The Blues Brothers: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
The Blues Brothers: Difference between revisions
This humourous line proved very controversial within the Chicago Police Department. Due to this line, the Chicago Police Department banned use of its name and insignia in films and television shows until the 2000s. Several movies, such as ''[[The Negotiator]]'', used names like "Metro Police" because the name "Chicago Police" could not be used.
This humourous line proved very controversial within the Chicago Police Department. Due to this line, the Chicago Police Department banned use of its name and insignia in films and television shows until the 2000s. Several movies, such as ''[[The Negotiator]]'', used names like "Metro Police" because the name "Chicago Police" could not be used.
[[Image:BB-CPDBAN-1.png|thumb|none|600px|A dispatcher tells police officers "Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved", a line that caused the Chicago Police Department to ban it's name and insignia from films for 20 years.]]
[[Image:BB-CPDBAN-1.png|thumb|none|600px|A dispatcher tells police officers "Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved", a line that caused the Chicago Police Department to ban it's name and insignia from films for 20 years.]]
===Police Car Wreckage===
About 60 police cars were used in the film. Most of these cars were humorously wrecked throughout the film. Here are some shots of it.
[[Image:BB-COPCAR-1.png|thumb|none|600px|Two Illinois State Police cars chase the Blues Brothers '''in''' a mall. The two cars are subsequently wrecked at the end of the chase.]]
[[Image:BB-COPCAR-2.png|thumb|none|600px|An Illinois State Police car crashes into the Good Ole' Boys van.]]
[[Image:BB-COPCAR-3.png|thumb|none|600px|Several Illinois State Police cars crash into each other as they fall down a hill.]]
[[Image:BB-COPCAR-4.png|thumb|none|600px|An Illinois State Police car crashes into a semi.]]
[[Image:BB-COPCAR-5.png|thumb|none|600px|Several Chicago Police cars crash after the Blues Brothers simply take a left turn.]]
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Revision as of 20:42, 23 August 2009
I'll finish the rest later. -Gunman69 17:33, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
One Chicago police officer is seen with a Colt Trooper in his holster during the Nazi Rally.
Walther PPK
When the Blues Brothers and their band go to Ray's Music Exchange, Ray (Ray Charles) draws a Walther PPK and fires at a kid who is about to steal a guitar.
M1 Flamethrower
Incorrectly referred to as the "M79 Flamethrower", Jake's Ex-fiance (Carrie Fisher) uses an M1 Flamethrower to try to kill Jake and Elwood when they are in a phonebooth.
Trooper Mount carries with him a Remington 870 with an extended magazine tube when they arrive at the Blues Brother's concert to arrest them. Several other police officer and prison guards also uses them.
Ithaca 37
Several police officers and prison guards are seen with Ithaca 37s toward the end of the movie.
M16 (Colt SP1)
Jake's Ex-fiance (Carrie Fisher) uses an M16 when trying to kill Jake and Elwood after their concert. It has a birdcage flashider, but no foward assist, making it a Colt SP1. Also, while they are normally seen carrying original M16s, two US Army soldiers switch from M16s to SP1s in a continuity error when they are firing through a door when searching for the Blues Brothers.
Luger P08
The leader of the Illinois Nazi Party (Henry Gibson) uses a Luger P08 to shoot at the Blues Brothers during the car chase at the end.
M16
Chicago SWAT officers and US Army soldiers use original M16 rifles during the climax of the movie.
Remington 700
Several SWAT officer carry Remington 700 when setting up sniper positions across the street during the climax.
Trivia
Weapons Manuals
When she is at her beauty salon, Jake's Ex-fiance (Carrie Fisher) has two weapon manuals on her desk: "M79 Flame-Thrower" and "Anti-Personnel Mines". It's difficult to see the other text on the manuals, but from the logos, it looks like Government files. I wonder how she got those...
Use of Unnecessary Violence
This humourous line proved very controversial within the Chicago Police Department. Due to this line, the Chicago Police Department banned use of its name and insignia in films and television shows until the 2000s. Several movies, such as The Negotiator, used names like "Metro Police" because the name "Chicago Police" could not be used.
Police Car Wreckage
About 60 police cars were used in the film. Most of these cars were humorously wrecked throughout the film. Here are some shots of it.