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Fair Game (1995)

Fair Game was a 1995 action thriller that starred Cindy Crawford as a Miami lawyer who is targeted by Russian mobsters for assassination. William Baldwin co-starred as the Miami detective assigned to protect her. The film was intended as a star vehicle for supermodel Cindy Crawford to help her transition into acting. Unfortunately, a very weak script and lackluster direction resulted in a critically lambasted film and poor box office, with most of the criticism aimed at the lead actress. It was not entirely fair to direct all of the critical wrath at Ms. Crawford. She had little formal training and was a beginner actor but she was an experienced television personality and spokesperson and with training and experience she may have eventually excelled at acting, but the poor dialogue and bad script, especially for a novice actress, really presented her in a poor light and Andrew Sipes was not a veteran action film director. It was her first and last foray into film. Many have suggested that a better script that was not heavy with bad dialogue and direction designed to take the pressure off her and lean more on her experienced supporting actors, would have been a much better product. Despite this, the film had many good elements. The film was produced by veteran action producer Joel Silver (Lethal Weapon) with lots of chases and gunfights and many nods to directors James Cameron and Michael Bay in the cinematography and editing. The film even enlisted the Bad Boys composer Mark Mancina, who contributed a top notch score. But great elements cannot fix a fundamentally flawed project. The film ended up being a groan inducing 'knock off' of the action thrillers of the 90s.

The following weapons were used in the film Fair Game:

Beretta 92FS Inox

The Beretta 92FS Inox is the primary weapon of Det. Max Kirkpatrick (William Baldwin) and is used by him throughout the film. During one scene, where he and Kate McQuean (Cindy Crawford) are having sex on the hood of a car that is being transported in a box car of a train, McQuean picks up the Inox pistol to kill an assassin before he can kill them.

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 [[Image:Fair game-1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Fair Game (1995)]]
-'''Fair Game''' was a 1995 action thriller that starred [[Cindy Crawford]] as a Miami lawyer who is targeted by Russian mobsters for assassination.  [[William Baldwin]] co-starred as the Miami detective assigned to protect her.   The film was intended as a star vehicle for supermodel [[Cindy Crawford]] to help her transition into acting.  Unfortunately, a very weak script and lackluster direction resulted in a critically lambasted film and poor box office, with most of the criticism aimed at the lead actress.  It was not entirely fair to direct all of the critical wrath at Ms. Crawford.  She had little formal training and was a beginner actor but she was an experienced television personality and spokesperson and with training and experience she may have eventually excelled at acting, but the poor dialogue and bad script, especially for a novice actress, really presented her in a poor light and Andrew Sipes was not a veteran action film director.  It was her first and last foray into film.  Many have suggested that a better script that was not heavy with bad dialogue and direction designed to take the pressure off her and lean more on her experienced supporting actors, would have been a much better product.  Despite this, the film had many good elements.  The film was produced by veteran action producer Joel Silver (''[[Lethal Weapon]]'') with lots of chases and gunfights and many nods to directors [[James Cameron]] and [[Michael Bay]] in the cinematography and editing.  The film even enlisted the ''[[Bad Boys]]'' composer Mark Mancina, who contributed a top notch score.  But great elements cannot fix a fundamentally flawed project.  The film ended up being a groan inducing 'knock off' of the action thrillers of the 90s.
+'''Fair Game''' was a 1995 action thriller that starred [[Cindy Crawford]] as a Miami lawyer who is targeted by Russian mobsters for assassination. [[William Baldwin]] co-starred as the Miami detective assigned to protect her. The film was intended as a star vehicle for supermodel [[Cindy Crawford]] to help her transition into acting. Unfortunately, a very weak script and lackluster direction resulted in a critically lambasted film and poor box office, with most of the criticism aimed at the lead actress. It was not entirely fair to direct all of the critical wrath at Ms. Crawford. She had little formal training and was a beginner actor but she was an experienced television personality and spokesperson and with training and experience she may have eventually excelled at acting, but the poor dialogue and bad script, especially for a novice actress, really presented her in a poor light and Andrew Sipes was not a veteran action film director. It was her first and last foray into film. Many have suggested that a better script that was not heavy with bad dialogue and direction designed to take the pressure off her and lean more on her experienced supporting actors, would have been a much better product. Despite this, the film had many good elements. The film was produced by veteran action producer Joel Silver (''[[Lethal Weapon]]'') with lots of chases and gunfights and many nods to directors [[James Cameron]] and [[Michael Bay]] in the cinematography and editing. The film even enlisted the ''[[Bad Boys]]'' composer Mark Mancina, who contributed a top notch score. But great elements cannot fix a fundamentally flawed project. The film ended up being a groan inducing 'knock off' of the action thrillers of the 90s.
 '''The following weapons were used in the film ''Fair Game'':'''
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 ==Beretta 92FS Inox==
-* The Beretta 92FS Inox is the primary weapon of Det. Max Kirkpatrick ([[William Baldwin]]) and is used by him throughout the film.  During one scene, where he and Kate McQuean ([[Cindy Crawford]]) are having sex on the hood of a car that is being transported in a box car of a train, McQuean picks up the Inox pistol to kill an assassin before he can kill them.
+* The Beretta 92FS Inox is the primary weapon of Det. Max Kirkpatrick ([[William Baldwin]]) and is used by him throughout the film. During one scene, where he and Kate McQuean ([[Cindy Crawford]]) are having sex on the hood of a car that is being transported in a box car of a train, McQuean picks up the Inox pistol to kill an assassin before he can kill them.
-[[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92FS INOX - 9x19mm.  This pistol was the screen used gun, used throughout the film by Det. Max Kirkpatrick ([[William Baldwin]]) and Kate McQuean ([[Cindy Crawford]]) in the film [[Fair Game]].]]
+[[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92FS INOX - 9x19mm. This pistol was the screen used gun, used throughout the film by Det. Max Kirkpatrick ([[William Baldwin]]) and Kate McQuean ([[Cindy Crawford]]) in the film [[Fair Game]].]]
 [[Image:FairGame-BerettaInox 02a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Beretta 92FS Inox is clearly seen in Kirkpatrick's shoulder holster, here seen as he argues with a younger (and relatively unknown) Salma Hayek, who would 'break out' in the film [[Desperado]] later in the year.]]
 [[Image:FairGame-BerettaInoxCarChaseA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Det. Max Kirkpatrick ([[William Baldwin]]) struggles with his Beretta 92FS Inox during a freeway chase, almost dropping the gun on the highway several times - 9mm]]
-[[Image:FairGame-BerettaInoxDoorCarChaseA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Det. Max Kirkpatrick ([[William Baldwin]]) almost falls out the door during a high speed chase with his Beretta 92FS Inox  - 9mm]]
+[[Image:FairGame-BerettaInoxDoorCarChaseA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Det. Max Kirkpatrick ([[William Baldwin]]) almost falls out the door during a high speed chase with his Beretta 92FS Inox - 9mm]]
 [[Image:FairGame-BerettaInoxRoofofCarTowedA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kirkpatrick's Beretta 92FS Inox falls and slides across the roof of a towed vehicle before getting caught in the railing.]]
 [[Image:Fairgame-BerettaInoxHoodofCarA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kirkpatrick ([[William Baldwin]]) leaves his loaded Beretta 92FS Inox on the hood of a car when he decides to have sex with Kate McQuean ([[Cindy Crawford]]) - 9mm]]
-[[Image:FairGame-BerettaCindyFireA.jpg|thumb|none|500px||Kate McQuean ([[Cindy Crawford]]) grabs the Beretta and fires, killing a would be assassin during an interrupted sex act - 9mm.  Interestingly enough, the only time she handles the Beretta is when she's naked.]]
+[[Image:FairGame-BerettaCindyFireA.jpg|thumb|none|500px||Kate McQuean ([[Cindy Crawford]]) grabs the Beretta and fires, killing a would be assassin during an interrupted sex act - 9mm. Interestingly enough, the only time she handles the Beretta is when she's naked.]]
 ==Beretta 92FS==
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 ==Smith & Wesson 5906==
 * Kirkpatrick's friend and long time partner Det. Louis Aragon ([[John Bedford Lloyd]]) carries a Smith & Wesson 5904 that appears to be two toned.
-[[Image:S&W5904LateModel.jpg‎ |thumb|none|350px|Late Model Smith & Wesson 5904 - 9x19mm.  .]]
+[[Image:S&W5904LateModel.jpg‎ |thumb|none|350px|Late Model Smith & Wesson 5904 - 9x19mm.]]
 [[Image:FairGame-Sig2toneA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Det. Louis Aragon ([[John Bedford Lloyd]]) carries an S&W 5904 two toned pistol in his holster.]]
 [[Image:FairGame-SmithA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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 ==SWD Cobray Street Sweeper==
-Russian assassin Stefan ([[Gustav Vintas]]) uses a StreetSweeper rotary shotgun during the freeway chase.  One of the details differentiating it from the Striker is the lack of a Cylinder advance lever and the style of winding key in front of the drum.
+Russian assassin Stefan ([[Gustav Vintas]]) uses a StreetSweeper rotary shotgun during the freeway chase. One of the details differentiating it from the Striker is the lack of a Cylinder advance lever and the style of winding key in front of the drum.
 [[Image:Fairgame-StrykerFreewayChaseA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stefan ([[Gustav Vintas]]) uses a Street Sweeper Rotary Shotgun during the freeway chase.]]
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 ==Silenced Pistol==
-This looks just like a Makarov except it appears HUGE in Jenette Goldstein's hands.  Does she just have small hands or is it something else?
+This looks just like a Makarov except it appears HUGE in Jenette Goldstein's hands. Does she just have small hands or is it something else?
 [[Image:FairGame-SilencedPistolsDuoA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 [[Image:FairGame-SilencedPistolSide2Halla.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
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 ==Smith & Wesson 4505==
-This perhaps is a S&W 4505.  It looks to be a large caliber single stack S&W Auto with Novak sights.  The S&W 4505 was only made for one year, 1991, but it is a good candidate for this pistol.
+This perhaps is a S&W 4505. It looks to be a large caliber single stack S&W Auto with Novak sights. The S&W 4505 was only made for one year, 1991, but it is a good candidate for this pistol.
 [[Image:Smith & Wesson 4505.jpg|450px|thumb|none|[[Smith & Wesson 4500 pistol series#Smith & Wesson 4505|Smith & Wesson 4505]] - .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:FairGame-SmithRoofa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Detective Beanpole ([[Don Yesso]]) is gunned down before he can aim his pistol, so he fires into the ceiling.  His pistol is a blued single Stack large caliber semiauto with a finger step trigger guard. ]]
+[[Image:FairGame-SmithRoofa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Detective Beanpole ([[Don Yesso]]) is gunned down before he can aim his pistol, so he fires into the ceiling. His pistol is a blued single Stack large caliber semiauto with a finger step trigger guard. ]]
 [[Image:FairGame-SmithSingleStackA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The slide halfway back after firing a around into the ceiling, this clearly shows the single stack magazine.]]
-:In the second screenshot, you can see the double-stack bulges on the frame, which means it's not a 4505.  It's most likely an older-model 5904 with a squared trigger guard.
+:In the second screenshot, you can see the double-stack bulges on the frame, which means it's not a 4505. It's most likely an older-model 5904 with a squared trigger guard.
 ==Browning High Power==

Fair Game (1995): Difference between revisions

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Beretta 92FS Inox

Beretta 92FS

Makarov PM

Smith & Wesson 5906

Armsel Striker Rotary Shotgun

SWD Cobray Street Sweeper

Type 69 RPG

Silenced Pistol

Smith & Wesson 4505

Browning High Power

CZ-75

Heckler & Koch MP5

Heckler & Koch MP5K

AKMS

Smith & Wesson Model 66

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