Robert Duvall]]) carries a [[Beretta 92F]] as his service pistol throughout the movie, which was just entering service with the LAPD at the time of the film. Several other LAPD officers can be seen using the Beretta, and at least one gang-banger also uses one during the shootout at the climax. | ||
[[Image:Beretta92F LeftSide.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Beretta92F LeftSide.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92F - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-382545.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hodges points his Beretta 92F at several Crip gang-bangers during a search.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-382545.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hodges ([[Robert Duvall]]) points his Beretta 92F at several Crip gang-bangers during a search.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-400203.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hodges aims his Beretta during a house call.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-400203.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hodges aims his Beretta during a house call.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-419991.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another CRASH officer firing his Beretta in the climax.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-419991.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another CRASH officer firing his Beretta in the climax.]] | ||
==Taurus | ==Taurus PT99 AF== | ||
Hodges | Hodges can also be seen using a [[Taurus PT92#PT99|Taurus PT99 AF]], the adjustable sight version of the [[PT92]], during the scene where CRASH busts the drug dealer Oso (C.E. Grimes) at his residence. This is a continuity error (read below), as in all other scenes, Hodges' carries the Beretta 92F. Several gang members are also seen wielding Tauruses. | ||
'''''Trivia Note:''' Several Berettas and Taurus' were on the set of this film. While getting ready for the scene, [[Robert Duvall]], not being a firearm aficionado, picked up what he thought was a Beretta just like he had been using. By the time someone realized the error it was too late to fix it. This is an honest mistake since the two firearms look very similar - Anyone who did not already know the difference would not know.'' | |||
[[Image:PT99Black1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Taurus PT99 AF (blued)- 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:Vlcsnap-379130.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In what appears to be a continuity error, Hodges ([[Robert Duvall]]) prepares to breach a house on a drug bust armed with a Taurus PT99 AF.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-379130.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In what appears to be a continuity error, Hodges prepares to breach a house on a drug bust armed with a Taurus | [[Image:Vlcsnap-414245.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Felipe (Romeo De Lan) wielding a Taurus in the climatic shootout.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-414245.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Felipe wielding a Taurus in the climatic shootout.]] | |||
==Smith & Wesson | ==Smith & Wesson 39== | ||
A [[Smith & Wesson | A [[Smith & Wesson 39]] can be seen on a table when the Crip DeVille 'bangers are loading up their weapons and planning to kill McGavin. | ||
[[Image:S&W39.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:S&W39.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 39 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-401372.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Crip weapons on the table in their hideout; the S&W | [[Image:Vlcsnap-401372.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Crip weapons on the table in their hideout; the S&W 39 is visible to the left of the picture.]] | ||
=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
==Ithaca 37== | ==Ithaca 37== | ||
When McGavin and Hodges confront the 21st Street Gang after one of its members, Felipe (Romeo De Lan), throws a rock at their car, McGavin takes out an [[Ithaca 37]] riot model (specifically, the LAPD version with rifle sights). Hodges tells him to put the shotgun back in the car, embarrassing him. Later in the film, when the 21st Street Gang gets busted, several other LAPD officers can be seen with identical shotguns. | When McGavin and Hodges confront the 21st Street Gang after one of its members, Felipe (Romeo De Lan), throws a rock at their car, McGavin takes out an [[Ithaca 37]] extended mag-tube riot model (specifically, the LAPD version with rifle sights). Hodges tells him to put the shotgun back in the car, embarrassing him. Later in the film, when the 21st Street Gang gets busted, several other LAPD officers can be seen with identical shotguns. | ||
[[Image:IthacaExtMagTub.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ithaca 37 with extended magazine tube - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:IthacaExtMagTub.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ithaca 37 with extended magazine tube - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-361572.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McGavin holding the Ithaca 37 at the ready.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-361572.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McGavin ([[Sean Penn]]) holding the Ithaca 37 at the ready.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-362146.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McGavin goes to put the Ithaca away after Hodges orders him to do so.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-362146.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McGavin goes to put the Ithaca away after Hodges orders him to do so.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-419064.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A gang bust on 21st Street; an officer in the background is pointing an Ithaca 37 at a banger on the ground.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-419064.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A gang bust on 21st Street; an officer in the background is pointing an [[Ithaca 37]] at a banger on the ground.]] | ||
==Remington 870== | ==Remington 870== | ||
A sawed-off [[Remington 870]] is seen several times in the film. A Remington is first taken from house of Oso (C.E. Grimes). A pistol-gripped Remington later appears again in the hands of at least one 21st Street Gang member in the final shootout. This may also be the shotgun that Rocket ([[Don Cheadle]]) uses in the drive-by shooting at the beginning of the movie, though this is uncertain. | A sawed-off [[Remington 870]] is seen several times in the film. A Remington is first taken from house of Oso (C.E. Grimes). A full-size pistol-gripped Remington later appears again in the hands of at least one 21st Street Gang member in the final shootout. This may also be the shotgun that Rocket ([[Don Cheadle]]) uses in the drive-by shooting at the beginning of the movie, though this is uncertain. | ||
[[Image:SawnoffShotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 with sawed off barrel and stock - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:SawnoffShotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 with sawed off barrel and stock - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-379977.jpg|thumb|none|601px|''"He's got a gauge!"'' Hodges takes Oso's Remington 870 shotgun out of his closet.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-379977.jpg|thumb|none|601px|''"He's got a gauge!"'' Hodges takes Oso's Remington 870 shotgun out of his closet.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-380232.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In this shot, a clearer view of the pump.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-380232.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In this shot, a clearer view of the pump.]] | ||
[[Image:Remington870LONGFolder.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Remington 870 Folding Stock with extended magazine tube - 12 Gauge | [[Image:Remington870LONGFolder.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Remington 870 Folding Stock with extended magazine tube - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Colors 202.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A Remington may be the shotgun that Rocket ([[Don Cheadle]]) uses in the drive-by shooting at the beginning of the movie.]] | [[Image:Colors 202.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A Remington may be the shotgun that Rocket ([[Don Cheadle]]) uses in the drive-by shooting at the beginning of the movie.]] | ||
[[Image:Colors 49.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The shotgun is seen in the upper left.]] | [[Image:Colors 49.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The shotgun is seen in the upper left.]] | ||
[[Image:Colors 211.jpg|thumb|none|601px|On the left, a pistol-gripped Remington is seen in the hands of at least one 21st Street Gang member in the final shootout.]] | [[Image:Colors 211.jpg|thumb|none|601px|On the left, a pistol-gripped, extended mag-tube Remington is seen in the hands of at least one 21st Street Gang member in the final shootout.]] | ||
==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun == | ==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun == | ||
What appears to be a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] is seen in the Crips' hideout | What appears to be a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] is seen in the Crips' hideout. | ||
[[Image:IGA-Coach-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Stoeger/IGA Coach imported side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]] | [[Image:IGA-Coach-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Stoeger/IGA Coach imported side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-401372.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Crip weapons on the table in their hideout; the shotgun is visible at the top of the picture.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-401372.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Crip weapons on the table in their hideout; the shotgun is visible at the top of the picture.]] | ||
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The [[Micro Uzi]] is depicted in the film as the weapon-of-choice for many of the gang-bangers. Rocket ([[Don Cheadle]]), the leader of the Crip gang in the movie, and Larry "Looney Tunes" Sylvester ([[Grand L. Bush]]), a 21st Street Gang leader, both use Micro Uzis when they square off against each other in the climactic shootout. | The [[Micro Uzi]] is depicted in the film as the weapon-of-choice for many of the gang-bangers. Rocket ([[Don Cheadle]]), the leader of the Crip gang in the movie, and Larry "Looney Tunes" Sylvester ([[Grand L. Bush]]), a 21st Street Gang leader, both use Micro Uzis when they square off against each other in the climactic shootout. | ||
[[Image:MicroUziPistol02.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Micro Uzi with 32 round magazine - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MicroUziPistol02.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Micro Uzi with 32 round magazine - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-371233.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Crip reloads his Micro Uzi after the drive-by on the church where a Blood funeral was being held.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-371233.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Crip reloads his [[Micro Uzi]] after the drive-by on the church where a Blood funeral was being held.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-401372.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Crip weapons on the table in their hideout; a Micro Uzi is visible in the center of the picture.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-401372.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Crip weapons on the table in their hideout; a Micro Uzi is visible in the center of the picture.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-407533.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rocket and several of his Crip homies, all armed with Micro Uzis, carry out a drive-by on a house where 21st Street is partying.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-407533.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rocket and several of his Crip homies, all armed with Micro Uzis, carry out a drive-by on a house where 21st Street is partying.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-413695.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Rocket hanging out at his hideout and listening to Ice-T; his Micro Uzi is sitting on the right arm of the chair beside him.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-413695.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Rocket ([[Don Cheadle]]) hanging out at his hideout and listening to [[Ice-T]]; his Micro Uzi is sitting on the right arm of the chair beside him.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-415065.jpg|thumb|none|601px| Larry "Looney Tunes" Sylvester ([[Grand L. Bush]]) fires his Micro Uzi | [[Image:Vlcsnap-415065.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Larry "Looney Tunes" Sylvester ([[Grand L. Bush]]) fires his [[Micro Uzi]].]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-416030.jpg|thumb|none|601px| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-416030.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Rocket fires his Micro Uzi.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Ruger Mini-14 GB-F== | ==Ruger Mini-14 GB-F== | ||
Bird ([[Gerardo Mejía]]) carries a [[Ruger Mini-14|Ruger Mini 14 GB-F]] when the 21st Street Gang is involved in a shootout with Crip DeVille. | Bird ([[Gerardo Mejía]]) carries a [[Ruger Mini-14|Ruger Mini 14 GB-F]] when the 21st Street Gang is involved in a shootout with Crip DeVille. | ||
[[Image:Mini14gb-f.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-14 GB-F ("Government Barrel, Folding Stock") - 5. | [[Image:Mini14gb-f.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-14 GB-F ("Government Barrel, Folding Stock") - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:Colors 71.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bird ([[Gerardo Mejía]]) fires his Ruger Mini-14 GB-F while Frog ([[Trinidad Silva]]) fires a | [[Image:Colors 71.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bird ([[Gerardo Mejía]]) fires his Ruger Mini-14 GB-F while Frog ([[Trinidad Silva]]) fires a S&W Model 19 Snub in the foreground.]] | ||
[[Image:Colors 211.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In the center, a Mini-14 is seen in the hands of another 21st Street Gang member in the final shootout.]] | [[Image:Colors 211.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In the center, a Mini-14 is seen in the hands of another 21st Street Gang member in the final shootout.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-417242.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Bird celebrates with his Mini-14 in hand after the shooting at the Crips' hideout.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-417242.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Bird celebrates with his Mini-14 in hand after the shooting at the Crips' hideout.]] | ||
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=Other= | =Other= | ||
==M67 Grenade== | ==M67 Hand Grenade== | ||
Bird is seen tossing what appears to be an [[M67 hand grenade]] into the Crips' hideout. | Bird is seen tossing what appears to be an [[M67 hand grenade]] into the Crips' hideout. | ||
[[Image:Baseball.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Baseball.jpg|thumb|none|150px|M67 fragmentation grenade]] | ||
[[Image:Colors 504.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bird is seen tossing what appears to be an [[M67 hand grenade]] into the Crips' hideout.]] | [[Image:Colors 504.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bird is seen tossing what appears to be an [[M67 hand grenade]] into the Crips' hideout.]] | ||
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Colors is a 1988 crime drama directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Robert Duvall and Sean Penn as LAPD officers assigned to CRASH ("Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums"), the department's controversial anti-gang unit at the time. The film is notable for being one of the first Hollywood attempts to realistically depict the Los Angeles gang problem (the production hired actual LAPD officers and former gang members as extras for the film). Colors also featured many now well-known actors in minor supporting roles including Don Cheadle, Damon Wayans, and Glenn Plummer, all of whom played gang members here.
The following weapons were used in the film Colors:
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Revolvers
Smith & Wesson Model 14
LAPD Officer Danny McGavin (Sean Penn) carries a 6" barrel Smith & Wesson Model 14 as his on-duty service handgun. At the time, this was one of the approved handguns to be carried by LAPD officers (although it was unusual to see a younger officer carry this firearm).
Smith & Wesson Model 64
McGavin (Sean Penn) also carries a 3" barrel Smith & Wesson Model 64, which appears to be his plainclothes/off-duty sidearm.
Smith & Wesson Model 15
Officer Rusty Baines (R.D. Call) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 15 as his sidearm, which he notably uses in a fatal shooting. The S&W Model 15 was one of the standard issue revolvers for the LAPD before they began to issue 9x19mm semi-auto Beretta 92F's in 1987.
Smith & Wesson Model 36
McGavin (Sean Penn) also carries a Smith & Wesson Model 36 compact revolver in an ankle holster which is only ever seen for a second during the scene in the restaurant where High Top (Glenn Plummer) is arrested.
Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose
Leo "Frog" Lopez (Trinidad Silva) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose during the shootout with Rocket and the rest of the Crips.
Smith & Wesson Model 67
Several LAPD officers are seen armed with what appear to be Smith & Wesson Model 67s during a raid.
Smith & Wesson Model 19
A full-size Smith & Wesson Model 19 with rubber grips is among the weapons seen in the Crips' hideout.
Colt Python
A 21st Street gang member uses what appears to be a Colt Python while shooting up the Crips hideout.
Pistols
Beretta 92F
LAPD Senior Officer Bob Hodges (Robert Duvall) carries a Beretta 92F as his service pistol throughout the movie, which was just entering service with the LAPD at the time of the film. Several other LAPD officers can be seen using the Beretta, and at least one gang-banger also uses one during the shootout at the climax.
Taurus PT99 AF
Hodges can also be seen using a Taurus PT99 AF, the adjustable sight version of the PT92, during the scene where CRASH busts the drug dealer Oso (C.E. Grimes) at his residence. This is a continuity error (read below), as in all other scenes, Hodges' carries the Beretta 92F. Several gang members are also seen wielding Tauruses.
Trivia Note: Several Berettas and Taurus' were on the set of this film. While getting ready for the scene, Robert Duvall, not being a firearm aficionado, picked up what he thought was a Beretta just like he had been using. By the time someone realized the error it was too late to fix it. This is an honest mistake since the two firearms look very similar - Anyone who did not already know the difference would not know.
Smith & Wesson 39
A Smith & Wesson 39 can be seen on a table when the Crip DeVille 'bangers are loading up their weapons and planning to kill McGavin.
Shotguns
Ithaca 37
When McGavin and Hodges confront the 21st Street Gang after one of its members, Felipe (Romeo De Lan), throws a rock at their car, McGavin takes out an Ithaca 37 extended mag-tube riot model (specifically, the LAPD version with rifle sights). Hodges tells him to put the shotgun back in the car, embarrassing him. Later in the film, when the 21st Street Gang gets busted, several other LAPD officers can be seen with identical shotguns.
Remington 870
A sawed-off Remington 870 is seen several times in the film. A Remington is first taken from house of Oso (C.E. Grimes). A full-size pistol-gripped Remington later appears again in the hands of at least one 21st Street Gang member in the final shootout. This may also be the shotgun that Rocket (Don Cheadle) uses in the drive-by shooting at the beginning of the movie, though this is uncertain.
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
What appears to be a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun is seen in the Crips' hideout.
Submachine Guns
Micro Uzi
The Micro Uzi is depicted in the film as the weapon-of-choice for many of the gang-bangers. Rocket (Don Cheadle), the leader of the Crip gang in the movie, and Larry "Looney Tunes" Sylvester (Grand L. Bush), a 21st Street Gang leader, both use Micro Uzis when they square off against each other in the climactic shootout.
Rifles
Ruger Mini-14 GB-F
Bird (Gerardo Mejía) carries a Ruger Mini 14 GB-F when the 21st Street Gang is involved in a shootout with Crip DeVille.
Winchester Model 70
What appears to be a Winchester Model 70 rifle is briefly seen handled by a Crip in the hideout.
Other
M67 Hand Grenade
Bird is seen tossing what appears to be an M67 hand grenade into the Crips' hideout.
