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[[Image:FinalOption_poster2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Who Dares Wins'' (1982)]] | [[Image:FinalOption_poster2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Who Dares Wins'' (1982)]] | ||
'''''The Final Option''''' (Original British Title: '''''Who Dares Wins''''') is a 1982 action film directed by Ian Sharp (''[[The Professionals]]'') and starring [[Lewis Collins]], [[Judy Davis]], with [[Edward Woodward]] and [[Richard Widmark]]. Producer Euan Lloyd (''[[The Wild Geese]]'', ''[[Shalako]]'') was so inspired by the storming of the Iranian embassy by Britain's Special Air Service in 1980 (an event Lloyd watched live in person), he immediately got the ball rolling on a film about the SAS. Filming was done with the full cooperation of the SAS and the British Army. [[Lewis Collins]], who stars as Captain Skellen, had actually passed SAS selection at one point, but was ultimately rejected due to his fame. | '''''The Final Option''''' (Original British Title: '''''Who Dares Wins''''') is a 1982 action film directed by Ian Sharp (''[[The Professionals]]'') and starring [[Lewis Collins]], [[Judy Davis]], with [[Edward Woodward]] and [[Richard Widmark]]. Producer Euan Lloyd (''[[The Wild Geese]]'', ''[[Shalako]]'') was so inspired by the storming of the Iranian embassy by Britain's Special Air Service in 1980 (an event Lloyd watched live in person and was later dramatized in the 2017 film ''[[6 Days]]''), he immediately got the ball rolling on a film about the SAS. Filming was done with the full cooperation of the SAS and the British Army and several sequences closely model the embassy operation. [[Lewis Collins]], who stars as Captain Skellen, had actually passed SAS selection at one point, but was ultimately rejected due to his fame. This film also featured one of the earliest appearances of the [[Heckler & Koch MP5]]. | ||
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==Heckler & Koch MP5A3== | ==Heckler & Koch MP5A3== | ||
SAS troopers are armed with [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] submachine guns. All of the MP5's seen are fitted with "slimline" handguards and the original straight "waffle" magazines. (The latter feature is inaccurate; photos of the real-life incident show that the SAS troopers' MP5s were fitted with the curved 30-round magazine that is now standard.) | SAS troopers are armed with [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] submachine guns. All of the MP5's seen are fitted with "slimline" handguards and the original straight "waffle" magazines. (The latter feature is inaccurate; photos of the real-life incident show that the SAS troopers' MP5s were fitted with the curved 30-round magazine that is now standard.) | ||
[[Image:HK_MP5.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with original "slimline" handguard and straight "waffle"-style magazine - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:HK_MP5.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with original "slimline" handguard and straight "waffle"-style magazine - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:FinalOption_MP5_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An SAS trooper standing guard at the entrance to Stirling Lines.]] | [[Image:FinalOption_MP5_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An SAS trooper standing guard at the entrance to Stirling Lines.]] | ||
Revision as of 02:17, 22 August 2017
The Final Option (Original British Title: Who Dares Wins) is a 1982 action film directed by Ian Sharp (The Professionals) and starring Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, with Edward Woodward and Richard Widmark. Producer Euan Lloyd (The Wild Geese, Shalako) was so inspired by the storming of the Iranian embassy by Britain's Special Air Service in 1980 (an event Lloyd watched live in person and was later dramatized in the 2017 film 6 Days), he immediately got the ball rolling on a film about the SAS. Filming was done with the full cooperation of the SAS and the British Army and several sequences closely model the embassy operation. Lewis Collins, who stars as Captain Skellen, had actually passed SAS selection at one point, but was ultimately rejected due to his fame. This film also featured one of the earliest appearances of the Heckler & Koch MP5.
The following weapons were used in the film The Final Option:
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
SAS troopers are armed with Heckler & Koch MP5A3 submachine guns. All of the MP5's seen are fitted with "slimline" handguards and the original straight "waffle" magazines. (The latter feature is inaccurate; photos of the real-life incident show that the SAS troopers' MP5s were fitted with the curved 30-round magazine that is now standard.)
Browning Hi-Power
SAS troopers are shown using Browning Hi-Power pistols.
L1A1 SLR
SAS troopers and Captains Hagen (Bob Sherman) and Freund (Albert Fortell) carry L1A1 SLR rifles during their field exercise in Wales.
MAC-10
Most of the terrorists are armed with MAC-10 submachine guns. Some of them are fitted with suppressors. In the dialogue, they are described as being chambered in "9mm."
Beretta M12
Frankie Leith (Judy Davis) and Rod Walker (John Duttine) are armed with Beretta M12 submachine guns.
Tokagypt 58
Rod Walker and Mac (Mark Ryan) are armed with Tokagypt 58 pistols.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Helga uses a snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 10 during the kidnapping of Skellen's family.
Remington 870
An SAS trooper uses a Remington 870 shotgun to breach a door.
L7 Machine Gun
An L7 Machine Gun machine gun is seen mounted on a Land Rover at the SAS training facility.
XM177
Trooper Baker (Ziggy Byfield) uses an XM177 during a training exercise.
Federal Gas Riot Gun
Two SAS troopers suspended from a helicopter fire grenades from a Federal Gas Riot Gun.
Schermuly Training Grenade
The SAS troopers have Schermuly Training Grenades on their webbing. The body of the grenade is plastic with an open bottom with the interior filled with a paper wrapped pyrotechnic charge. Once the lever was released there was a two second delay before this charge was propelled out the base of the grenade and exploded about half a second later. Although, as the name implies, it was originally intended as a training grenade it was found it could also be used as a stun grenade so its appearance on an SAS troopers webbing, particularly in the early 80s, is legitimate.
