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Fair Game (1995)

Fair Game was a 1995 action thriller that starred Cindy Crawford as Kate McQuean, 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 and made Fair Game her first and only foray into film as the star. 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. 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 (1995):

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  Kate McQuean, 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 and made ''Fair Game'' her first and only foray into film as the star.  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.  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.
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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: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.]]
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 ==Beretta 92FS==
-* The Beretta 92FS is used by several other police officers and detectives.
+The [[Beretta 92FS]] is used by several other police officers and detectives.
 [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.]]
 [[Image:FairGame-DetectiveBeretta92a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Miami-Dade County Detective Graybera ([[Frank Medrano]]) pulls his Beretta 92FS on a prisoner that has gone berserk at the police station - 9mm]]
 ==Makarov PM==
+Colonel Ilya Kazak ([[Steven Berkoff]]),  Rosa ([[Jenette Goldstein]]), and Navigator ([[Marc Macaulay]]) all use the [[Makarov PM]].
 [[Image:FairGame-MakarovA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colonel Ilya Kazak ([[Steven Berkoff]]) aims his Makarov PM at Emilio Juantorena ([[Miguel Sandoval]]) and threatens to shoot him for disobeying orders - 9mm Makarov]]
 [[Image:FairGame-MakarovTrainA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Navigator ([[Marc Macaulay]]) clutches a Makarov PM as he enters the train - 9mm Makarov]]
 [[Image:FairGame-MakarovKickedToSandA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|During a fight with Kirkpatrick, Rosa ([[Jenette Goldstein]]) drops her Makarov PM in the sand - 9mm Makarov]]
-==Smith & Wesson 5906==
+==Smith & Wesson 5904==
-* Kirkpatrick's friend and long time partner Det. Louis Aragon ([[John Bedford Lloyd]]) carries a Smith & Wesson 5904 that appears to be two toned.
+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: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|]]
+==Smith & Wesson 5904==
+Detective Beanpole ([[Don Yesso]]) is armed with a [[Smith & Wesson 5904]].
+[[Image:S&W-5904-Early-RIGHT.jpg|450px|thumb|none|Early Model Smith & Wesson 5904 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:FairGame-SmithRoofa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[Image:FairGame-SmithSingleStackA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The slide halfway back after firing a around into the ceiling, this clearly shows the double-stack bulge.]]
 ==Armsel Striker Rotary Shotgun==
+The [[Armsel Striker]] is used by several Russian assassins.
 [[Image:Striker.jpg‎ |thumb|none|400px|Screen used Armsel Striker Rotary Shotgun - 12 gauge]]
 [[Image:FairGame-Stryker12a.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 [[SWD Cobray Street Sweeper]] 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.]]
 ==Type 69 RPG==
-* Stefan ([[Gustav Vintas]]) utilizes a Chinese Type 69 Rocket Launcher during the climax of the freeway chase.
+Stefan ([[Gustav Vintas]]) utilizes a Chinese [[Type 69 RPG]] during the climax of the freeway chase.
 [[Image:FairGame-Type69a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stefan ([[Gustav Vintas]]) readies his Chinese Type 69 Rocket Launcher]]
 [[Image:FairGame-Type69 02a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Stefan ([[Gustav Vintas]]) about to fire his Chinese Type 69 Rocket Launcher]]
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 [[Image:FairGame-SilencedPistolGoodSideA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-==Smith & Wesson 5904==
-Detective Beanpole ([[Don Yesso]]) is armed with a [[Smith & Wesson 5904]].
-[[Image:S&W-5904-Early-RIGHT.jpg|450px|thumb|none|Early Model Smith & Wesson 5904 - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:FairGame-SmithRoofa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-[[Image:FairGame-SmithSingleStackA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The slide halfway back after firing a around into the ceiling, this clearly shows the double-stack bulge.]]
 ==Browning High Power==
-* Kirkpatrick acquires a Browning High Power and uses it on the boat
+Kirkpatrick acquires a [[Browning Hi-Power]] and uses it on the boat.
 [[Image:FairGame-BHPa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 ==CZ-75==
-* Zhukov ([[Olek Krupa]]) carries a CZ-75 pistol throughout the movie.
+Zhukov ([[Olek Krupa]]) carries a CZ-75 pistol throughout the movie.
 [[Image:FairGame-UnkPistolsBoatA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Zhukov ([[Olek Krupa]]) with his CZ-75 pistol - 9mm]]
 [[Image:FairGame-CZNeckA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Zhukov ([[Olek Krupa]]) holds his CZ-75 pistol to Kirkpatrick's neck - 9mm]]
 ==Heckler & Koch MP5==
-One of the henchmen on the boat carries an MP5.
+One of the henchmen on the boat carries a [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]].
 [[Image:FairGame-AKMS&MP5a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 ==Heckler & Koch MP5K==
-Navigator ([[Marc Macaulay]]) uses an MP5K to shoot at Det. Max Kirkpatrick ([[William Baldwin]]) after he fails to kill Kate McQuean ([[Cindy Crawford]]) with a bomb blast - 9mm.
+Navigator ([[Marc Macaulay]]) uses an [[Heckler & Koch MP5K]] to shoot at Det. Max Kirkpatrick ([[William Baldwin]]) after he fails to kill Kate McQuean ([[Cindy Crawford]]) with a bomb blast - 9mm.
 [[Image:FairGame-MP5Ka.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|]]
 ==AKMS==
-Zhukov and Rosa use AKMS underfolders with drums when they launch an attack on Kirkpatrick's car at night.
+Zhukov and Rosa use [[AKMS]] rifles with drum magazines when they launch an attack on Kirkpatrick's car at night.
 [[Image:FairGame-AKMSwDrumsA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
 [[Image:FairGame-AKMS&MP5a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Some of the terrorists on the boat carry AKMS underfolder rifles - 7.62x39mm]]
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 ==Smith & Wesson Model 66==
-* A prisoner called Ratso ([[Hank Stone]]) grabs a Smith & Wesson Model 66 revolver from the waist belt of an inattentive police detective and holds him hostage at the precinct.
+A prisoner called Ratso ([[Hank Stone]]) grabs a [[Smith & Wesson Model 66]] revolver from the waist belt of an inattentive police detective and holds him hostage at the precinct.
 [[Image:FairGame-CopsRevolverA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The prisoner eyes the officer's gun.]]
 [[Image:FairGame-PrecinctGun05a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ratso ([[Hank Stone]]) holds the police detective hostage with his own S&W Model 66 - .357 Magnum]]

Fair Game (1995): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 02:14, 13 April 2014

Beretta 92FS Inox

Beretta 92FS

Makarov PM

Smith & Wesson 5904

Smith & Wesson 5904

Armsel Striker Rotary Shotgun

SWD Cobray Street Sweeper

Type 69 RPG

Silenced Pistol

Browning High Power

CZ-75

Heckler & Koch MP5

Heckler & Koch MP5K

AKMS

Smith & Wesson Model 66

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