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Tropic Thunder

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Tropic Thunder (2008), is a comedy about a harried producer dumping his spoiled movie stars, who think they're filming a Vietnam war Movie, into a real modern day war zone to teach them a lesson. The problem is that they still think they're filming a movie.

Since this film deals with a 'film within a film' a mixing of Vietnam war era and modern weapons is understandable.

I have this movie screencapped. It took longer than expected but I should have it on Firday. -GM




The following guns were used in this movie:


U.S. Soldiers

M1911-A1

Robert Downey Jr. and others can be seen carrying the Govt. Model M1911A1.

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Ithaca Model 37 Shotgun

Used by Robert Downey Jr.

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M16A1

Secondary "U.S. Soldiers" from the movie production all use M16A1 rifles.

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AR-15 Sporter II Carbine

Ben Stiller is using a 16" barreled AR-15 Sporter Carbine which is anachronistic for Vietnam (Note: the original AR-15 Carbine was an SP1 (sold between 1978-1985)), so there was no forward Assist on the upper receiver. Stiller's gun is the A1 version, or what Colt called the "Sporter II version" in U.S. sales. The M653 based weapons came after 1973. He should be using an XM177 variation. It may be an homage to the movie "Platoon" though. (Note: The movie "Platoon" was filmed in the Philippines, so the characters of Barnes and Elias used Colt M653P export models. "Tropic Thunder" was filmed in the U.S. - mostly Los Angeles and Hawaii. Their guns are the versions found within the United States).

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M60 Machine Gun

Jack Black and several other background characters carry the ubiquitous M60 General Purpose Machine Gun.

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M60D

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M26 Grenade

M67 Grenade

M72 LAW

ACOG

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Vietnam Soldiers

Type 56

fake Type 56 this is the AKM , not Type 56

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Flaming Dragons

M1911-A1

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M4A1

Used by the Flaming Dragons, with Aimpoint sights.

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M733

Used by the Flaming Dragons, with ACOG sights.

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AK-47

Used by Flaming Dragon members and Viet Cong

AKS-74U

fake AKS74U use the 7.62x39 Used by Tran

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AK74

fake AK74 use the 7.62x39

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MP5A3

Used by Flaming Dragon members

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UZI

Used by Flaming Dragon members

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Type 69 RPG

A Type 69, the Chinese copy of the RPG-7, is used by the Flaming Dragon leader Tran to attack the actors as they flee the opium plantation.

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