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[[Image:Vantage point.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Vantage Point (2008)'']] | [[Image:Vantage point.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Vantage Point (2008)'']] | ||
'''''Vantage Point''''' is a 2008 action thriller focusing on an assassination attempt on the President of the United States Henry Ashton ([[William Hurt]]) as he promotes a treaty to fight international terrorism in Salamanca, Spain told from the different view points of Global News Network producer Rex Brooks ([[Sigourney Weaver]]), United States Secret Service Agents Thomas Barnes ([[Dennis Quaid]]) and Kent Taylor ([[Matthew Fox]]), American tourist Howard Lewis ([[Forest Whitaker]]), Spanish police officer Enrique ([[Eduardo Noriega]]), deadly terrorists Suarez ([[Saïd Taghmaoui]]) and Veronica ([[Ayelet Zurer]]), and blackmailed former special forces member Javier ([[Edgar Ramirez]]). Due to principal filming being done in Mexico City, a number of the firearms in the film (notably the [[Beretta 92FS]] pistols) are reproduction blank replicas instead of blank-converted registered firearms, likely due to lack of availability. | |||
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[[Image:VP-SIGP229-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An assassin attempts to gun down President Henry Ashton ([[William Hurt]]) with a SIG-Sauer P229 before Agent Barnes jumps in front of him.]] | [[Image:VP-SIGP229-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An assassin attempts to gun down President Henry Ashton ([[William Hurt]]) with a SIG-Sauer P229 before Agent Barnes jumps in front of him.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-SIGP229-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Barnes checks the load in his SIG-Sauer P229 pistol.]] | [[Image:VP-SIGP229-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Barnes checks the load in his SIG-Sauer P229 pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-SIGP229-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note how the magazine is loaded with 9mm bullets instead of .357 SIG.]] | [[Image:VP-SIGP229-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Barnes loads his SIG. Note how the magazine is loaded with 9mm bullets instead of .357 SIG.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-SIGP229-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USSS agent disguised as a cleaning lady drops her SIG-Sauer P229 when gunned down by Javier ([[Edgar Ramirez]]).]] | [[Image:VP-SIGP229-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USSS agent disguised as a cleaning lady drops her SIG-Sauer P229 when gunned down by Javier ([[Edgar Ramirez]]).]] | ||
[[Image:VP-SIGP229-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Barnes fires his SIG-Sauer P229 while pursuing a vehicle on foot.]] | [[Image:VP-SIGP229-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Barnes fires his SIG-Sauer P229 while pursuing a vehicle on foot.]] | ||
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[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 92FS - 9mm.]] | [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 92FS - 9mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Bruni928mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bruni Model 92 stage firing blank prop - 8mm.]] | [[Image:Bruni928mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bruni Model 92 stage firing blank prop - 8mm.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-BruniBeretta-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USSS agent | [[Image:VP-BruniBeretta-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USSS agent disarms Enrique of his Beretta, and rather unprofessionally flags his partner with the muzzle. Note how the hammer is cocked (and also shaped differently) even though the decocker is engaged, indicating the gun is a Bruni prop weapon.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-BruniBeretta-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Enrique reloads his Beretta.]] | [[Image:VP-BruniBeretta-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Enrique reloads his Beretta.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-BruniBeretta-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Suarez ([[Saïd Taghmaoui]]) gives Veronica ([[Ayelet Zurer]]) his Beretta to execute their hostage. Note the plain Bruni grips on this model.]] | [[Image:VP-BruniBeretta-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Suarez ([[Saïd Taghmaoui]]) gives Veronica ([[Ayelet Zurer]]) his Beretta to execute their hostage. Note the plain Bruni grips on this model.]] | ||
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A [[Glock 17]] with a chrome slide and fitted with a suppressor is used by the former special forces soldier Javier ([[Edgar Ramirez]]) when he kidnaps President Ashton ([[William Hurt]]). | A [[Glock 17]] with a chrome slide and fitted with a suppressor is used by the former special forces soldier Javier ([[Edgar Ramirez]]) when he kidnaps President Ashton ([[William Hurt]]). | ||
[[Image:Glock 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 17 with chrome slide - 9mm.]] | [[Image:Glock 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 17 with chrome slide - 9mm.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-Glock17-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Javier fires on Secret Service agents with his | [[Image:VP-Glock17-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Javier fires on Secret Service agents with his suppressed Glock 17 with a chrome slide. Here he has a grip rather fitting for a formal special forces soldier (aside from not keeping the gun eye level), although his thumbs are a little high here.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-Glock17-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Here his grip is improved.]] | [[Image:VP-Glock17-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Here his grip is improved.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-Glock17-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Javier loads up his Glock 17, seen here without the suppressor.]] | [[Image:VP-Glock17-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Javier loads up his Glock 17, seen here without the suppressor.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-Glock17-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Javier does a mid-mag reload | [[Image:VP-Glock17-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Javier does a mid-mag reload and racks the slide, which would actually extract the round in the chamber in real life.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-Glock17-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Javier approaches President Ashton with his suppressed Glock 17.]] | [[Image:VP-Glock17-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Javier approaches President Ashton with his suppressed Glock 17.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-Glock17-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Javier holds his suppressed Glock 17 on President Ashton.]] | [[Image:VP-Glock17-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Javier holds his suppressed Glock 17 on President Ashton.]] | ||
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[[Image:VP-H&KPSG1-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Kill the President" app, now available for your Apple products.]] | [[Image:VP-H&KPSG1-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Kill the President" app, now available for your Apple products.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-H&KPSG1-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up on the trigger guard as the rifle fires. Note "O-1" trigger group.]] | [[Image:VP-H&KPSG1-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up on the trigger guard as the rifle fires. Note "O-1" trigger group.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-H&KPSG1-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Taylor takes the PSG-1 off of | [[Image:VP-H&KPSG1-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Taylor takes the PSG-1 off of its automated mount.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-H&KPSG1-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Taylor | [[Image:VP-H&KPSG1-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Agent Taylor disassembles the PSG-1.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-H&KPSG1-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:VP-H&KPSG1-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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[[Image:Steyr ssg69.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Steyr SSG 69 - 7.62x51mm NATO.]] | [[Image:Steyr ssg69.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Steyr SSG 69 - 7.62x51mm NATO.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-SteyrSSG-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USSS sniper watches the President's motorcade pass while armed with a Steyr SSG 69.]] | [[Image:VP-SteyrSSG-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USSS sniper watches the President's motorcade pass while armed with a Steyr SSG 69.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-SteyrSSG-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USSS sniper over | [[Image:VP-SteyrSSG-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USSS sniper over looks the crowd as the President gives his speech, armed with a Steyr SSG 69.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-SteyrSSG-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USSS sniper with his Steyr SSG 69.]] | [[Image:VP-SteyrSSG-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USSS sniper with his Steyr SSG 69.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-SteyrSSG-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An excellent close up of a sniper's SSG 69.]] | [[Image:VP-SteyrSSG-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An excellent close up of a sniper's SSG 69.]] | ||
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Spanish military are seen armed with [[Heckler & Koch G36C]] rifles briefly. | Spanish military are seen armed with [[Heckler & Koch G36C]] rifles briefly. | ||
[[Image:Hkg36c.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch G36C - 5.56x45mm.]] | [[Image:Hkg36c.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch G36C - 5.56x45mm.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-G36C-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Spanish military | [[Image:VP-G36C-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Spanish military soldiers run by armed with Heckler & Koch G36Cs.]] | ||
==Heckler & Koch USP== | ==Heckler & Koch USP== | ||
A Spanish police officer is briefly seen with a [[Heckler & Koch USP]] of unknown caliber in her holster. | A Spanish police officer is briefly seen with a [[Heckler & Koch USP]] of unknown caliber in her holster. | ||
[[Image:USP9mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch USP-9 - 9mm.]] | [[Image:USP9mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch USP-9 - 9mm.]] | ||
[[Image:VP-H&KUSP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A | [[Image:VP-H&KUSP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Spanish police officer with a Heckler & Koch USP in her holster after American tourist Howard Lewis ([[Forest Whitaker]]) rescues the young girl.]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:58, 12 July 2010
The following guns were used in the movie Vantage Point:
WARNING: This page contains images and plot descriptions with spoilers.
Vantage Point is a 2008 action thriller focusing on an assassination attempt on the President of the United States Henry Ashton (William Hurt) as he promotes a treaty to fight international terrorism in Salamanca, Spain told from the different view points of Global News Network producer Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver), United States Secret Service Agents Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) and Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox), American tourist Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker), Spanish police officer Enrique (Eduardo Noriega), deadly terrorists Suarez (Saïd Taghmaoui) and Veronica (Ayelet Zurer), and blackmailed former special forces member Javier (Edgar Ramirez). Due to principal filming being done in Mexico City, a number of the firearms in the film (notably the Beretta 92FS pistols) are reproduction blank replicas instead of blank-converted registered firearms, likely due to lack of availability.
SIG-Sauer P229
The issued sidearm of USSS agent Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) is a SIG-Sauer P229 pistol chambered in 9x19mm, instead of the correct .357 SIG ammunition chambered for the real life USSS SIG pistols.
At one point in the film we see a USSS agent using the newer SIG-Sauer P229R (with a rail on the frame nose) while pursuing Enrique (Eduardo Noriega).
Beretta 92FS
The most commonly used gun in the film is the Beretta 92FS pistol, seen carried by Spanish police officer Enrique (Eduardo Noriega), as well as all of the terrorists in the film. USSS Agent Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) is curious seen using a Beretta as his sidearm, instead of the correct SIG-Sauer P229 pistol typically issued to Secret Service. Many of the Berettas appear to be Bruni Model 92 8mm stage firing blank replicas. Many of them have the proper Beretta logo grips though, so they could have been installed on the props, or actual Berettas may have been used depending on location of filming.
Glock 17
A Glock 17 with a chrome slide and fitted with a suppressor is used by the former special forces soldier Javier (Edgar Ramirez) when he kidnaps President Ashton (William Hurt).
Beretta 84FS "Cheetah"
The terrorist leader Suarez (Saïd Taghmaoui) used a Beretta 84FS "Cheetah" to execute Javier's (Edgar Ramirez) brother when Veronica (Ayelet Zurer) fails to do so.
Glock 26
The terrorist leader Suarez (Saïd Taghmaoui) draws a Glock 26 when Agent Barnes (Dennis Quaid) comes to rescues President Ashton. This seems strange since the film earlier depicted a Beretta 84FS "Cheetah" as his sidearm.
Heckler & Koch MP5A2 Navy submachine guns are seen throughout the film in the hands of Spanish police officers, some seen with two magazines clamped together.
USSS Agents are seen armed with Heckler & Koch MP5A3 Navy submachine guns fitted with Surefire 628 weapon lights and some fitted with scopes.
Heckler & Koch PSG-1
A Heckler & Koch PSG-1 mounted on an automated platform is used by the terrorists to conduct the initial attack on the President.
Steyr SSG 69
Steyr SSG 69 sniper rifles fitted with bipods are used by the USSS snipers watching the President.
Heckler & Koch G36C
Spanish military are seen armed with Heckler & Koch G36C rifles briefly.
Heckler & Koch USP
A Spanish police officer is briefly seen with a Heckler & Koch USP of unknown caliber in her holster.
