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=Revolvers= | |||
== Colt New Service == | == Colt New Service == | ||
During the first 1935 flashback, Hoffa's friend Billy Flynn ([[Robert Prosky]]) holds a [[Colt New Service]] on Bobby Ciaro ([[Danny DeVito]]) when Bobby holds Hoffa at knifepoint. | During the first 1935 flashback, Hoffa's friend Billy Flynn ([[Robert Prosky]]) holds a [[Colt New Service]] on Bobby Ciaro ([[Danny DeVito]]) when Bobby holds Hoffa at knifepoint. | ||
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[[Image:Hoffa-sw19c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hoffa places the Model 19 at his feet.]] | [[Image:Hoffa-sw19c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hoffa places the Model 19 at his feet.]] | ||
[[Image:Hoffa-sw19d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hoffa places the Model 19 in his shoe as Bobby watches.]] | [[Image:Hoffa-sw19d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hoffa places the Model 19 in his shoe as Bobby watches.]] | ||
== Colt Detective Special == | == Colt Detective Special == | ||
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[[Image:Hoffa-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Police apprehend the man firing a Model 10.]] | [[Image:Hoffa-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Police apprehend the man firing a Model 10.]] | ||
== | == Smith & Wesson Model 38 == | ||
Bobby Ciaro ([[Danny DeVito]]) pulls a nickle plated [[Smith & Wesson Model 38]] out of his shoulder holster, using it to intimidate Sol Stein ([[Cliff Gorman]]) when going to meet D'Allesandro. He later draws it when he thinks he hears gunshots (but it turns out to be a beer keg bursting). | |||
[[Image: | |||
[[Image:Hoffa- | Note: This must a nickel model 38 airweight Bodyguard; the stainless model 649 was not produced until the 1980's. | ||
[[File:S&WModel38Nickel.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 649 with stainless steel finish .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:Hoffa-sw38a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bobby holds his Model 38 on Stein.]] | |||
[[Image:Hoffa-sw38b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bobby with his Model 38.]] | |||
=Pistols= | |||
== M1911A1 == | |||
As Hoffa and D'Allesandro talk about the pension fund loans, Bobby Ciaro ([[Danny DeVito]]) spots a deer and pulls out his [[M1911A1]], firing four shots into it and causing the other Teamsters to jump to the ground, not expecting to ''actually'' hear any gunshots on the hunting trip. While telling the story seven years later before his Senate committee hearing, Hoffa explains that Bobby then tried to skin the deer with a nail file since he didn't have a knife. | |||
[[Image:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Commercial - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Hoffa-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bobby shoots the deer.]] | |||
== Walther PP == | |||
The mob hitman ([[Frank Whaley]]), disguised as a truck driver, draws a suppressed .32 ACP West German [[Walther PP]] from his waistband during the film's end to shoot and kill both Jimmy Hoffa and Bobby Ciaro. | |||
[[Image:Walther-PP-Post-War.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Post war Walther PP Pistol - .32 ACP. Though most of the pistols built immediately after the war were made by ''Manurhin'' of France (under license), the guns are marked ''"Made in West Germany"''.]] | |||
[[Image:Hoffa-ppk1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The hitman pulls the PP from his waistband.]] | |||
[[Image:Hoffa-ppk2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The hitman aims at Hoffa.]] | |||
[[Image:Hoffa-ppk3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The hitman fires into Hoffa's car.]] | |||
[[Image:Hoffa-ppk4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bobby tries to run over as the hitman fires into Hoffa's car.]] | |||
[[Image:Hoffa-ppk5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The hitman fires a final shot into Bobby.]] | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
== Double barreled shotgun == | |||
Inside the roadhouse, Bobby Ciaro ([[Danny DeVito]]) checks a hammerless shotgun, which Hoffa had referred to as a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|lupara]], in anticipation of the meeting with the mobsters. | |||
[[Image:SBS-Shotgun ManOnFire.jpg|thumb|none|350px|This is the screen used Zapala short barreled shotgun used by [[Denzel Washington]] in the film ''[[Man on Fire]]'', very similar to Bobby's lupara in ''Hoffa''.]] | |||
[[Image:Hoffa-lupara1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bobby picks out the shotgun from behind the bar.]] | |||
[[Image:Hoffa-lupara2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bobby checks the shells.]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
== Remington Model 30 == | == Remington Model 30 == | ||
Most clearly seen in the deleted scenes, Bobby Ciaro ([[Danny DeVito]]) hands a [[Remington Model 30]] to mobster Carol "Dally" D'Allesandro ([[Armand Assante]]) by dramatically pulling back the bolt behind him. D'Allesandro then fires at a beer bottle, missing. Jimmy Hoffa ([[Jack Nicholson]]) takes the rifle and fires the same shot, hitting the bottle. D'Allesandro, Hoffa, and Frank Fitzsimmons ([[J.T. Walsh]]) all carry these while out "hunting". | Most clearly seen in the deleted scenes, Bobby Ciaro ([[Danny DeVito]]) hands a [[Remington Model 30]] to mobster Carol "Dally" D'Allesandro ([[Armand Assante]]) by dramatically pulling back the bolt behind him. D'Allesandro then fires at a beer bottle, missing. Jimmy Hoffa ([[Jack Nicholson]]) takes the rifle and fires the same shot, hitting the bottle. D'Allesandro, Hoffa, and Frank Fitzsimmons ([[J.T. Walsh]]) all carry these while out "hunting". | ||
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[[Image:Hoffa-rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fitz and Pete stand around after Hoffa asks for a piece of paper.]] | [[Image:Hoffa-rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fitz and Pete stand around after Hoffa asks for a piece of paper.]] | ||
== | =Other= | ||
== Federal Gas Riot Gun == | |||
[[Image: | The police at the RTA strike fire [[Federal Gas Riot Gun]]s into the air above the crowd. | ||
[[Image:L-5-Federa-Gas-Riot-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm]] | |||
[[Image:Hoffa-gas1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Police attempt to stop the strikers with gas guns.]] | |||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 28 November 2017
Hoffa is a 1992 biographical film that chronicles the life of Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa. The film was written by David Mamet and directed by Danny DeVito (who co-starred in the film) and stars Jack Nicholson in the title role.
The following weapons were used in the film Hoffa:
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Revolvers
Colt New Service
During the first 1935 flashback, Hoffa's friend Billy Flynn (Robert Prosky) holds a Colt New Service on Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito) when Bobby holds Hoffa at knifepoint.
Colt Police Positive
A "scab" truck driver holds a Colt Police Positive with a three inch barrel on Hoffa during one of the organizing drives.
Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub
Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito) keeps a Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub in a shoulder holster in 1975, giving it to Jimmy Hoffa (Jack Nicholson), who places it in his shoe. Later, when Bobby reaches for his Model 19, he realizes he had given it to Hoffa as he grabs his empty holster.
Colt Detective Special
While driving to the RTA strike, Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito) draws his Colt Detective Special when Hoffa's car is stopped.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
A man at the RTA strike fires a Smith & Wesson Model 10 into the air before he is apprehended by police.
Smith & Wesson Model 38
Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito) pulls a nickle plated Smith & Wesson Model 38 out of his shoulder holster, using it to intimidate Sol Stein (Cliff Gorman) when going to meet D'Allesandro. He later draws it when he thinks he hears gunshots (but it turns out to be a beer keg bursting).
Note: This must a nickel model 38 airweight Bodyguard; the stainless model 649 was not produced until the 1980's.
Pistols
M1911A1
As Hoffa and D'Allesandro talk about the pension fund loans, Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito) spots a deer and pulls out his M1911A1, firing four shots into it and causing the other Teamsters to jump to the ground, not expecting to actually hear any gunshots on the hunting trip. While telling the story seven years later before his Senate committee hearing, Hoffa explains that Bobby then tried to skin the deer with a nail file since he didn't have a knife.
Walther PP
The mob hitman (Frank Whaley), disguised as a truck driver, draws a suppressed .32 ACP West German Walther PP from his waistband during the film's end to shoot and kill both Jimmy Hoffa and Bobby Ciaro.
Shotguns
Double barreled shotgun
Inside the roadhouse, Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito) checks a hammerless shotgun, which Hoffa had referred to as a lupara, in anticipation of the meeting with the mobsters.
Rifles
Remington Model 30
Most clearly seen in the deleted scenes, Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito) hands a Remington Model 30 to mobster Carol "Dally" D'Allesandro (Armand Assante) by dramatically pulling back the bolt behind him. D'Allesandro then fires at a beer bottle, missing. Jimmy Hoffa (Jack Nicholson) takes the rifle and fires the same shot, hitting the bottle. D'Allesandro, Hoffa, and Frank Fitzsimmons (J.T. Walsh) all carry these while out "hunting".
Savage 99
Pete Connolly (John C. Reilly) carries a Savage 99 lever action rifle during the 1950 "hunting" trip with Hoffa and D'Allesandro.
Other
Federal Gas Riot Gun
The police at the RTA strike fire Federal Gas Riot Guns into the air above the crowd.
