The Punisher (1989): Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
The Punisher (1989): Difference between revisions
Frank Castle fires what appears to be a [[Mossberg 500 A Mariner]] shotgun at the docks. It appears the shotgun fires 18 rounds despite the 7 shot tube.
Frank Castle fires what appears to be a [[Mossberg 500A Mariner]] shotgun at the docks. It appears the shotgun fires 18 rounds despite the 7 shot tube.
[[Image:Mossberg500AMarinerStd.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 500A Mariner (18.5" barrel) with the proprietary Marinecote™ Finish and Synthetic Stock - 12 gauge.]]
[[Image:Mossberg500AMarinerStd.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 500A Mariner (18.5" barrel) with the proprietary Marinecote™ Finish and Synthetic Stock - 12 gauge.]]
[[Image:PUN89-MOSS500-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Castle ([[Dolph Lundgren]]) uses a Mossberg 500 shotgun - 12ga]]
[[Image:PUN89-MOSS500-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Castle ([[Dolph Lundgren]]) uses a Mossberg 500 shotgun - 12ga]]
Revision as of 10:57, 27 July 2013
The Punisher was the 1989 action film that was the first movie adaptation of the Marvel comic book character. The B-movie starred Dolph Lundgren as the vigilante Frank Castle. The Punisher character would subsequently be "rebooted" two more times: 2004's The Punisher starring Thomas Jane and 2008's Punisher: War Zone starring Ray Stevenson.
The following weapons were used in the 1989 film The Punisher:
The vast majority of characters all carry the Star Model B to the exclusion of almost all other pistols.
Smith & Wesson 59
The thug checking his boss's house in the beginning uses a Smith & Wesson 59.
Unidentified pocket pistol, likely PPK or Makarov
Used by a French smuggler against the Yakuza.
Modified Desert Eagle
This pistol is modified with an AMD-65 hand-guard reversed underneath the extended barrel.
Smith and Wesson Model 10
Frank commandeers a S&W Model 10 to escape the Yakuza torture.
HK P9S(?)
Colt Python
Smith and Wesson Model 29
Used in Yakuza raid scene
Browning Hi-Power
Tokagypt 58
Acetylene "non" gun
Common in movies where they could not use real guns (like in places with noise restrictions, around small children, or close to an actor's head). Also, New York City has draconian anti gun laws, thus these FAKE guns which fire a 'poof' of acetylene flash and smoke are used instead of real blank firing guns in many instances. (Most noticeably in the movie the Siege when used by Denzel Washington). These fake guns look a little similar to major models of handguns (Beretta 92, Glock, M1911) but something about them always looks a little 'off'.
NOTE: The 1989 film version of The Punisher was filmed entirely in Sydney, Australia and not in New York City.
Sub Machine Guns & Carbines
Uzi
A Yakuza member on the boat is seen with a full sized Uzi.
Micro Uzi
Used by a lot of the Yakuza killers. Castle also uses one while sliding down a rope.
Thompson 1928 Submachine gun
Used by Castle when he is breaking all the kids out of the jail; however, he loses it and never fires it.
Colt Commando
Frank Castle is seen using a Colt Commando with a small suppressor screwed on the muzzle while he was raiding the Yakuza stronghold towards the end of the film.