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==Smith & Wesson Model 27/28==
John Ryder ([[Rutger Hauer]]) keeps a [[Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28]] as his sidearm for the majority of the film.
John Ryder ([[Rutger Hauer]]) keeps a [[Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28]] as his sidearm for the majority of the film.
[[Image:Model28HP2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Smith & Wesson Model 28]]
[[Image:Model28HP2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Smith & Wesson Model 28 - .357 Magnum ]]
[[Image:Hm19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|John Ryder with the Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28]]
[[Image:Hm19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|John Ryder with the Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28]]
[[Image:Hm191.jpg|thumb|none|600px|John Ryder checks the load on his Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28]]
[[Image:Hm191.jpg|thumb|none|600px|John Ryder checks the load on his Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28]]
[[Image:Hlm193.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trooper Hancock([[Henry Darrow]]) holds his Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 on John Ryder. "Wipe it OFF!"]]
[[Image:Hlm193.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trooper Hancock([[Henry Darrow]]) holds his Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 on John Ryder. "Wipe it OFF!"]]
[[Image:Hthegunisloaded.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''John Ryder:''' "The gun is loaded".]]
[[Image:Hthegunisloaded.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''John Ryder:''' "The gun is loaded". Note wood Hogue grips .]]
==M16 SP1==
==M16 SP1==
Revision as of 03:54, 10 September 2011
The following firearms were used in The Hitcher (1986):
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Smith & Wesson Model 66 The Smith & Wesson Model 66 is used by several law enforcement officers. Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell ) acquires a Smith & Wesson Model 66 off of Trooper Donner (Billy Green Bush ) during his escape from the Sheriff's station.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 66 - .357 Magnum (grips in the film are Pachmayr, not Hogue) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey holds a Smith & Wesson Model 66 on a State Trooper. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey holds a Smith & Wesson Model 66 on John Ryder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey is given six rounds of ammunition for his Smith & Wesson Model 66 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey figures out how to load his Smith & Wesson Model 66 after nervously fumbling with it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nash (Jennifer Jason Leigh ) aims the Smith & Wesson Model 66. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nash tries to fend off the State police. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Smith & Wesson Model 66 lays on the ground. Remington 870 The Remington 870 is used by the State police, specifically during the Highway chase.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 gauge
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Sheriffs deputy holds his Remington 870 on Jim Halsey. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A State Trooper fires on Jim Halsey during the Highway chase. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A State Trooper prepares to shoot out Jim Halsey's tires. Remington 870 Folding Stock
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 870 Folding Stock - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing A State Trooper fires on Jim Halsey during the Highway chase. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The State Trooper at the far left is armed with the folding stock Remington 870. Smith & Wesson Model 27/28 John Ryder (Rutger Hauer ) keeps a Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 as his sidearm for the majority of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 28 - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder with the Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder checks the load on his Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trooper Hancock(Henry Darrow ) holds his Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 on John Ryder. "Wipe it OFF!" Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder: "The gun is loaded". Note wood Hogue grips.M16 SP1 A State trooper riding in a Helicopter fires on Jim Halsey during the Highway chase with a M16/SP1 . Several of the State troopers escorting John Ryder (Rutger Hauer ) are also armed with M16/SP1s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16 SP1 5.56mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A State trooper riding in a Helicopter fires on Jim Halsey.-note the birdcage flashhider. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A State trooper with an M16/SP1 -note the lack of a forward assist. Custom Smith & Wesson 629 At the end of the movie, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell ) grabs Captain Esteridge's(Jeffrey DeMunn ) sidearm. It is a 2.5"-barreled, Mag-na-ported S&W N-frame (probably, a Smith & Wesson 629 ). A similar gun can be seen in the movie Extreme Prejudice Beverly Hills Cop Smith & Wesson Model 66 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 629, 3" barrel - 44 magnum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey eyes Captain Esteridge's 629. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey grabs Captain Esteridge's 629. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Custom N-frame S&W in "The Hitcher" Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey checks the load on Captain Esteridge's 629. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey holds Captain Esteridge's 629. C. Thomas Howell knows to keep his finger off the trigger. Franchi SPAS 12 A Franchi SPAS-12 is carried by the State police escorting John Ryder to the state prison. Both John Ryder and Jim Halsey use the Franchi SPAS-12 at the climax of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Franchi SPAS-12 12-gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder kills the State policemen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder looks out the Police van with a SPAS-12. Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder picks the SPAS-12 back up. Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder looks at Jim Halsey. Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder chambers a new round. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey with the SPAS-12. Trivia In addition to scenes shot in the studio, filming locations include Amboy, California, Barstow, California, Death Valley National Park in California, Imperial County, California and Lake Mead in Nevada.
