A Better Tomorrow: Difference between revisions
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Director [[John Woo]]'s favorite handgun, the [[Beretta 92F]], makes frequent appearances in this film. Mark ([[Chow Yun-Fat]]), Ho ([[Ti Lung]]), and Kit ([[Leslie Cheung]]) all use the pistol at different times in the film, as do many of Triad gangsters. Aside from being the film that introduced the Beretta 92F as a stable of John Woo films, ''A Better Tomorrow'' was one of the first films ever to feature this famous pistol, which had been on the civilian market for less than a year at the time of filming.
Director [[John Woo]]'s favorite handgun, the [[Beretta 92F]], makes frequent appearances in this film. Mark ([[Chow Yun-Fat]]), Ho ([[Ti Lung]]), and Kit ([[Leslie Cheung]]) all use the pistol at different times in the film, as do many of Triad gangsters. Aside from being the film that introduced the Beretta 92F as a staple of John Woo films, ''A Better Tomorrow'' was one of the first films ever to feature this famous pistol, which had been on the civilian market for less than a year at the time of filming.
[[Image:ABTBeretta3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mark Lee ([[Chow Yun-Fat]]) dual-wielding Beretta 92F pistols during the shootout in the Taiwanese restaurant.]]
[[Image:ABTBeretta3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mark Lee ([[Chow Yun-Fat]]) dual-wielding Beretta 92F pistols during the shootout in the Taiwanese restaurant.]]
A Better Tomorrow is a 1986 Hong Kong action film directed by John Woo and starring Chow Yun-Fat as a friend to a pair of brothers who decide to take on the Triad crime organization. The film would spawn the 1987 sequel A Better Tomorrow II and the 1989 prequel A Better Tomorrow III, as well as a 2010 South Korean remake.
The following weapons were used in the film A Better Tomorrow:
The Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver is carried by Sung Tse-Kit (Leslie Cheung) as his police service weapon. A suppressed revolver is also used by an assassin who attempts to kill Ho and Kit's father.
Director John Woo's favorite handgun, the Beretta 92F, makes frequent appearances in this film. Mark (Chow Yun-Fat), Ho (Ti Lung), and Kit (Leslie Cheung) all use the pistol at different times in the film, as do many of Triad gangsters. Aside from being the film that introduced the Beretta 92F as a staple of John Woo films, A Better Tomorrow was one of the first films ever to feature this famous pistol, which had been on the civilian market for less than a year at the time of filming.
The Beretta 92SB is seen in the hands of Shing (Waise Lee) and a few of Triad gangsters throughout the film, and is identifiable by its rounded trigger guard, and modern Beretta grips (versus the older style grips of the original 92).
Sung Tse-Ho (Ti Lung) carries a Smith & Wesson 39 pistol during the scenes set in Taiwan, and the gangster who betrays him also uses one during the restaurant shootout. Other Triad members use this pistol during the shootout in the parking garage and at the docks.
The Browning Hi-Power is relatively common in early John Woo films. When Mark is engaged in a shootout in the restaurant, one of his Berettas turns into a Browning. Later Mark is seen dual-wielding the Browning alongside his Beretta while taking a data tape.
The leader of Taiwanese gangsters fires what appears to be a Remington 870 when he betrays Ho and Shing. Mark also uses this shotgun when he returns to rescue Ho and Kit in the finale.
A Heckler & Koch MP5A3 submachine gun, with a slimline handguard and an early straight magazine, is initially used by Ho in the final shootout at the docks.
M16A1 rifles are carried by police officers when Ho is captured in Taiwan. Some Triad gangsters are also armed with M16A1 rifles during the final shootout at the docks, although they are not seen very clearly.
