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{{Film Title|Runaway}} | |||
[[Image:Runawayposter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Runaway (1984)]] | [[Image:Runawayposter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Runaway (1984)]] | ||
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== Detonics Servicemaster | |||
The [[Detonics Servicemaster | == Dr. Charles Luther's "smart" missile gun == | ||
The missile-firing pistol used by Dr. Charles Luther ([[Gene Simmons]]) in the movie was probably designed by the prop department. | |||
Though the model info is unknown, the base of the gun is clearly a 1911 style frame, probably provided by Detonics. Interestingly, the publicity materials for the film (especially in the theatrical 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 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Luther pulls the missile gun while the officers deal with his target. It looks like it may have been fitted with custom "grooved" grips]] | |||
[[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|600px|Luther about to fire at Johnson in the alley]] | |||
[[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|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|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. | |||
[[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|600px|The dissected bullet. In 1983/84 this kind of micro computer was radical science fiction]] | |||
[[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|600px|A missiles POV shot]] | |||
[[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. | |||
[[Image:Runaway 26.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay ducks away from a smart missile in flight]] | |||
[[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|600px|It misses Johnson somehow, even though he is just standing there wide eyed]] | |||
[[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|600px|Johnson takes an explosive projectile in the back]] | |||
== Detonics Servicemaster Custom== | |||
The [[Detonics Servicemaster]] is used as the service handgun of Sgt. Jack R. Ramsay ([[Tom Selleck]]) and Officer Karen Thompson ([[Cynthia Rhodes]]). The gun has the characteristic Detonics forward mounted rear sight, which was featured on the Combatmaster, but the longer grip frame of a Servicemaster. 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: Judgment Day]]'') | |||
[[Image:Detonicsservicemaster.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Detonics Servicemaster]] | [[Image:Detonicsservicemaster.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Detonics Servicemaster]] | ||
[[Image:Runaway 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay and his new partner head into a cornfield to stop a runaway]] | [[Image:Runaway 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsay and his new partner head into a cornfield to stop a runaway]] | ||
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== Unknown snub revolver == | == Unknown snub revolver == | ||
This is likely to be a | This is likely to be a Smith & 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|600px|Johnson stops firing, which if this was Luther would have been the end of him]] | [[Image:Runaway 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Johnson stops firing, which if this was Luther would have been the end of him]] | ||
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=Fictional Weapons= | =Fictional Weapons= | ||
== Laser Gun == | == Laser Gun == | ||
Revision as of 07:22, 5 July 2010
The following weapons were used in the film Runaway:
Dr. Charles Luther's "smart" missile gun
The missile-firing pistol used by Dr. Charles Luther (Gene Simmons) in the movie was probably designed by the prop department. Though the model info is unknown, the base of the gun is clearly a 1911 style frame, probably provided by Detonics. Interestingly, the publicity materials for the film (especially in the theatrical 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.
Detonics Servicemaster Custom
The Detonics Servicemaster is used as the service handgun of Sgt. Jack R. Ramsay (Tom Selleck) and Officer Karen Thompson (Cynthia Rhodes). The gun has the characteristic Detonics forward mounted rear sight, which was featured on the Combatmaster, but the longer grip frame of a Servicemaster. 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: Judgment Day)
Detonics Combatmaster
In the third act of the film, while trying to protect Jackie Rogers from Luther both officers use compact Detonics Combatmasters as sidearms.
Unknown snub revolver
This is likely to be a Smith & 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 Smith & Wesson Model 19 is used by a robot (!)
Fictional Weapons
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.
Trivia
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.
