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* [[Ben Affleck]] as Doug MacRay in ''[[Town, The|The Town]]'' (2010) | * [[Ben Affleck]] as Doug MacRay in ''[[Town, The|The Town]]'' (2010) | ||
* Resistance fighter in ''[[Terminator Salvation]]'' (2009) | |||
* Colombian Rogue Unit in ''[[Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia]]'' (2009) | |||
* [[Reynaldo A. Gallegos]] as Diaz in ''[[Rambo (2008)|Rambo]]'' (2008) (fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope) | * [[Reynaldo A. Gallegos]] as Diaz in ''[[Rambo (2008)|Rambo]]'' (2008) (fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope) | ||
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* An American Black Ops Commando in ''[[The Hunted]]'' (2003) | * An American Black Ops Commando in ''[[The Hunted]]'' (2003) | ||
=== Video Games === | === Video Games === | ||
Revision as of 00:19, 18 July 2010
The FN FAL and variants are used by the following actors in the following movies:
Also called the FN LAR (Light Automatic Rifle), a named ascribed to the FN FAL in Europe. The fact that there are so many variants, made by different countries and different names for the same models, causes a lot of confusion regarding what particular FAL is in what movie. For the most part, only the major variants of the gun will have been seen in movies with wide distribution, (the original Belgium version, U.S. versions, the Israeli Versions and British/Commonwealth Version).
Specifications
Type: Battle Rifle
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO
Capacity: 20, 30-round box magazine. (20 Standard)
Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto/Full-Auto; Semi-Auto only on Inch pattern FALs.
FN FAL
Film
- District 9 (2009)
- Used by the commando team in Beirut. Munich (2005) (Israeli-model)
- Blessed by Fire (2005)
- Bad Boys II (2003)
- A Man Apart (2003)
- The Replacement Killers (1998)
- Money Talks (1997)
- United States Police Force guards in Escape from LA. (1996) (fitted with M203 grenade launchers)
- Tom Sizemore as Michael Cheritto in Heat (1995) (50.61 Paratrooper Folder)
- Ernie Hudson as Captain Munro Kelly in Congo (1995) (50.61 Paratrooper Folder)
- Used by Argentine soldiers in An Ungentlemanly Act (1992)
- Dolph Lundgren as Nikolai Rachenko and various Soldiers/Guerillas in Red Scorpion (1989) (Israelli model with M203 grenade launcher), (Another FAL was mocked up as a Soviet AO-63 assault rifle)
- A Mudjahideen rebel in The Beast of War (1988)
- Romancing the Stone (1984)
- Cuban and Nicaraguan soldiers in Red Dawn (1984)
- Scarface (1983) (50.00 Full sized Battle Rifle)
- Nicaraguan soldiers and rebels in Under Fire (50.50 and 50.63 variants)
- Game for Vultures (1979)
- The Wild Geese (1978)
- The South African Police Force in Cry Freedom (1987)
- Missing In Action 2: The Beginning
Television
- Route 9 (1998)
- Argentine soldiers in Tumbledown (1988)
- Angel in Green {1987)
Video Games
- Far Cry 2 (as "FAL Paratrooper" despite not being a Paratrooper model, with a 30-round magazine)
- Timesplitters: Future Perfect (as "Soviet Rifle", with curved Kalashnikov style magazine and stock removed)
- Modern Warfare 2 (with rail system and 30-round magazine)
Anime
L1A1
Film
- Soldiers of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment in The Bank Job (2008)
- Used by Royal Marines, and the Falkland Islands Defence Force in An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) (Also seen in archival footage in the hands of British soldiers)
- Simon Pegg as Sgt. Nicolas Angel in Hot Fuzz (2007)
- Steve Zhan's Character in Sahara (2005)
- Reign of Fire (2002)
- Bloody Sunday (2002)
- Colombian mercenaries in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
- British soldiers in Blown Away (1994)
- British Soldiers in In the Name of the Father (1993)
- SAS operatives in The Fourth Protocol (1987)
- British Soldiers in Threads (1984)
- British Police Tactical Response Unit in An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Australian soldiers in The Odd Angry Shot (1979)
- The Wild Geese (1978)
- Power Play (1978)
- No Blade Of Grass (1970)
- A Cameroon border guard in Tears of the Sun
- seen in the hidden armory in Commando
Television
- NSW Police State Protection Group officers in Police Rescue (1991)
- NSW Police State Protection Group officers in Water Rats (1996 to 2001)
- British soldiers in Tumbledown (1988)
- British soldiers in Miami Vice - Season 3 (stock footage)
- Corrupt policeman Kevin Hales in Ashes to Ashes Series 2 Episode 1 (2009)
Video Games
DSA SA58 OSW
Film
- Ben Affleck as Doug MacRay in The Town (2010)
- Resistance fighter in Terminator Salvation (2009)
- Colombian Rogue Unit in Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia (2009)
- Reynaldo A. Gallegos as Diaz in Rambo (2008) (fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope)
- A criminal in Hancock (2008)
- Haitian gang members in Bad Boys II (2003)
- A drive-by shooter in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
- An American Black Ops Commando in The Hunted (2003)
Video Games
- Operation 7: It's one of the preset FAL configurations, and its individual parts are also available for customized FAL-based weapons.
- Rainbow Six: Lockdown has one with a Surefire M900 light on it