V.I.P. was a comedy action show by Sony Pictures Television that ran for four seasons on the UPN Network and was syndicated all over the United States. The show 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 shoot out with bandits in the street and no vehicles or buildings are damaged. It was a low budgeted series and it showed, but the filmmakers 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.:
Season 1 - Episode 1 "Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand" used by Colt Arrow (Bryan Cranston) and a Diamond Thief.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingWashed up 'action hero' Colt Arrow (Bryan Cranston) shows off his S&W Model 686 Revolver - .357 Magnum. Bryan Cranston is more well known as the father in the show "Malcolm in the Middle" and currently "Breaking Bad"Error creating thumbnail: File missingDiamond thief falls backwards on the deck of a yacht, but still manages to aim his Beretta 92FS and his Smith & Wesson Model 686.
Seen in Season 1 - Episode 1 "Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand", A Ruger MK II with integral Suppressor is the primary sidearm of Tasha Dexter (Molly Culver) - .22 LR.
Used by two female assassins in Season 1 - Episode 11 "Good Val Hunting".
Error creating thumbnail: File missingFemale assassin pursuing Val Irons with a MAC-11 - .380 ACPError creating thumbnail: File missingSecond 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.
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.
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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing"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). In the 1990s the favorite and only politically correct 'bogeyman' of Hollywood was the "White Christian Male Militia Member".
