Vantage Point is a 2008 action thriller that follows the events surrounding an assassination attempt on the US President Henry Ashton (William Hurt), while making a speech in Salamanca, Spain promoting a treaty to fight international terrorism. This is seen in the film from the varying viewpoints of those who witnessed the attempt, including 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 blank-firing only replicas instead of blank-converted registered firearms, likely due to lack of availability.
The following weapons were used in the film Vantage Point:
The issued sidearm of USSS agent Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) is an older model SIG-Sauer P229 pistol chambered in 9x19mm, instead of the correct .357 SIG ammunition chambered for the real life USSS SIG pistols.
In another continuity error, the SIG-Sauer P229R changes into a SIG-Sauer P226R.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSIG-Sauer P226R, this is considered a standard size "duty carry" weapon, while the P228 and P229 are considered "compact" handguns - 9x19mmError creating thumbnail: File missingThe agent holds his SIG-Sauer P226R on a citizen. Note the length of the slide compared to the picture of the SIG P229R above, it is clearly much longer, making this a SIG P226R.
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 curiously 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.
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).
File:Glock 17.jpgThird-generation Glock 17 with chrome slide (the one seen in the film is a second generation model) - 9x19mmError creating thumbnail: File missingWhile wearing a signature terrorist balaclava, Javier fires on Secret Service agents with his suppressed chromed Glock 17. 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.Error creating thumbnail: File missingHere his grip is improved.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJavier loads up his Glock 17, seen here without the suppressor.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJavier does a mid-mag reload and racks the slide, which would actually extract the round in the chamber in real life.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJavier approaches President Ashton with his suppressed Glock 17.Error creating thumbnail: File missingJavier holds his suppressed Glock 17 on President Ashton. Note the lack of thumb rests and an accessory rail, making this a second generation Glock.
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.
