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[[Image:Spieslikeusposter.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Promotional Poster for ''Spies Like Us'' (1985)]] | [[Image:Spieslikeusposter.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Promotional Poster for ''Spies Like Us'' (1985)]] | ||
'''''Spies Like Us''''' is a 1985 spy comedy film directed by [[John Landis]] and starring [[Chevy Chase]] and [[Dan Aykroyd]] as hapless US government employees during the time of the Cold War who find themselves recruited by the CIA to unknowingly be decoys for the real spies on a mission to reprogram a Russian ICBM. | |||
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=Rifles= | |||
==M16== | ==M16== | ||
The United States soldiers seen during Emmett Fitz-Hume ([[Chevy Chase]]) and Austin Millbarge's ([[Dan Aykroyd]]) training are carrying [[M16A1]]'s, such as those seen running around the base. Also, [[M16A1|M16's]] are one of the many rifles used by the Mujahideen warriors. | The United States soldiers seen during Emmett Fitz-Hume ([[Chevy Chase]]) and Austin Millbarge's ([[Dan Aykroyd]]) training are carrying [[M16A1]]'s, such as those seen running around the base. Also, [[M16A1|M16's]] are one of the many rifles used by the Mujahideen warriors. | ||
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[[Image:SpiesLikeUsNo.4.png|thumb|none|500px|A Pakistani with a No.4 Lee-Enfield. The bolt, for some reason, is retracted upwards.]] | [[Image:SpiesLikeUsNo.4.png|thumb|none|500px|A Pakistani with a No.4 Lee-Enfield. The bolt, for some reason, is retracted upwards.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==Sten Mk II== | ==Sten Mk II== | ||
A small number of the Mujahideen are seen with [[Sten Mk II]] submachine guns. | A small number of the Mujahideen are seen with [[Sten Mk II]] submachine guns. | ||
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[[Image:SLU 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Intelligence agencies care so much about being untraceable, they even invented invisible bullets! Here, Austin is loading a MAC-10 with a magazine full of these innovative inventions.]] | [[Image:SLU 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Intelligence agencies care so much about being untraceable, they even invented invisible bullets! Here, Austin is loading a MAC-10 with a magazine full of these innovative inventions.]] | ||
=Handguns= | |||
==Tokarev TT-33== | ==Tokarev TT-33== | ||
The Soviet KGB Agents are seen using [[Tokarev TT-33]] pistols after Emmett and Austin discover their contacts' true loyalties while in Pakistan. The agents are also seen using the pistols later at the highway patrol office. They should, however, be using [[Makarov PM|Makarovs]]. | The Soviet KGB Agents are seen using [[Tokarev TT-33]] pistols after Emmett and Austin discover their contacts' true loyalties while in Pakistan. The agents are also seen using the pistols later at the highway patrol office. They should, however, be using [[Makarov PM|Makarovs]]. | ||
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[[Image:SLU 53.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The operative with the M1911A1 in his waistband is director [[Michael Apted]] (''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''), in the middle is B.B. King, and to the right is B-movie director Larry Cohen (''[[The Stuff]]'').]] | [[Image:SLU 53.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The operative with the M1911A1 in his waistband is director [[Michael Apted]] (''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''), in the middle is B.B. King, and to the right is B-movie director Larry Cohen (''[[The Stuff]]'').]] | ||
=Other= | |||
==RPG-7== | ==RPG-7== | ||
Some of the Mujahideen are seen carrying [[RPG-7]]s. | Some of the Mujahideen are seen carrying [[RPG-7]]s. | ||
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[[Image:SLU 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rhombus's men prepare to use the flamethrowers.]] | [[Image:SLU 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rhombus's men prepare to use the flamethrowers.]] | ||
[[Image:SLU 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Austin and Emmett get cooked to see if they can survive aggravated body temperature measurement.]] | [[Image:SLU 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Austin and Emmett get cooked to see if they can survive aggravated body temperature measurement.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Comedy]] | [[Category:Comedy]] | ||
[[Category:Espionage]] | [[Category:Espionage]] | ||
[[Category:John Landis]] | [[Category:John Landis]] | ||
Revision as of 23:54, 20 April 2015
Spies Like Us is a 1985 spy comedy film directed by John Landis and starring Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd as hapless US government employees during the time of the Cold War who find themselves recruited by the CIA to unknowingly be decoys for the real spies on a mission to reprogram a Russian ICBM.
The following weapons were used in the film Spies Like Us:
Rifles
M16
The United States soldiers seen during Emmett Fitz-Hume (Chevy Chase) and Austin Millbarge's (Dan Aykroyd) training are carrying M16A1's, such as those seen running around the base. Also, M16's are one of the many rifles used by the Mujahideen warriors.
Armalite AR-10
Other Afghan warriors are armed with Armalite AR-10 rifles.
Colt XM177
The guards at the abandoned outdoor theater are seen holding Colt XM177's. As was common in several of the films directed by John Landis, several movie directors make cameos and they are seen here.
M1 Carbine
Several of the Mujahideen are seen wielding M1 Carbines.
AK-47
True, genuine AK-47's can be seen in the hands of Soviet soldiers and Border Guards, a rarity for a US production made during the 1980's. Since the scenes for Soviet Tajikistan were filmed in Norway and scenes for Pakistan and Afghanistan were filmed in Morocco, it is quite possible that the production was able to source real Russian AK-47s from either British and/or European film armourers.
Norinco Type 56
For some scenes, Norinco Type 56 rifles are used in place of AK's.
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)
Several of the Mujahideen can be seen using No. 1 Mark III* Lee-Enfield's, and the No.4 rifle is later seen in the hands of the Pakistani soldiers at the guard post.
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk II
A small number of the Mujahideen are seen with Sten Mk II submachine guns.
Sterling SMG
A good majority of the Mujahideen are using Sterling submachine guns.
MAC-10
The "GLG-20's" Jerry Hadley (Charles McKeown) and Karen Boyer (Donna Dixon) use MAC-10's when Soviet troops discover the spies while infiltrating the Soviet Union. Austin later uses one in his courageous attempt to rescue Emmett from the Soviet border guards. The magazine he uses to reload his MAC-10 appears to be empty.
Handguns
Tokarev TT-33
The Soviet KGB Agents are seen using Tokarev TT-33 pistols after Emmett and Austin discover their contacts' true loyalties while in Pakistan. The agents are also seen using the pistols later at the highway patrol office. They should, however, be using Makarovs.
M1911A1 (Nickel)
During Emmett and Austin's training, Colonel Rhombus (Bernie Casey) fires a nickel plated M1911A1 with ivory grips at their feet to persuade them to jump into the mud pit.
M1911A1
An M1911A1 is also seen in the waistband of one of the operatives that speak at the front of the drive-in theater.
Other
RPG-7
Some of the Mujahideen are seen carrying RPG-7s.
Flamethrower
Flamethrowers are used on Austin and Emmett when Col. Rhombus has them take the AFPSR (Air Force Passive Strain Response) test.
