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[[Image:VIPPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|V.I.P. (1998-2002)]] | [[Image:VIPPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''V.I.P.'' (1998-2002)]] | ||
'''''V.I.P.''''' was an action comedy series distributed by Sony Pictures Television that ran for four seasons on the UPN Network and in syndication throughout the United States. Created by J.F. Lawton (the screenwriter of ''[[Under Siege]]''), the series featured [[Pamela Anderson]] as a woman who becomes the figurehead of a bodyguard service after unwittingly saving the life of a celebrity. The series was intentionally campy and broad farce and captured the spirit of the 1990s with splashy colors and 'lightweight' villains (one of the last shows to elicit that "pre-9/11" feel). One thing the show had tons of was .... (no not girls in skimpy attire, which was the case) ... guns. And only on V.I.P. could Vallery's team have a full auto shootout with bandits in the street and no vehicles or buildings are damaged. It was a low budgeted series and it showed, but the producers kept up the light feel by not taking the show seriously at all. | '''''V.I.P.''''' was an action comedy series distributed by Sony Pictures Television that ran for four seasons on the UPN Network and in syndication throughout the United States. Created by J.F. Lawton (the screenwriter of ''[[Under Siege]]''), the series featured [[Pamela Anderson]] as a woman who becomes the figurehead of a bodyguard service after unwittingly saving the life of a celebrity. The series was intentionally campy and broad farce and captured the spirit of the 1990s with splashy colors and 'lightweight' villains (one of the last shows to elicit that "pre-9/11" feel). One thing the show had tons of was .... (no not girls in skimpy attire, which was the case) ... guns. And only on V.I.P. could Vallery's team have a full auto shootout with bandits in the street and no vehicles or buildings are damaged. It was a low budgeted series and it showed, but the producers kept up the light feel by not taking the show seriously at all. | ||
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[[Image:VIP-Beretta&S&W686a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Diamond thief falls backwards on the deck of a yacht, but still manages to aim his Beretta 92FS and his Smith & Wesson Model 686.]] | [[Image:VIP-Beretta&S&W686a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Diamond thief falls backwards on the deck of a yacht, but still manages to aim his Beretta 92FS and his Smith & Wesson Model 686.]] | ||
== | ==Smith & Wesson 659== | ||
Dual [[Smith & Wesson 659]] pistols are used by Tasha Dexter ([[Molly Culver]]) in Season 1 - Episode 2 "What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead".]] | Dual [[Smith & Wesson 659]] pistols are used by Tasha Dexter ([[Molly Culver]]) in Season 1 - Episode 2 "What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead".]] | ||
[[Image:S&W659 RD-MrPink.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson 659 9mm.]] | [[Image:S&W659 RD-MrPink.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson 659 9mm.]] | ||
[[Image:VIP-5906a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Season 1 - Episode 2 ''"What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead"'' - Tasha Dexter ([[Molly Culver]]) shows off at a target range with two S&W 659(actually a 5906) pistols - 9mm]] | [[Image:VIP-5906a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Season 1 - Episode 2 ''"What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead"'' - Tasha Dexter ([[Molly Culver]]) shows off at a target range with two S&W 659(actually a 5906) pistols - 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:VIP-5906KierA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Season 1 - Episode 2 ''"What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead"'' - Viktor Balek ([[Udo Kier]]) threatens Vallery and her client with his Smith & Wesson 659 pistol - 9mm]] | [[Image:VIP-5906KierA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Season 1 - Episode 2 ''"What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead"'' - Viktor Balek ([[Udo Kier]]) threatens Vallery and her client with his Smith & Wesson 659 pistol - 9mm]] | ||
==Browning Baby 25== | |||
[[Image:VIP-SilverbackupA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vallery pops up out of a bubble bath with a nickel plated Browning Baby 25 hidden somewhere on her body - 6.35 mm]] | |||
==Ruger Mk II Suppressed== | ==Ruger Mk II Suppressed== | ||
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[[Image:VIP-RugerMkII-CUaa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closeup of the Ruger MK II with Integral Suppressor in the Pilot episode - .22LR]] | [[Image:VIP-RugerMkII-CUaa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closeup of the Ruger MK II with Integral Suppressor in the Pilot episode - .22LR]] | ||
==Glock 17== | |||
* The standard sidearm of Quick Williams ([[Shaun Baker]]) - 9mm. | |||
[[Image:VIP-Glock17a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Quick Williams ([[Shaun Baker]]) aims his Glock 17 - 9mm]] | |||
==Grendel P-12== | |||
* Seen in Season 1 - Episode 1 ''"Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand"'', Kay Simmons ([[Leah Lail]]) carries a grey colored [[Grendel P-10 / P-12|Grendel P-12 pistol]] - .380 acp. | |||
[[Image:VIP-GrendelP12A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kay Simmons ([[Leah Lail]]) carries a gray colored Grendel P-12 pistol as she checks on a client's contract - .380 acp]] | |||
==C96 Broomhandle Mauser== | |||
Seen in Season 1 - Episode 11 "Good Val Hunting", used by Eric Collier ([[John D'Aquino]]). Collier's C96 is nickel plated. | |||
[[Image:VIP-C96Silver2a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Eric Collier ([[John D'Aquino]]) wields a nickel plated C96 Mauser Pistol - .30 Mauser)]] | |||
Seeing as this pistol looks very shiny and almost brand-new, I'd assume it's a Chinese-made imitation. Real "Broomhandles" are relatively rare. | |||
==Beretta 92SB== | |||
[[Image:VIP-Nickel92SBfallingA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Season 1 - Episode 2, Vallery Irons ([[Pamela Anderson]]) drops her nickel plated Beretta 92SB - 9mm. This handgun is erroneously referred to by Tasha Dexter as a Beretta 92S.]] | |||
==Beretta 92FS== | |||
[[Image:VIP-Beretta92FSNorrisA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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==Ruger AC556== | ==Ruger AC556== | ||
[[Image:RugerAC556.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ruger AC556 Carbine - 5.56x45mm. This is the full automatic version of the Mini 14 with a distinctive Barrel and bayonet lug. Ruger also offers the Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel" Model) which is a semi automatic only version of the AC556 for Law Enforcement and (some) civilian sales. The Full Auto AC556 has a distinctive Auto Selector Switch on the back of the receiver that the Semi Auto Ruger Mini 14 does not.]] | [[Image:RugerAC556.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ruger AC556 Carbine - 5.56x45mm. This is the full automatic version of the Mini 14 with a distinctive Barrel and bayonet lug. Ruger also offers the Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel" Model) which is a semi automatic only version of the AC556 for Law Enforcement and (some) civilian sales. The Full Auto AC556 has a distinctive Auto Selector Switch on the back of the receiver that the Semi Auto Ruger Mini 14 does not.]] | ||
==AK-47== | ==AK-47== | ||
In Season 1 - Episode 1, a member of a gang of Diamond thieves uses a milled receiver AK-47 - 7.62x39mm | |||
[[Image:AK47WeWereSoldiersHeroGun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''Actual Screen used AK-47''' from the film [[We Were Soldiers]] (built by Cinema Weaponry) - 7.62x39mm.]] | [[Image:AK47WeWereSoldiersHeroGun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''Actual Screen used AK-47''' from the film [[We Were Soldiers]] (built by Cinema Weaponry) - 7.62x39mm.]] | ||
[[Image:VIP-MilledAK47aa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A member of a Diamond thief gang holds a milled receiver AK-47, with probably the ugliest colored wood furniture set ever seen - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:VIP-MilledAK47aa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A member of a Diamond thief gang holds a milled receiver AK-47, with probably the ugliest colored wood furniture set ever seen - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
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==M16A1 with A2 Handguards== | ==M16A1 with A2 Handguards== | ||
The [[M16A1]] fitted with A2 handguards is seen in Season 1 - Episode 3 ''"One Wedding and Val's Funeral"'' used by Tasha Dexter and Quick Williams. | |||
[[Image:M16A1wA2Handguards.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:M16A1wA2Handguards.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[Image:VIP-M16A1wA2handguardsA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:VIP-M16A1wA2handguardsA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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==Remington 742== | ==Remington 742== | ||
In Season 1 - Episode 2 ''"What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead"'', Cyberjournalist Arnie Feign ([[Wayne Pére]]) takes a Remington 742 Semiautomatic deer rifle with a scope out a locker and uses it to attempt to scare off Vallery Irons. | |||
[[Image:VIP-RifleA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arnie Feign ([[Wayne Pére]]) tries to figure out how to use his Remington 742 Semiautomatic with Scope - .30-06 ]] | [[Image:VIP-RifleA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arnie Feign ([[Wayne Pére]]) tries to figure out how to use his Remington 742 Semiautomatic with Scope - .30-06 ]] | ||
== | ==Commercial CAR-15 Variant== | ||
[[Image:VIP- | In Season 1 - Episode 1, diamond thieves use an unusual CAR-15 variant with a bayonet lug attached to the elongated flash hider. This is also used to mount a CM203 37mm launcher during some scenes. | ||
[[Image:VIP- | [[Image:VIP-CAR15wM203 02a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[Image:VIP-CAR15wCM203a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
==Steyr AUG== | |||
[[Image:VIP-SteyrAUGa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
==Type 56-1== | |||
[[Image:VIP-UnderfolderAKA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==M60E3== | |||
[[Image:USOM60E3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
[[Image:VIP-M60E3wFlashlightA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Season 1 - Episode 1, Nikki Franco ([[Natalie Raitano]]) fires her M60E3 with a flashlight mounted to the side rail - 7.62x51mm]] | |||
[[Image:VIP-M60E3FiringA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Season 1 - Episode 1, Nikki Franco ([[Natalie Raitano]]) fires her M60E3 in a hallway with tons of spent brass and links falling on the floor - 7.62x51mm]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==Heckler & Koch MP5A3== | |||
The [[Heckler & Koch MP5A1]] is used throughout the series, notably by Vallery Irons ([[Pamela Anderson]]). | |||
[[Image:MP5A3_StockCollapsed.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
[[Image:VIP-MP5A3A.jpg |thumb|none|500px|In Season 1 - Episode 1, Vallery Irons ([[Pamela Anderson]]) aims her Heckler & Koch MP5A3 - 9mm]] | |||
[[Image:VIP-MP5A3wflashlightA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Season 1 - Episode 1, Vallery Irons ([[Pamela Anderson]]) holds a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with flashlight mount - 9mm. This appears to be either a prop or replica weapon since the light is covered up and the actresses holds the weapon for a relatively long time.]] | |||
==Heckler & Koch MP5K== | |||
Nikki Franco ([[Natalie Raitano]]) carries an MP5K in Season 1 - Episode 1. | |||
[[Image:MP5K-SEF.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]] | |||
[[Image:VIP-MP5KNikkiA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Season 1 - Episode 1, Nikki Franco ([[Natalie Raitano]]) carries an MP5K in a shoulder rig during an attack on her building - 9mm]] | |||
[[Image:VIP-MP5KA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Season 1 - Episode 1, Quick Williams ([[Shaun Baker]]) carries an MP5K with jungle magazine clamps - 9mm. He and Tasha Dexter, during a lull in the fighting still manage to make a joke at Vallery's expense.]] | |||
==Ingram MAC-11== | ==Ingram MAC-11== | ||
Used by two female assassins in Season 1 - Episode 11 "Good Val Hunting". | |||
[[Image:Mac m11 9k.jpg|thumb|none|300px|RPB Industries M11A1 - .380 ACP]] | [[Image:Mac m11 9k.jpg|thumb|none|300px|RPB Industries M11A1 - .380 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:VIP-M11 2a.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Female assassin pursuing Val Irons with a MAC-11 - .380 ACP]] | [[Image:VIP-M11 2a.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Female assassin pursuing Val Irons with a MAC-11 - .380 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:VIP-M11a.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Second female assassin with a MAC-11 - .380 ACP. Note that both actresses fire left handed, probably because they are right handed and their strong hand is being used to pilot the ATV. | [[Image:VIP-M11a.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Second female assassin with a MAC-11 - .380 ACP. Note that both actresses fire left handed, probably because they are right handed and their strong hand is being used to pilot the ATV. Or that the throttle on an ATV is on the right side]] | ||
==SA Vz.61 Skorpion== | |||
[[Image:VIP-SkorpionA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | |||
== | ==Uzi Submachine Gun== | ||
[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Uzi - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:VIP- | [[Image:VIP-UziBoat.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
=Shotguns= | |||
== | ==Remington 870== | ||
[[Image:VIP- | In Season 1 - Episode 1, Nikki Franco ([[Natalie Raitano]]) carries a short barreled Remington 870 with flashlight mount - 12 gauge | ||
[[Image:VIP-Remington870ShortA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Season 1 - Episode 1, Nikki Franco ([[Natalie Raitano]]) carries a short barreled Remington 870 with flashlight mount - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:VIP-Remington870CUa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Season 1 - Episode 1, a closeup of Nikki Franco ([[Natalie Raitano]]) waits for an attack at the top of a stairwell with her short barreled Remington 870 - 12 gauge]] | |||
==Mossberg 500 shotgun== | ==Mossberg 500 shotgun== | ||
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[[Image:VIP-Winchester1200Nickel2a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[Image:VIP-Winchester1200Nickel2a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
==SWD Streetsweeper== | ==SWD Streetsweeper== | ||
In Season 1 - Episode 1, Nikki Franco ([[Natalie Raitano]]) wields a SWD Streetsweeper with 14" length barrel and forward pistol grip, but no folding stock - 12 gauge. | |||
[[Image:VIP-StreetsweeperA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Season 1 - Episode 1, Nikki Franco ([[Natalie Raitano]]) wields a SWD Streetsweeper with 14" length barrel and forward pistol grip, but no folding stock - 12 gauge]] | [[Image:VIP-StreetsweeperA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In Season 1 - Episode 1, Nikki Franco ([[Natalie Raitano]]) wields a SWD Streetsweeper with 14" length barrel and forward pistol grip, but no folding stock - 12 gauge]] | ||
=Other= | |||
==M72A3 LAW Rocket== | ==M72A3 LAW Rocket== | ||
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[[Image:VIP-AT4wScopeA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Militia Leader" Jackson Lasarr ([[Dean Norris]]) carries a spent AT-4 84mm launcher with a night vision scope attached, after firing it from inside a cramped stairwell (not a recommended usage). ]] | [[Image:VIP-AT4wScopeA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Militia Leader" Jackson Lasarr ([[Dean Norris]]) carries a spent AT-4 84mm launcher with a night vision scope attached, after firing it from inside a cramped stairwell (not a recommended usage). ]] | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 24 November 2011
V.I.P. was an action comedy series distributed by Sony Pictures Television that ran for four seasons on the UPN Network and in syndication throughout the United States. Created by J.F. Lawton (the screenwriter of Under Siege), the series featured Pamela Anderson as a woman who becomes the figurehead of a bodyguard service after unwittingly saving the life of a celebrity. The series was intentionally campy and broad farce and captured the spirit of the 1990s with splashy colors and 'lightweight' villains (one of the last shows to elicit that "pre-9/11" feel). One thing the show had tons of was .... (no not girls in skimpy attire, which was the case) ... guns. And only on V.I.P. could Vallery's team have a full auto shootout with bandits in the street and no vehicles or buildings are damaged. It was a low budgeted series and it showed, but the producers kept up the light feel by not taking the show seriously at all.
The following guns were seen on the television show V.I.P.:
Handguns
M1911A1
The M1911A1 is seen used by an assassin at a red carpet event.
M1911A1 (Nickel)
Nikki Franco (Natalie Raitano) carries dual nickel-plated M1911A1's as her sidearms.
Smith & Wesson Model 686
Colt Arrow (Bryan Cranston) and a Diamond Thief are both seen using the Smith & Wesson Model 686 in Season 1 - Episode 1 "Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand".
Smith & Wesson 659
Dual Smith & Wesson 659 pistols are used by Tasha Dexter (Molly Culver) in Season 1 - Episode 2 "What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead".]]
Browning Baby 25
Ruger Mk II Suppressed
A Ruger MK II with integral Suppressor is the primary sidearm of Tasha Dexter (Molly Culver), first seen in Season 1 - Episode 1 "Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand" - .22 LR.
Glock 17
- The standard sidearm of Quick Williams (Shaun Baker) - 9mm.
Grendel P-12
- Seen in Season 1 - Episode 1 "Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand", Kay Simmons (Leah Lail) carries a grey colored Grendel P-12 pistol - .380 acp.
C96 Broomhandle Mauser
Seen in Season 1 - Episode 11 "Good Val Hunting", used by Eric Collier (John D'Aquino). Collier's C96 is nickel plated.
Seeing as this pistol looks very shiny and almost brand-new, I'd assume it's a Chinese-made imitation. Real "Broomhandles" are relatively rare.
Beretta 92SB
Beretta 92FS
Rifles
Valmet M82A
- Season 1 - Episode 2 "What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead" in the hands of one of Viktor Baleks' henchmen.
Ruger Mini 14
- Season 1 - Episode 2 "What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead" in the hands of one of Viktor Baleks' henchmen in a factory folding stock.
Ruger AC556
AK-47
In Season 1 - Episode 1, a member of a gang of Diamond thieves uses a milled receiver AK-47 - 7.62x39mm
MGC-16 Replica rifle
M16A1
M16A1 with A2 Handguards
The M16A1 fitted with A2 handguards is seen in Season 1 - Episode 3 "One Wedding and Val's Funeral" used by Tasha Dexter and Quick Williams.
Remington 742
In Season 1 - Episode 2 "What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead", Cyberjournalist Arnie Feign (Wayne Pére) takes a Remington 742 Semiautomatic deer rifle with a scope out a locker and uses it to attempt to scare off Vallery Irons.
Commercial CAR-15 Variant
In Season 1 - Episode 1, diamond thieves use an unusual CAR-15 variant with a bayonet lug attached to the elongated flash hider. This is also used to mount a CM203 37mm launcher during some scenes.
Steyr AUG
Type 56-1
Machine Guns
M60E3
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
The Heckler & Koch MP5A1 is used throughout the series, notably by Vallery Irons (Pamela Anderson).
Heckler & Koch MP5K
Nikki Franco (Natalie Raitano) carries an MP5K in Season 1 - Episode 1.
Ingram MAC-11
Used by two female assassins in Season 1 - Episode 11 "Good Val Hunting".
SA Vz.61 Skorpion
Uzi Submachine Gun
Shotguns
Remington 870
In Season 1 - Episode 1, Nikki Franco (Natalie Raitano) carries a short barreled Remington 870 with flashlight mount - 12 gauge
Mossberg 500 shotgun
Franchi SPAS-12 Shotgun
Winchester Model 1200 Shotgun
SWD Streetsweeper
In Season 1 - Episode 1, Nikki Franco (Natalie Raitano) wields a SWD Streetsweeper with 14" length barrel and forward pistol grip, but no folding stock - 12 gauge.
Other
M72A3 LAW Rocket
AT4
- In Season 1 - Episode 1 "Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand", "Militia Leader" Jackson Lasarr (Dean Norris) uses an M136 AT4 Launcher with a Night Vision scope mounted against the VIP team. Militia leader Lasarr is the head of the fictional "Texas Mad Dog Militia". In the 1990s the favorite and only politically correct 'bogeyman' of Hollywood was the "White Christian Male Militia Member". But to be fair to V.I.P., wide shots of Lasarr's "anti Government" fringe group seem to have Hispanic, Asian and African American members as well, so they are an Equal opportunity fringe group.
To be sorted
- It actually looks a bit like a CZ-82 with a suppressor. I see now the hammer isn't a ring like I thought, so this gun matches it more now. - Gunmaster45
- Looks to me like a Bersa Thunder - Warejaws
- Remington 1866 Derringer - Warejaws
