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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]]'') | 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]]'') | ||
[[Image:Runaway 01.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay and his new partner head into a cornfield to stop a runaway]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 08.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay uses a Detonics in "Runaway"]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 13.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay takes control of a suspect who left his child at the mercy of a runaway]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 27.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 27.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Thompson holds a hotel room full of suspects at bay with her service issue detonics]] | ||
== [[Detonics Combatmaster]] == | == [[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. | In the third act of the film, while trying to protect Jackie Rogers from Luther both officers use compact combat masters as sidearms. | ||
[[Image:Runaway 38.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay gives up his gun to Luther for the second time]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 37.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 37.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay takes cover from explosive projectiles while patrons of the outdoor cafe wonder why]] | ||
== [[Custom Police Belt]] == | == [[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. | 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. | ||
[[Image:Runaway 10.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Police utility belt]] | ||
== [[Laser Gun]] == | == [[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. | 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. | ||
[[Image:Runaway 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay tests the laser on the ground before entering the home]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 03.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay enters the home laser gun at the ready]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 05.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay blind fires around a corner before moving into the hallway]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 06.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay takes a shot at the armed runaway from under a bed]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 07.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay takes a final shot at the runaway from on top of the bed]] | ||
== [[Unknown snub revolver]] == | == [[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. | 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. | ||
[[Image:Runaway 12.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Johnson stops firing, which if this was Luther would have been the end of him]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 11.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|brightest muzzle flash EVER]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 09.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsey tucks the small revolver into the small of his back, kind of like Magnum PI used to do.]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 14.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Thompson holds the suspects snub revolver in a very unsafe fashion, while they attempt to put him in the back seat sans handcuffs]] | ||
== [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]] == | == [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]] == | ||
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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." | 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| | [[Image:Runaway 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Luther pulls the missile gun while the officers deal with his target]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 16.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It looks like it may have been fitted with custom "grooved" grips]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 17.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note that the magazine well inside the grip has been capped off by a custom buttplate]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 18.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Luther about to fire at Johnson in the alley]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 19.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|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| | [[Image:Runaway 24.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another example of the gun being fired, this time only a small puff of smoke is the tell]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 32.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 32.jpg|thumb|none|600px|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. | ||
[[Image:Runaway 34.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. James cuts open one of the missiles while Ramsay watches. Neither man bothering to wear a speck of protective gear. James even lights a cigarette!]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 36.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 36.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The dissected bullet. In 1983/84 this kind of micro computer was radical science fiction]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 33.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 33.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay finds 2 unfired missiles inside the hotel room where Thompson was shot]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 20.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A missiles POV shot]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 25.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It is unknown whether the missiles can alter speed, but they don't move any more quickly than a man can run during this POV sequence when Ramsay is running from a missile. He turns and looks back several times during this scene]] | ||
The missiles, while in flight, are depicted as nothing more than black streaks. This was quite effective in real time as the film was made long before freeze framing on computers was possible. But here, it shows us they may have simply painted on the film negative to animate the bullets. | The missiles, while in flight, are depicted as nothing more than black streaks. This was quite effective in real time as the film was made long before freeze framing on computers was possible. But here, it shows us they may have simply painted on the film negative to animate the bullets. | ||
[[Image:Runaway 26.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 26.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay ducks away from a smart missile in flight]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 21.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yes, they both just stand there and watch the black streak move around them]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 23.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It misses Johnson somehow, even though he is just standing there wide eyed]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 28.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Thompson stares at the missile before it turns back around to kill Johnson. Note, she doesn't seem to be using her detonics here, while she has the custom long slide in the next few shots]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 29.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Runaway 29.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Johnson takes an explosive projectile in the back]] | ||
Revision as of 02:04, 10 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.
The missiles, while in flight, are depicted as nothing more than black streaks. This was quite effective in real time as the film was made long before freeze framing on computers was possible. But here, it shows us they may have simply painted on the film negative to animate the bullets.
