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=== Film ===
=== Film ===
* Prison guard riflemen in ''[[Mesrine: Killer Instinct]]'' (2008)


* [[Mike Jolly]] as Earl Skinner in ''[[Fatal Beauty]]'' (1987)
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* [[Forrest Whitaker]] as Ghost Dog in [[Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai]], attempting to snipe Vargo.
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* [[Michael Palin]] as Ken in [[A Fish Called Wanda]] (1988) (AC556 with silencer)
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* Ironbar in ''[[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]]''
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* seen in ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' by a vigilante
| [[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]] || [[Angry Anderson]] || Ironbar || underfolding stock || 1985
 
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* in ''[[Delta Farce]]'' Carlo Santana's Men have a few
| [[Crocodile Dundee]] || || City Cowboys || || 1986
 
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* City Cowboys in ''[[Crocodile Dundee]]''
| [[Crocodile Dundee]] || || Roo-shooters || || 1986
 
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* Drug Dealer gang in ''[[Crocodile Dundee II]]''
| [[Fatal Beauty]] || [[Mike Jolly]] || Earl Skinner || AC556K || 1987
 
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* Jamaican Drug Gang in ''[[Predator 2]]''
| [[A Fish Called Wanda]] || [[Michael Palin]] || Ken || scoped AC556 with suppressor || 1988
 
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* Illeagal Arms Dealer in ''[[City of God]]''
| [[Crocodile Dundee II]] || || Drug Dealer gangmembers || || 1988
 
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* [[Antonio Banderas]] as El Mariachi in ''[[Once upon a time in Mexico]]''
| [[Predator 2]] || || Jamaican Drug Gang || AC556K || 1990
 
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* [[George Corraface]] as Cuervo Jones in ''[[Escape from LA]]''
| [[Lethal Weapon 3]] || || Travis' henchmen || || 1992
 
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* [[Geena Davis]] as Samantha Caine in ''[[ The Long Kiss Goodnight]]''  (Stainless Mini-14 with Black Synthetic Stock, scope, and custom muzzle break)
| [[Léon (The Professional)]] || Various actors|| NYPD ESU officers || Mini-14 GB-F  || 1994
 
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* Prison guards in ''[[Face/Off]]''
| [[Tommy Boy]] || [[Rob Lowe]] || Paul Barish || || 1995
 
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* A Prison Guard in ''[[The_Boondock_Saints#Ruger_Mini-14|Boondock Saints]]''
| [[Escape from LA]] || [[George Corraface]] || Cuervo Jones || AC556 stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope || 1996
 
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* Some of Travis' henchmen in ''[[Lethal Weapon 3]]''
| [[Escape from LA]] || [[Kurt Russell]] || Snake Plissken || AC556stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope || 1996
 
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* [[Rob Lowe]] as Paul Barish in ''[[Tommy Boy]]''
| [[Escape from LA]] || Various actors || Gang member || || 1996
 
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* [[M.C. Gainey]] as Earl in ''[[Breakdown]]''
| [[Broken Arrow]] || [[John Travolta]] || Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins || Ruger AC-556K  || 1996
 
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* [[John Travolta]] as Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins in ''[[Broken Arrow]]''
| [[ The Long Kiss Goodnight]] || [[Geena Davis]] || Charly Baltimore || Stainless variant with black synthetic stock, scope, and custom stainless muzzle break, heat shield/barrel shroud || 1996
 
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* ''[[We Own the Night]]''
| [[Face/Off]] || Various actors || Prison guards || AC556 || 1997
 
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*  Snake Eater
| [[Face/Off]] || [[Chris Bauer]] || Ivan Dubov || AC556 || 1997
 
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* Drug dealers in ''[[Elite Squad]]''
| [[Breakdown]] || [[M.C. Gainey]] || Earl || || 1997
 
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* Gang members in ''[[S.W.A.T.]]''
| [[Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai]] [[(Forest Whitaker]] || Ghost Dog || folding stock, homemade suppressor, and scope attached || || 1999
 
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* Redfoot's henchmen in ''[[The Usual Suspects]]''
| [[The_Boondock_Saints#Ruger_Mini-14|Boondock Saints]] || || A Prison Guard || Choate folding stock || 1999
 
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* ''[[Formula 51]]''
| [[Once upon a time in Mexico]] || [[Antonio Banderas]] || El Mariachi || || 2003
 
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* The police in ''[[Hard Rain]]''
| [[Once upon a time in Mexico]] || Various actors || Barrilo's men || || 2003
 
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* Seen in ''[[New Police Story]]''
| [[Delta Farce]] || Various actors || Carlo Santana's men|| || 2007
 
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* Tiffany ([[Melissa Brasselle]]) in ''[[Curse of the Komodo]]'' (Stainless Mini-14 with Black Synthetic Stock)
| [[We Own the Night]] || Various actors || NYPD ESU officers || || 2007
 
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* Mexican Ranchers in ''[[Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The]]''
| [[Elite Squad]] || Various actors || Drug dealers || || 2007
 
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* [[Michael Douglas]] as Jack Colton in [[Romancing the Stone]]
| [[Mesrine: Killer Instinct]] || Various actors || Prison guard riflemen || || 2008
 
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* Zolo's Men & Ira's Men in [[Romancing the Stone]]
| [[The Dark Knight]] || || vigilante Batman copycat || || 2008
 
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* Arius' men in ''[[Commando]]''
| [[Watchmen]] || Various actors || NYPD ESU officers || AC556 || 2009
 
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* Gang Members in ''[[Death Wish 3]]''
| Gang members in ''[[S.W.A.T.]]''
 
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* Night Slasher gang member in ''[[Cobra]]'' (AC-556K)
|Redfoot's henchmen in ''[[The Usual Suspects]]''
 
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* [[David Soul]] as Michael Platt in ''[[In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders]] (AC-556K)
|''[[Formula 51]]''
 
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* [[Valri Bromfield]] as Miss Purdah in ''[[Nothing But Trouble]]'' (Stainless W/ Scope)
|The police in ''[[Hard Rain]]''
 
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* [[Beyond the Law]] (1992) (Stainless Steel, Folding Stock)  
|Seen in ''[[New Police Story]]''
 
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* Armored Sweeper in ''[[Equilibrium]]''
|Tiffany ([[Melissa Brasselle]]) in ''[[Curse of the Komodo]]'' (Stainless Mini-14 with Black Synthetic Stock)
 
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* George Clooney in ''[[The American]]''
|Mexican Ranchers in ''[[Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The]]''
|-
|[[Michael Douglas]] as Jack Colton in [[Romancing the Stone]]
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|Zolo's Men & Ira's Men in [[Romancing the Stone]]
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|Arius' men in ''[[Commando]]''
|-
|Gang Members in ''[[Death Wish 3]]''
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|Night Slasher gang member in ''[[Cobra]]'' (AC-556K)
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|[[David Soul]] as Michael Platt in ''[[In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders]] (AC-556K)
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|[[Valri Bromfield]] as Miss Purdah in ''[[Nothing But Trouble]]'' (Stainless W/ Scope)
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|[[Beyond the Law]] (1992) (Stainless Steel, Folding Stock)  
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|Armored Sweeper in ''[[Equilibrium]]''
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|George Clooney in ''[[The American]]''
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=== Television ===
=== Television ===

Revision as of 20:56, 11 October 2010

The Ruger Mini-14/AC556 can be seen in the following movies and television series used by the following actors:

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Blued Ruger Mini-14 Standard Model Semiautomatic Rifle (Pre-2005) with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
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Ruger AC556 Carbine - 5.56x45mm. This is the full automatic version of the Mini 14 with a distinctive Barrel and bayonet lug. Ruger also offers the Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel" Model) which is a semi automatic only version of the AC556 for Law Enforcement and (some) civilian sales. The Full Auto AC556 has a distinctive Auto Selector Switch on the back of the receiver that the Semi Auto Ruger Mini 14 does not.
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Stainless Steel Ruger AC556 Carbine with Full Stock - 5.56x45mm
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Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-14 GB-F ("Government Barrel, Folding Stock") - 5.56x45mm
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Ruger AC556K with 20-round magazine 5.56x45mm
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Stainless Steel Mini-14 GB in an Aftermarket Choate Folding Stock, as used by the Military of Bermuda - 5.56x45mm
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Current production Mini-14 "Ranch Rifle"; inline wooden stock and blued finish with 5-round magazine - 5.56x45mm. This is the production model after 2005 with changes to the receiver, the front sight placement and rear sight.

Ruger Mini-14

Please note that many times a semi auto only Mini 14 GB rifle is used to impersonate a full auto AC556, especially when mounted into a factory folding stock. Unless the rifle fires full auto, or one can clearly see the selector switch (which the Mini 14 doesn't have) it will be identified as a Mini-14 until it's pedigree as an AC556 can be verified.

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Angry Anderson Ironbar underfolding stock 1985
Crocodile Dundee City Cowboys 1986
Crocodile Dundee Roo-shooters 1986
Fatal Beauty Mike Jolly Earl Skinner AC556K 1987
A Fish Called Wanda Michael Palin Ken scoped AC556 with suppressor 1988
Crocodile Dundee II Drug Dealer gangmembers 1988
Predator 2 Jamaican Drug Gang AC556K 1990
Lethal Weapon 3 Travis' henchmen 1992
Léon (The Professional) Various actors NYPD ESU officers Mini-14 GB-F 1994
Tommy Boy Rob Lowe Paul Barish 1995
Escape from LA George Corraface Cuervo Jones AC556 stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope 1996
Escape from LA Kurt Russell Snake Plissken AC556stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope 1996
Escape from LA Various actors Gang member 1996
Broken Arrow John Travolta Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins Ruger AC-556K 1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight Geena Davis Charly Baltimore Stainless variant with black synthetic stock, scope, and custom stainless muzzle break, heat shield/barrel shroud 1996
Face/Off Various actors Prison guards AC556 1997
Face/Off Chris Bauer Ivan Dubov AC556 1997
Breakdown M.C. Gainey Earl 1997
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Forest Whitaker Ghost Dog folding stock, homemade suppressor, and scope attached 1999
Boondock Saints A Prison Guard Choate folding stock 1999
Once upon a time in Mexico Antonio Banderas El Mariachi 2003
Once upon a time in Mexico Various actors Barrilo's men 2003
Delta Farce Various actors Carlo Santana's men 2007
We Own the Night Various actors NYPD ESU officers 2007
Elite Squad Various actors Drug dealers 2007
Mesrine: Killer Instinct Various actors Prison guard riflemen 2008
The Dark Knight vigilante Batman copycat 2008
Watchmen Various actors NYPD ESU officers AC556 2009
Gang members in S.W.A.T.
Redfoot's henchmen in The Usual Suspects
Formula 51
The police in Hard Rain
Seen in New Police Story
Tiffany (Melissa Brasselle) in Curse of the Komodo (Stainless Mini-14 with Black Synthetic Stock)
Mexican Ranchers in Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The
Michael Douglas as Jack Colton in Romancing the Stone
Zolo's Men & Ira's Men in Romancing the Stone
Arius' men in Commando
Gang Members in Death Wish 3
Night Slasher gang member in Cobra (AC-556K)
David Soul as Michael Platt in In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders (AC-556K)
Valri Bromfield as Miss Purdah in Nothing But Trouble (Stainless W/ Scope)
Beyond the Law (1992) (Stainless Steel, Folding Stock)
Armored Sweeper in Equilibrium
George Clooney in The American

Television

  • Space: Above and Beyond (a heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci Fi Shell, made by Propper Effects, Ltd. which also assisted in the production of the fictional rifles for Starship Troopers.

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Kruger GB-F model 2002
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men 2007
Left 4 Dead Hunting Rifle w/ scope and tactical flaslight 2008
Left 4 Dead 2 Hunting Rifle w/ scope, tactical flashlight and optional laser sight 2009
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory AC556


Ruger Mini-14 in Muzzelite™ MZ14 Bullpup Stock

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Ruger Mini-14 in a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock - 5.56x45mm

The Muzzelite™ MZ14 is a polymer rifle stock that was designed to convert the Ruger Mini-14/AC556 into a compact bullpup carbine. Contrary to some urban legends, these were never seriously looked at as an alternative weapon for law enforcement. The trigger pull is shoddy, too long and the bullpup itself is back heavy. Most Police departments already had full auto AC556 rifles or semi auto Rugers (as well as AR-15s) if they needed a 5.56x45mm assault rifle. It is a simple vacuformed clamshell body that uses a rod to activate the trigger. The Muzzelite™ Stock was sold in configurations that could hold the Ruger Mini-14, the Ruger 10/22 and the Marlin Camp Carbine in 9x19mm, though the only version used in most movies or television shows were the Ruger Mini 14 version. Also in films like Total Recall, the AC556 full auto carbine with a shorter barrel was used inside this bullpup stock.

The Muzzelite™ stock enclosed Ruger Mini 14 has been used in countless B-Movies and television shows as a result of it's futuristic appearance. Films like Starship Troopers utilized customized futuristic guns based on the Ruger Mini inside of a Muzzelite™ stock. These were preferred by the prop makers at Hollywood's Hand Prop Room, since the futuristic shape of the Muzzelite™ stock made it easier to create unusual science fiction rifles, but also the fact that it expands the appearance potential of the Ruger Mini 14, known in the industry as "The Jamless Wonder". The Mini-14 never jams or stovepipes using movie blanks, something that cannot be said of any of the other common 5.56x45mm weapons used in films.

Film

  • The Rehab Officers Assault Rifles in RoboCop 3
  • Used by Water and Power agents that attack Tank Girl and her friends, modified with scopes and foreend grips. Tank Girl also uses a confiscated rifle to defend her hideout.

Television

  • UEO Forces in seaQuest DSV. In the final season, known as seaQuest 2032, the Ruger was removed and the clamshell covers were modified and used as Pulse Rifles by the Macronesian Alliance.
  • Space Rangers in Space Rangers. With fake grenade launcher, and obsolete gas tube laser site as an optical site.

Ruger Mini-30

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Stainless Ruger Mini-30 New Production Model Semiautomatic Rifle with flush factory five round magazine - 7.62x39mm

The Ruger Mini-30 is a nearly identical rifle except chambered for 7.62x39mm. Except for the magazines, it would be hard to identify a Mini-30 from a Mini-14 based on purely visual cues.

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