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[[Image:Runaway1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|S&W 19 in "Runaway"]] | [[Image:Runaway1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|S&W 19 in "Runaway"]] | ||
== | == Dr. Charles Luther's "smart" missile gun == | ||
Though the model info is unknown, the missile-firing pistol used by the villain, Charles Luther (Gene Simmons), in the movie | Though the model info is unknown, the base of the gun is clearly a 1911 style frame. Probably provided by Detonics. The missile-firing pistol used by the villain, Charles Luther (Gene Simmons), in the movie was probably designed by the prop department. Interestingly, the publicity materials for the film, chiefly the poster, showed Tom Selleck holding the gun though he never uses it in the movie. The story alludes to one of the scientists working with Luther being an expert in propulsion & perhaps the supplier of the gun & its ammo. The runaway squad's chief tech officer (Stan Shaw) later calls the mini-rockets "smart bullets." | ||
[[Image:Runaway 15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Luther pulls the missile gun while the officers deal with his target]] | |||
[[Image:Runaway 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|It looks like it may have been fitted with custom "grooved" grips]] | |||
[[Image:Runaway 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Note that the magazine well inside the grip has been capped off by a custom buttplate]] | |||
[[Image:Runaway 18.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Luther about to fire at Johnson in the alley]] | |||
[[Image:Runaway 19.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Luther fires the missile gun. In contrast to current style prop weapons, there is little to no muzzle flash when the gun is fired. You see that little flash inside the barrel? That's it.]] | |||
[[Image:Runaway 24.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Another example of the gun being fired, this time only a small puff of smoke is the tell]] | |||
[[Image:Runaway 32.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The most dramatic flash the gun has in the entire film]] | |||
The projectiles are all electronic "heat seeking missiles" with a back half made up of solid propellant, making use of valves for directional control. They are able to be programmed to "go after" a specific person using a person's unique heat pattern as a signature. | The projectiles are all electronic "heat seeking missiles" with a back half made up of solid propellant, making use of valves for directional control. They are able to be programmed to "go after" a specific person using a person's unique heat pattern as a signature. | ||
Revision as of 01:55, 9 December 2009
Guns used in this Sci-Fi movie:
Detonics Servicemaster/Combatmaster
Used as a service handgun by Tom Selleck and Cynthia Rhodes. The gun has the characteristic Detonics forward mounted rear sight, which was featured on the combat master, but the longer grip frame of a Service master. It should also be noted that there is a line present on the slide where a combat master slide would end, a similar gun can be seen in Terminator 2: Judgement Day)
Detonics Combatmaster
In the third act of the film, while trying to protect Jackie Rogers from Luther both officers use compact combat masters as sidearms.
Custom Police Belt
Today it is very common to see officers carrying semi-automatic handguns, but in 1983 (when the film was shot) most police agencies issued revolvers. These custom belt rigs were way ahead of their time.
Laser Gun
In one of the films more tense scenes, Ramsay uses a laser gun with a battery pack on his belt to stop a murderous runaway inside a suburban home. It should be noted that Tom Selleck's character only fires this weapon in the film. He never fires his main sidearm, or his compact backup.
Unknown snub revolver
This is likely to be a smith and wesson chief's special, but it is never shown well enough to be sure. Johnson uses it to fire at Ramsay after he kicks in the hotel room door, thinking it's Luther come to kill him.
Smith & Wesson Model 19
The 2.5"-barrel version is used by a robot (!)
Dr. Charles Luther's "smart" missile gun
Though the model info is unknown, the base of the gun is clearly a 1911 style frame. Probably provided by Detonics. The missile-firing pistol used by the villain, Charles Luther (Gene Simmons), in the movie was probably designed by the prop department. Interestingly, the publicity materials for the film, chiefly the poster, showed Tom Selleck holding the gun though he never uses it in the movie. The story alludes to one of the scientists working with Luther being an expert in propulsion & perhaps the supplier of the gun & its ammo. The runaway squad's chief tech officer (Stan Shaw) later calls the mini-rockets "smart bullets."
The projectiles are all electronic "heat seeking missiles" with a back half made up of solid propellant, making use of valves for directional control. They are able to be programmed to "go after" a specific person using a person's unique heat pattern as a signature.