Man on Fire (1987): Difference between revisions
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Man on Fire (1987): Difference between revisions
'''''Man on Fire''''' is a 1987 Italian-French action thriller starring [[Scott Glenn]] as Christopher Creasy, a burnt-out former CIA operative turned bodyguard of twelve-years-old Italian girl Samantha Balletto, daughter of a wealthy businessman. After some time they become close friends. Then Samantha is kidnapped, and Creasy got a severe wound. Despite weakness, Creasy is determined to get Samantha back at all costs.
'''''Man on Fire''''' is a 1987 Italian-French action thriller starring [[Scott Glenn]] as Christopher Creasy, a burnt-out former CIA operative who is hired to be the bodyguard of Samantha Balletto, the twelve-year-old daughter of a wealthy Italian businessman. Just as Creasy and Samantha become friends, she is kidnapped by the mafia. Suffering from a serious wound sustained during the kidnapping, a weakened Creasy is determined to get Samantha back at all costs. The film was based on the 1980 novel of the same name written by A. J. Quinnell, and would subsequently be remade as a [[Man on Fire (2004)|2004 second feature film adaptation]] directed by [[Tony Scott]] and starring [[Denzel Washington]] as John Creasy.
The film is based on the 1980 novel of the same name written by A. J. Quinnell. A [[Man on Fire (2004)|second feature film adaptation]] of the novel directed by [[Tony Scott]] and starring [[Denzel Washington]] as Creasy was released in 2004.
Man on Fire is a 1987 Italian-French action thriller starring Scott Glenn as Christopher Creasy, a burnt-out former CIA operative who is hired to be the bodyguard of Samantha Balletto, the twelve-year-old daughter of a wealthy Italian businessman. Just as Creasy and Samantha become friends, she is kidnapped by the mafia. Suffering from a serious wound sustained during the kidnapping, a weakened Creasy is determined to get Samantha back at all costs. The film was based on the 1980 novel of the same name written by A. J. Quinnell, and would subsequently be remade as a 2004 second feature film adaptation directed by Tony Scott and starring Denzel Washington as John Creasy.
The following weapons were used in the film Man on Fire (1987):
A Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub Nose revolver is used by a kidnapper. Same looking revolver is seen in hands of another kidnapper, Violente (Lou Castel), in the scene in Sandri's hideout.
A Colt Python Snub Nose revolver is seen in the gun box. David (Joe Pesci) keeps it for himself. In the final scene a young criminal (Henri-Charles Alexandre) uses same looking revolver.
During the kidnapping one of the criminals is armed with a Benelli B76 pistol. A Benelli B76 is one of the handguns, used by Creasy (Scott Glenn) in his crusade.
What appears to be a Beretta 80 Series pistol, is also seen in gun box. It's hard to identify the exact model though Beretta 85 seems to be a possible guess.
An M1928A1 Thompson (or possibly M1921) with 50-round drum magazine and removed buttstock is seen in Sandri's hideout.
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Unidentified SMG(?) 1
In the flashback scene in Beirut one of the combatants holds an unidentified weapon, possibly a submachine gun.
In the flashback scene in Beirut one of the combatants holds some version of M16. Several M16s of nondescript model are seen in Sandri's hideout. Three-prong flash hiders and the fact that the movie was filmed in Italy allows to guess that M16s are Italian produced .22 caliber Adler-Jäger AP-74s.
A subcompact M16-style carbine with folding stock and wooden furniture is seen in Sandri's hideout. It appears to be an Adler-Jäger AP-74/I, version of Adler-Jäger AP-74.
In the flashback scene in Beirut one of the combatants holds some version of AK. Its slim magazine allows to guess that the AK could be a Adler-Jäger AP-80, Italian blank firing AK replica.
