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[[Image:AlnResPoster.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Alien Resurrection'' (1997)]] | [[Image:AlnResPoster.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Alien Resurrection'' (1997)]] | ||
''Alien Resurrection'' is the fourth installment in the [[Alien]] film franchise. | ''Alien Resurrection'' is the fourth installment in the [[Alien]] film franchise. In this 1997 sequel, a clone of Ripley ([[Sigourney Weaver]]) joins forces with a mercenary transport crew to fight off Aliens who have infested a military space facility. | ||
'''The following weapons were used in the movie ''Alien Resurrection'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the movie ''Alien Resurrection'':''' | ||
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=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
Though the average film goer may assume that these firearms are based on real weapons, evidence suggests that all weapons in ''Alien: Resurrection'' are fabrications rather than converted firearms. | Though the average film goer may assume that these firearms are based on real weapons, evidence suggests that all weapons in ''Alien: Resurrection'' are fabrications rather than converted firearms. Though some articles have suggested that this was done to save money by not hiring a firearms wrangler, the fact that the mockups still fired pyrotechnical charges meant that a licensed ''pyrotechnician'' would still have to rig the weapons for each shot, which is actually more expensive than a gun wrangler loading up a mocked up live firearm with blanks. The pistols were resin kits, while larger weapons were made mostly from machined aluminum. The distinctive "shock rifle" used an internal electrically-operated revolver-style cylinder loaded with small pyro charges to simulate firing. Ever since the release of the film, however, there have been erroneous commentary in film articles which wrongly identify Christie's pistols as modified [[SIG-Sauer P232]]s. Also the report that a prototype sci-fi rifle (made after the film, not before) of the USM shockrifle was built on a Cobray CM-11 carbine leads to some confusion in the cinema trivia world. | ||
It is because of this confusion that we list the film and its weapons here, though the 'official' IMFDB standard is that films/TV shows/Anime/VG where the weapons are pure props and are not based on live weapons usually do not qualify. | It is because of this confusion that we list the film and its weapons here, though the 'official' IMFDB standard is that films/TV shows/Anime/VG where the weapons are pure props and are not based on live weapons usually do not qualify. The Fictional firearms rule: "If the weapon (for any reason) would lead the general public to believe that it is a real firearms or based on one." also makes this page qualify. | ||
=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
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[[Image:Handgun.jpg|400px|thumb|none|The Handgun prop used in the film]] | [[Image:Handgun.jpg|400px|thumb|none|The Handgun prop used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:AlienR 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of a soldier with the sidearm.]] | [[Image:AlienR 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of a soldier with the sidearm.]] | ||
[[Image:AlienR 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Johner ([[Ron Perlman]]) dual-wields the handguns to dispatch the Alien hanging on the leg of Christie ([[Gary Dourdan]]). | [[Image:AlienR 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Johner ([[Ron Perlman]]) dual-wields the handguns to dispatch the Alien hanging on the leg of Christie ([[Gary Dourdan]]). When hanging from the ladder with the two handguns mentioned, Pearlman later found out that he had severely cut up the backs of his legs during the filming of the scene.]] | ||
==Zipgun== | ==Zipgun== | ||
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==Arm-Anchored Pistols== | ==Arm-Anchored Pistols== | ||
For his sidearms, Christie ([[Gary Dourdan]]) keeps two on arm-anchors (much like [[Antonio Banderas]] in ''[[Desperado]]''). | For his sidearms, Christie ([[Gary Dourdan]]) keeps two on arm-anchors (much like [[Antonio Banderas]] in ''[[Desperado]]''). After the gym scene, he is only seen with one, with which he threatens Wren with, and tries to kill the Alien hanging on his leg, in his final moments. | ||
[[Image:AlienResSC6.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Production still of [[Gary Dourdan]] as Christie with his Arm-Anchored Pistol.]] | [[Image:AlienResSC6.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Production still of [[Gary Dourdan]] as Christie with his Arm-Anchored Pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:AlienR 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Christie ([[Gary Dourdan]]) with his two pistols on arm-anchors drawn.]] | [[Image:AlienR 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Christie ([[Gary Dourdan]]) with his two pistols on arm-anchors drawn.]] | ||
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=="Corral Cowboy Pistol" (M1911A1)== | =="Corral Cowboy Pistol" (M1911A1)== | ||
When Johner ([[Ron Perlman]]), Christie ([[Gary Dourdan]]), and Call ([[Winona Ryder]]) are watching a Space Shopping program, one of the objects up for sale is a [[M1911 pistol series|M1911 clone]]. It resembles the Colt/Detonics 1911 Hybrid seen in ''[[Terminator 2: Judgement Day| Terminator 2]]''. | When Johner ([[Ron Perlman]]), Christie ([[Gary Dourdan]]), and Call ([[Winona Ryder]]) are watching a Space Shopping program, one of the objects up for sale is a [[M1911 pistol series|M1911 clone]]. It resembles the Colt/Detonics 1911 Hybrid seen in ''[[Terminator 2: Judgement Day| Terminator 2]]''. What is ironic, is that in the far future, the price is not far off from today's prices for an M1911 Clone in any gun store. | ||
[[Image:AlienR 32.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Corral Cowboy Pistol" is seen for sale. | [[Image:AlienR 32.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Corral Cowboy Pistol" is seen for sale. At almost $1000, the price is not far off from today's prices for an M1911 Clone in any gun store.]] | ||
=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
==Concealed Carry Double-Barreled Pump Action weapon== | ==Concealed Carry Double-Barreled Pump Action weapon== | ||
Vreiss (Dominique Pinon) keeps a double barreled pump action weapon in his wheelchair. | Vreiss (Dominique Pinon) keeps a double barreled pump action weapon in his wheelchair. The parts of the weapon are concealed within the wheelchair and he is seen assembling it when he sees an Alien in the ceiling. It later jams after going through the flooded kitchen. It leaves Christie to fend for himself against the Alien hanging on his leg. | ||
[[Image:CCDBShotty.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Concealed Carry Shotgun Prop seen in the film.]] | [[Image:CCDBShotty.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Concealed Carry Shotgun Prop seen in the film.]] | ||
[[Image:AlienR 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:AlienR 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Shockrifle 'Burner'== | ==Shockrifle 'Burner'== | ||
The Standard Assault Rifle weapon used by United Systems Military. Its main setting, although it is rarely used on-screen in the film, fires solid slugs. This is the setting seen carried by DiStephano ([[Raymond Cruz]]) right up until the end of the film. It can also be fitted with an under-barrel shock device which acts like a taser, but without causing physical harm. That setting is used on Ripley 8 ([[Sigourney Weaver]]) when she is strangling Wren. The rifle is also very notably dual-wielded by Elgyn ([[Michael Wincott]]), but he never gets to use it. | The Standard Assault Rifle weapon used by United Systems Military. Its main setting, although it is rarely used on-screen in the film, fires solid slugs. This is the setting seen carried by DiStephano ([[Raymond Cruz]]) right up until the end of the film. It can also be fitted with an under-barrel shock device which acts like a taser, but without causing physical harm. That setting is used on Ripley 8 ([[Sigourney Weaver]]) when she is strangling Wren. The rifle is also very notably dual-wielded by Elgyn ([[Michael Wincott]]), but he never gets to use it. | ||
[[Image:Shockrifle.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Shockrifle Prop used in the film]] | [[Image:Shockrifle.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Shockrifle Prop used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:AlienResSC4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|DiStephano ([[Raymond Cruz]]) with his Shockrifle.]] | [[Image:AlienResSC4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|DiStephano ([[Raymond Cruz]]) with his Shockrifle.]] | ||
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==Incinerator 'Flamer' (Assault Rifle Mode)== | ==Incinerator 'Flamer' (Assault Rifle Mode)== | ||
This is one of the most versatile weapons available to the United Systems Military. It is primarily a Flame thrower unit, but can be used as an Assault Rifle and a Grenade Launcher. The Assault Rifle mode is seen used by Johner ([[Ron Perlman]]) at the end of the film when killing the Alien that had birthed from Purvis through Wren's forehead. | This is one of the most versatile weapons available to the United Systems Military. It is primarily a Flame thrower unit, but can be used as an Assault Rifle and a Grenade Launcher. The Assault Rifle mode is seen used by Johner ([[Ron Perlman]]) at the end of the film when killing the Alien that had birthed from Purvis through Wren's forehead. | ||
[[Image:Incinerator.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Incinerator Prop seen used in the film]] | [[Image:Incinerator.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Incinerator Prop seen used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:AlienResSC1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Christie with the Incinerator]] | [[Image:AlienResSC1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Christie with the Incinerator]] | ||
=Grenade Launchers= | =Grenade Launchers= | ||
==Incinerator 'Flamer' (Grenade Launcher Mode)== | ==Incinerator 'Flamer' (Grenade Launcher Mode)== | ||
This is one of the most versatile weapons available to the United Systems Military. It is primarily a Flamethrower unit, but can be used as an Assault Rifle and a Grenade Launcher. The Grenade launcher mode is seen used by Johner in the Flooded Kitchen, it is fired at one Alien, but it dodges it, only for it to destroy the other one. | This is one of the most versatile weapons available to the United Systems Military. It is primarily a Flamethrower unit, but can be used as an Assault Rifle and a Grenade Launcher. The Grenade launcher mode is seen used by Johner in the Flooded Kitchen, it is fired at one Alien, but it dodges it, only for it to destroy the other one. | ||
[[Image:Incinerator.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Incinerator Prop seen used in the film]] | [[Image:Incinerator.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Incinerator Prop seen used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:AlienR 23.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:AlienR 23.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
==Concealed Carry Grenade Launcher== | ==Concealed Carry Grenade Launcher== | ||
Another of Vriess' concealed disassembled weapons (though it is unknown where he stores it) is a pump action grenade launcher. | Another of Vriess' concealed disassembled weapons (though it is unknown where he stores it) is a pump action grenade launcher. Vriess is seen assembling it after the 'What were you expecting, Santa Claus?' line. It is later used by Christie to destroy the egg trap set by the Aliens, right after escaping the flooded kitchen. | ||
[[Image:CCDGrenLauncher.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Launcher prop used in the film]] | [[Image:CCDGrenLauncher.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Launcher prop used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:AlienR 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:AlienR 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
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==Incinerator 'Flamer' (Flamethrower Mode)== | ==Incinerator 'Flamer' (Flamethrower Mode)== | ||
This is one of the most versatile weapons available to the United Systems Military. It is primarily a Flame thrower unit, but can be used as an Assault Rifle and a Grenade Launcher. The Flamethrower mode is seen used by Ripley 8 ([[Sigourney Weaver]]) to destroy the previous seven attempts at recreating the Queen. | This is one of the most versatile weapons available to the United Systems Military. It is primarily a Flame thrower unit, but can be used as an Assault Rifle and a Grenade Launcher. The Flamethrower mode is seen used by Ripley 8 ([[Sigourney Weaver]]) to destroy the previous seven attempts at recreating the Queen. | ||
[[Image:Incinerator.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Incinerator Prop seen used in the film]] | [[Image:Incinerator.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Incinerator Prop seen used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:AlienResSC3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Incinerator in the hand of Ripley 8 ([[Sigourney Weaver]]), when she is destroying the 'failures']] | [[Image:AlienResSC3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Incinerator in the hand of Ripley 8 ([[Sigourney Weaver]]), when she is destroying the 'failures']] | ||
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=='Thermos' Gun== | =='Thermos' Gun== | ||
The 'Thermos Gun' is snuck through security by Johner ([[Ron Perlman]]) with the crass quip 'My own Recipe, way more dangerous'. | The 'Thermos Gun' is snuck through security by Johner ([[Ron Perlman]]) with the crass quip 'My own Recipe, way more dangerous'. | ||
[[Image:Thermos_Gun.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Thermos Gun Prop seen used in the film]] | [[Image:Thermos_Gun.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The Thermos Gun Prop seen used in the film]] | ||
[[Image:AlienR 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:AlienR 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 17 April 2012
Alien Resurrection is the fourth installment in the Alien film franchise. In this 1997 sequel, a clone of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) joins forces with a mercenary transport crew to fight off Aliens who have infested a military space facility.
The following weapons were used in the movie Alien Resurrection:
Overview
Though the average film goer may assume that these firearms are based on real weapons, evidence suggests that all weapons in Alien: Resurrection are fabrications rather than converted firearms. Though some articles have suggested that this was done to save money by not hiring a firearms wrangler, the fact that the mockups still fired pyrotechnical charges meant that a licensed pyrotechnician would still have to rig the weapons for each shot, which is actually more expensive than a gun wrangler loading up a mocked up live firearm with blanks. The pistols were resin kits, while larger weapons were made mostly from machined aluminum. The distinctive "shock rifle" used an internal electrically-operated revolver-style cylinder loaded with small pyro charges to simulate firing. Ever since the release of the film, however, there have been erroneous commentary in film articles which wrongly identify Christie's pistols as modified SIG-Sauer P232s. Also the report that a prototype sci-fi rifle (made after the film, not before) of the USM shockrifle was built on a Cobray CM-11 carbine leads to some confusion in the cinema trivia world.
It is because of this confusion that we list the film and its weapons here, though the 'official' IMFDB standard is that films/TV shows/Anime/VG where the weapons are pure props and are not based on live weapons usually do not qualify. The Fictional firearms rule: "If the weapon (for any reason) would lead the general public to believe that it is a real firearms or based on one." also makes this page qualify.
Pistols
United Systems Military Sidearm
The standard United Systems Military Sidearm is famously used by Johner (Ron Perlman) in both hands, to dispatch the Alien hanging on the leg of Christie (Gary Dourdan).
Zipgun
Call (Winona Ryder) is seen carrying a Zipgun, which she gives to Dr. Wren (J.E. Freeman) at one point.
Arm-Anchored Pistols
For his sidearms, Christie (Gary Dourdan) keeps two on arm-anchors (much like Antonio Banderas in Desperado). After the gym scene, he is only seen with one, with which he threatens Wren with, and tries to kill the Alien hanging on his leg, in his final moments.
"Corral Cowboy Pistol" (M1911A1)
When Johner (Ron Perlman), Christie (Gary Dourdan), and Call (Winona Ryder) are watching a Space Shopping program, one of the objects up for sale is a M1911 clone. It resembles the Colt/Detonics 1911 Hybrid seen in Terminator 2. What is ironic, is that in the far future, the price is not far off from today's prices for an M1911 Clone in any gun store.
Shotguns
Concealed Carry Double-Barreled Pump Action weapon
Vreiss (Dominique Pinon) keeps a double barreled pump action weapon in his wheelchair. The parts of the weapon are concealed within the wheelchair and he is seen assembling it when he sees an Alien in the ceiling. It later jams after going through the flooded kitchen. It leaves Christie to fend for himself against the Alien hanging on his leg.
Rifles
Shockrifle 'Burner'
The Standard Assault Rifle weapon used by United Systems Military. Its main setting, although it is rarely used on-screen in the film, fires solid slugs. This is the setting seen carried by DiStephano (Raymond Cruz) right up until the end of the film. It can also be fitted with an under-barrel shock device which acts like a taser, but without causing physical harm. That setting is used on Ripley 8 (Sigourney Weaver) when she is strangling Wren. The rifle is also very notably dual-wielded by Elgyn (Michael Wincott), but he never gets to use it.
Incinerator 'Flamer' (Assault Rifle Mode)
This is one of the most versatile weapons available to the United Systems Military. It is primarily a Flame thrower unit, but can be used as an Assault Rifle and a Grenade Launcher. The Assault Rifle mode is seen used by Johner (Ron Perlman) at the end of the film when killing the Alien that had birthed from Purvis through Wren's forehead.
Grenade Launchers
Incinerator 'Flamer' (Grenade Launcher Mode)
This is one of the most versatile weapons available to the United Systems Military. It is primarily a Flamethrower unit, but can be used as an Assault Rifle and a Grenade Launcher. The Grenade launcher mode is seen used by Johner in the Flooded Kitchen, it is fired at one Alien, but it dodges it, only for it to destroy the other one.
Concealed Carry Grenade Launcher
Another of Vriess' concealed disassembled weapons (though it is unknown where he stores it) is a pump action grenade launcher. Vriess is seen assembling it after the 'What were you expecting, Santa Claus?' line. It is later used by Christie to destroy the egg trap set by the Aliens, right after escaping the flooded kitchen.
Other
Incinerator 'Flamer' (Flamethrower Mode)
This is one of the most versatile weapons available to the United Systems Military. It is primarily a Flame thrower unit, but can be used as an Assault Rifle and a Grenade Launcher. The Flamethrower mode is seen used by Ripley 8 (Sigourney Weaver) to destroy the previous seven attempts at recreating the Queen.
'Thermos' Gun
The 'Thermos Gun' is snuck through security by Johner (Ron Perlman) with the crass quip 'My own Recipe, way more dangerous'.
