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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = Water | |name = ''Water'' | ||
|picture = Water1985.jpg | |picture = Water1985.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = | |country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom | ||
[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom | |||
|director = Dick Clement | |director = Dick Clement | ||
|date= January 11, 1985 | |date= January 11, 1985 | ||
|language = English<br | |language = English<br>Spanish | ||
|distributor = | |studio=HandMade Films | ||
|distributor=Atlantic Releasing Corporation | |||
|character1=Baxter Thwaites | |character1=Baxter Thwaites | ||
|actor1=[[Michael Caine]] | |||
|character2=Pamela Weintraub | |character2=Pamela Weintraub | ||
|actor2=[[Valerie Perrine]] | |||
|character3=Dolores Thwaites | |character3=Dolores Thwaites | ||
|actor3=Brenda Vaccaro | |||
|character4=Sir Malcolm Leveridge | |character4=Sir Malcolm Leveridge | ||
|actor4=[[Leonard Rossiter]] | |||
|character5=Delgado Fitzhugh | |character5=Delgado Fitzhugh | ||
|actor5=[[Billy Connolly]] | |actor5=[[Billy Connolly]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Water''''' is a 1985 British comedy movie directed by Dick Clement who with his fellow screenwriter Ian La Frenais set the film as a farce on the behavior of British colonists and "natives", as well as the 1983 U.S. invasion of Grenada and the 1982 Falklands War. The fictional British colony of Cascara, a small Caribbean island, ruled by Baxter Thwaites is treated indifferently by the Empire, and London is even considering plans to clear the island and turn it into a nuclear repository. However, when a U.S. oil company restarts its old production facilities for the sole purpose of filming a commercial, aromatic and digestive mineral water is accidentally unearthed from the abandoned oil well. The discovery of the water attracts many interest groups to the island who are interested in the expected profits. In addition, there is a two-man rebel group on the island that seeks Cascara's independence from Great Britain. Diplomatic chaos is the result, which becomes more and more confusing for all parties. | |||
{{Film Title|Water}} | |||
{{Film Title}} | |||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Webley | ==Webley Mk. VI== | ||
The Cascara police force is armed with [[Webley | The Cascara police force is armed with [[Webley Mk VI]] revolvers. | ||
[[ | [[File:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mark IV - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[File:water85_web1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:water85_web1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Police Chief Pepito (Trevor Laird) fires his Webley at the two rebels.]] | ||
==Browning Hi-Power== | ==Browning Hi-Power== | ||
Pamela Weintraub ([[Valerie Perrine]]) is briefly seen with a [[Browning Hi-Power]] pistol during the capture of the Spenco oil platform. | Pamela Weintraub ([[Valerie Perrine]]) is briefly seen with a [[Browning Hi-Power]] pistol during the capture of the Spenco oil platform. | ||
[[File:Browning-HP-P35.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning Hi-Power FN P-35 - 9x19mm | [[File:Browning-HP-P35.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning Hi-Power FN P-35 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:water85_pist1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pamela aims her pistol at Rob Waring's ( | [[File:water85_pist1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pamela aims her pistol at Rob Waring's (Dennis Dugan) men.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==Sten Mk. II== | ==Sten Mk. II== | ||
Garfield Cooper ([[Chris Tummings]]) uses a [[ | Garfield Cooper ([[Chris Tummings]]) uses a [[Sten Mk II]] during the raid on Jay Jay's (Jimmie Walker) radio station. | ||
[[ | [[File:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mark II (Canadian) - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:water85_sten1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Garfield holds the Sten.]] | [[File:water85_sten1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Garfield holds the Sten before occupying the radio station.]] | ||
[[File:water85_sten2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:water85_sten2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Canadian stock is visible as he gives a radio speech.]] | ||
[[File:water85_sten3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:water85_sten3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After arresting the rebels, Pepito picks up the abandoned Sten from Jay Jay's table.]] | ||
==Sterling L2A3== | ==Sterling L2A3== | ||
British SAS paratroopers including Major Charlesworth ([[Alan Shearman]]) are armed with [[Sterling | British SAS paratroopers including Major Charlesworth ([[Alan Shearman]]) are armed with [[Sterling L2A3]]s. | ||
[[ | [[File:SterlingSMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sterling L2A3 (Mark 4) - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:water85_sterling1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Charlesworth''':"''Major "Mad Dog" Hollister, isn't it? Sandy "Take No Prisoners" Charlesworth, SAS.''" <br | [[File:water85_sterling1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Charlesworth''':"''Major "Mad Dog" Hollister, isn't it? Sandy "Take No Prisoners" Charlesworth, SAS.''"<br> | ||
'''Hollister''':"''We'll have to move these civilians. Can't see the target for the limbo dancers.''"<br | '''Hollister''':"''We'll have to move these civilians. Can't see the target for the limbo dancers.''"<br> | ||
'''Charlesworth''':"''Those are innocent bystanders.''"]] | '''Charlesworth''':"''Those are innocent bystanders.''"]] | ||
[[File:water85_sterling2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Hollister''':"''There's no such thing. They're all hand in glove with the gooks''" | [[File:water85_sterling2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Hollister''':"''There's no such thing. They're all hand in glove with the gooks.''"<br> | ||
'''Charlesworth''':"''We are not in Vietnam now, Major. Those chaps carry British passports. If any of them have to die, it will be by a British bullet''" | '''Charlesworth''':"''We are not in Vietnam now, Major. Those chaps carry British passports. If any of them have to die, it will be by a British bullet.''"]] | ||
==Heckler & Koch MP5A3== | ==Heckler & Koch MP5A3== | ||
The [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] is used by Kessler's (Paul Heiney) mercenary squad supported by the French. | The [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] is used by Kessler's (Paul Heiney) mercenary squad which is supported by the French. | ||
[[ | [[File:HK MP5.JPG|thumb|none|400px|1980s type MP5 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:water85_mp5_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:water85_mp5_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several mercenaries with unloaded MP5s listen to the French offer.]] | ||
[[File:water85_mp5_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kessler with his MP5A3 while Pierre ([[Alfred Molina]]) reading the menu.]] | [[File:water85_mp5_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kessler stands with his MP5A3 while Pierre ([[Alfred Molina]]) reading the emergency rations menu.]] | ||
[[File:water85_mp5_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A mercenary holds the | [[File:water85_mp5_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A mercenary holds his Heckler & Koch at the ready after hearing a noise.]] | ||
[[File:water85_mp5_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:water85_mp5_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''The water is destroyed, my mission is accomplished. If you have any need of an army, here is my card.''"]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Adler-Jäger AP-80== | ==Adler-Jäger AP-80== | ||
The two Cubans ([[Stefan Kalipha]] and [[Alan Igbon]]) | The two Cubans ([[Stefan Kalipha]] and [[Alan Igbon]]) supply the Cascara rebels with [[Adler-Jäger AP-80]] rifles. | ||
[[ | [[File:Jager47-027293.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Adler-Jäger AP-80 - .22 LR]] | ||
[[File:water85_ak_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Cubans and Delgado with their | [[File:water85_ak_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Cubans (right) and Delgado with their Adler-Jägers.]] | ||
[[File:water85_ak_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Baxter carries | [[File:water85_ak_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Baxter carries an AP-80 over his back.]] | ||
[[File:water85_ak_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Delgado Fitzhugh ([[Billy Connolly]]) holds an AP-80.]] | [[File:water85_ak_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Delgado Fitzhugh ([[Billy Connolly]]) holds an AP-80.]] | ||
[[File:water85_ak_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:water85_ak_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ken Warden (Charles Thomas Murphy) gets interrupted by Baxter during his television report.]] | ||
==AK-47== | ==AK-47== | ||
Delgado is later seen with an [[AK-47]]. | Delgado is later seen with an [[AK-47]]. | ||
[[File:AK47-PolyTechLegend.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:AK47-PolyTechLegend.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Poly Technologies AK-47 - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:water85_ak_6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Delgado with his AK-47.]] | [[File:water85_ak_6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Delgado with his AK-47.]] | ||
==M16== | ==M16== | ||
The 82nd Airborne Division soldiers are armed with [[M16]] rifles. | |||
[[File:XM16E1 real.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:XM16E1 real.jpg|thumb|none|450px|XM16E1 with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[File:water85_m16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|U.S. soldiers | [[File:water85_m16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|U.S. soldiers carry their M16 rifles.]] | ||
==Norinco Type 56== | ==Norinco Type 56== | ||
Baxter and Garfield are seen with [[Norinco Type 56]] assault rifles. | Baxter and Garfield are seen with [[Norinco Type 56]] assault rifles. | ||
[[ | [[File:M22.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 56 assault rifle aka M22, early milled receiver model without under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:water85_ak_5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Baxter and Garfield hold their Norincos.]] | |||
==Sterling Armalite AR-180== | ==Sterling Armalite AR-180== | ||
Major Hollister ([[Bill Bailey]]) and | Major Hollister ([[Bill Bailey]]) and some U.S. soldiers are seen with [[Armalite AR-18|Sterling Armalite AR-180]] rifles. | ||
[[ | [[File:Sterlingar180.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sterling Armalite AR-180 - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[File:water85_stoner1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Major Hollister | [[File:water85_stoner1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Major Hollister and two soldiers hold the AR-180.]] | ||
[[File:water85_rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of Major Hollister's AR-180.]] | [[File:water85_rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of Major Hollister's AR-180.]] | ||
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==Browning M1919A4== | ==Browning M1919A4== | ||
A [[Browning M1919A4]] is | A [[Browning M1919A4]] is mounted on an American jeep. | ||
[[File:M1919A4 pintle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on a pedestal mount - .30-06]] | [[File:M1919A4 pintle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on a pedestal mount - .30-06]] | ||
[[File:water85_browning1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The jeep | [[File:water85_browning1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The jeep with the mounted Browning on the right.]] | ||
=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
==Franchi SPAS-12== | ==Franchi SPAS-12== | ||
One of Kessler's men | One of Kessler's men uses a [[Franchi SPAS-12]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:SPAS12.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Franchi SPAS-12 - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[File:water85_shot1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The mercenary in | [[File:water85_shot1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The mercenary in center shoulders his SPAS-12.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==Cannon== | ==Cannon== | ||
[[ | [[File:Naval cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Naval cannon - 18th century]] | ||
[[File:water85_cannon1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:water85_cannon1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Type 69 RPG== | ==Type 69 RPG== | ||
[[Type 69 RPG]]s are carried by the Cubans and Delgado. | Chinese [[Type 69 RPG]]s are carried by the Cubans and Delgado. | ||
[[ | [[File:Type69RPG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 69 RPG - 40mm]] | ||
[[File:water85_rpg1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Cuban ([[Stefan Kalipha]]) holds the RPG.]] | [[File:water85_rpg1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Cuban ([[Stefan Kalipha]]) holds the RPG.]] | ||
[[File:water85_rpg2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The smoking RPG.]] | [[File:water85_rpg2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The smoking muzzle of the RPG after firing.]] | ||
[[File:water85_rpg3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:water85_rpg3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A blurred view of Delgado carrying the RPG.]] | ||
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[[Category: Adventure Movie]] | |||
[[Category: Comedy]] | [[Category: Comedy]] | ||
[[Category: British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category: British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
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Water is a 1985 British comedy movie directed by Dick Clement who with his fellow screenwriter Ian La Frenais set the film as a farce on the behavior of British colonists and "natives", as well as the 1983 U.S. invasion of Grenada and the 1982 Falklands War. The fictional British colony of Cascara, a small Caribbean island, ruled by Baxter Thwaites is treated indifferently by the Empire, and London is even considering plans to clear the island and turn it into a nuclear repository. However, when a U.S. oil company restarts its old production facilities for the sole purpose of filming a commercial, aromatic and digestive mineral water is accidentally unearthed from the abandoned oil well. The discovery of the water attracts many interest groups to the island who are interested in the expected profits. In addition, there is a two-man rebel group on the island that seeks Cascara's independence from Great Britain. Diplomatic chaos is the result, which becomes more and more confusing for all parties.
The following weapons were used in the film Water:
Handguns
Webley Mk. VI
The Cascara police force is armed with Webley Mk VI revolvers.
Browning Hi-Power
Pamela Weintraub (Valerie Perrine) is briefly seen with a Browning Hi-Power pistol during the capture of the Spenco oil platform.
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk. II
Garfield Cooper (Chris Tummings) uses a Sten Mk II during the raid on Jay Jay's (Jimmie Walker) radio station.
Sterling L2A3
British SAS paratroopers including Major Charlesworth (Alan Shearman) are armed with Sterling L2A3s.
Hollister:"We'll have to move these civilians. Can't see the target for the limbo dancers."
Charlesworth:"Those are innocent bystanders."
Charlesworth:"We are not in Vietnam now, Major. Those chaps carry British passports. If any of them have to die, it will be by a British bullet."
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
The Heckler & Koch MP5A3 is used by Kessler's (Paul Heiney) mercenary squad which is supported by the French.
Rifles
Adler-Jäger AP-80
The two Cubans (Stefan Kalipha and Alan Igbon) supply the Cascara rebels with Adler-Jäger AP-80 rifles.
AK-47
Delgado is later seen with an AK-47.
M16
The 82nd Airborne Division soldiers are armed with M16 rifles.
Norinco Type 56
Baxter and Garfield are seen with Norinco Type 56 assault rifles.
Sterling Armalite AR-180
Major Hollister (Bill Bailey) and some U.S. soldiers are seen with Sterling Armalite AR-180 rifles.
Machine Guns
Browning M1919A4
A Browning M1919A4 is mounted on an American jeep.
Shotguns
Franchi SPAS-12
One of Kessler's men uses a Franchi SPAS-12.
Other
Cannon
Type 69 RPG
Chinese Type 69 RPGs are carried by the Cubans and Delgado.
