Olympus Has Fallen
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Olympus Has Fallen Gerard Butler as Mike Banning, a disgraced Secret Service agent who must rescue the President of the United States (Aaron Eckhart ) from North Korean terrorists who have seized the White House. Directed by Antoine Fuqua , the film was released in the US on March 22, 2013, only a few months ahead of the similarly-themed thriller White House Down London Has Fallen
The following weapons were used in the film Olympus Has Fallen :
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Handguns SIG-Sauer P229 E2 Mike Banning (Gerard Butler ) and other Secret Service agents, including Agent Roma (Cole Hauser ), use current-production SIG-Sauer P229 E2 pistols as their sidearms. Banning uses the P229 during the initial attack on the White House, but later discards it after running out of ammunition. Kang Yeonsak (Rick Yune ), leader of the North Korean terrorists, also takes a P229 from a Secret Service agent and uses it throughout the film. Former Secret Service Agent Dave Forbes (Dylan McDermott ) also uses the P229 as his sidearm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG-Sauer P229 E2 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dylan McDermott holds a SIG-Sauer P229 in a promotional still for the film. This one is the original P229 with rounded trigger guard and "short serrations" on the sides of the slide, and likely an airsoft replica as the "seam" can be seen vertically down the front of the pistol.Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Secret Service agent pulls his P229 on North Korean terrorists posing as South Korean Presidential Security Service security detail. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Banning pulls his sidearm on a terrorist. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mike Banning opens fire with his P229 E2 while defending the White House. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Agent Roma fires his P229 E2 at North Korean terrorists. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kang fires a P229 at Secret Service agents in the Presidential bunker. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kang holds his newly-acquired P229. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dave Forbes holds his P229. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kang fires his P229 as he struggles for the gun with the President. There's a brief continuity error in the film; directly after this shot, Kang is holding an older model SIG-Sauer P228 . SIG-Sauer P228 In a continuity error, Kang Yeonsak's (Rick Yune ) SIG-Sauer P229 E2 changes into a SIG-Sauer P228 near the film's climax.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kang holds his P228. SIG-Sauer P226R Some of the Metropolitan Police Department officers are armed with SIG-Sauer P226 R pistols. A fallen Marine Sergeant also has a P226 lying next to his body, noted by the longer slide than a P229.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG-Sauer P226R - 9x19mm. An updated P226 with accessory rails, now the standard production version for the P226 (IMFDB still refers to this model as the "P226R" to distinguish between newer and older models). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer fires his P226. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fallen Marine Sergeant with a P226. Glock 17 Most of the North Korean terrorists who invade the White House are armed with Glock 17 pistols. Metropolitan Police Department officers also use Glocks while battling the terrorists in the film. Mike Banning (Gerard Butler ) kills one of the terrorists, and takes his equipment, including a Glock 17 , after his P229 runs out of ammunition.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glock 17 3rd Generation - 9x19mm. Note the finger grooves, thumb reliefs, and accessory rail on the frame, which differentiate it from the older model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gerard Butler wields a Glock 17 as Mike Banning in a promotional still for the film.Error creating thumbnail: File missing A terrorist chambers his Glock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Metropolitan Police Department officer fires his Glock 17 at a terrorist. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A couple of police officers fire their Glocks (circled in red) . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Secret Service agent (stuntman Thomas Kevin Beard) fires a Glock 17 at the advancing terrorists. Note: The agent previously used a P229. It is unclear whether this is a continuity error, or if he just picked the Glock from the ground after running out of ammo . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A terrorist (Kevin Moon) executes a civilian (stunt performer Pauline Boudreaux) inside the Presidential bunker with his Glock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A terrorist (stunt performer Arnold Chon) holds his Glock after the attack on the White House, a moment before Banning stabs him to death and procures his Glock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Banning executes a terrorist during a shootout inside the White House with the Glock. Note how the weapon has jammed; as Banning fires the Glock, the muzzle flash is CGI . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Banning holds the Glock 17 while searching the White House. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Banning fires his Glock 17 during the climax. Colt Combat Commander Mike Banning (Gerard Butler ) takes a Colt Combat Commander from the President's office, and uses it until it runs out of ammo, switching back to a Glock 17.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Combat Commander - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Banning picks inspects the Colt Commander. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Banning holds the Colt as he talks to the President's son. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Banning fires the Colt at some of the terrorists. Submachine Guns Heckler & Koch MP5A3 The North Korean terrorists are mostly armed with Heckler & Koch MP5A3 submachine guns with Navy trigger groups, Surefire dedicated forend weaponlights, and TA31RCO ACOG scopes. Mike Banning (Gerard Butler ) also uses an MP5A3, after disarming one of the terrorists. Kang Yeonsak (Rick Yune ) also holds a plain MP5A3 when he prepares to execute Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan (Melissa Leo ).
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with Navy trigger group and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gerard Butler as Mike Banning holds the MP5A3 in a promotional still for the film.Error creating thumbnail: File missing A terrorist fires his MP5A3 while storming the White House lawn. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Banning reloads his captured MP5A3, taken from a terrorist. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Banning sits in the Oval Office armed with the MP5A3. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Terrorists blast away at Banning with MP5A3s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Banning holds an MP5A3 inside the White House. In the trailers, this shot was mirrored . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A terrorist holds his MP5A3 as Kang prepares to execute Secretary McMillan. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kang prepares to execute Secretary McMillan with his MP5A3. IMI Mini Uzi A couple of Secret Service agents, including Agent Roma (Cole Hauser ), use IMI Mini Uzi submachine guns during the counter-attack inside the White House.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Mini Uzi with stock folded - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Agent Roma fires his Mini Uzi. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roma holds his Uzi during the counter-attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roma reaches for a fallen agent's Uzi. FN P90TR Secret Service agents at Camp David use FN P90 submachine guns while on patrol. Several Secret Service agents and Emergency Response Team agents are also armed with FN P90 TR submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN P90 TR with optics removed - 5.7x28mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A couple of Secret Service agents patrol the perimeter at Camp David, with P90s in hands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Secret Service agent fires his P90 at the North Korean plane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another Secret Service agent fires his P90. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A couple of Secret Service agents hold their P90s during the attack on the White House. Rifles Colt M4A1 The M4A1 is prominently seen in the hands of US troops, including US Navy SEALs and a couple of Secret Service agents inside the White House.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint red dot scope and RIS foregrip - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several M4A1 carbines are seen in an armory inside the White House. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Secret Service agent holds his M4A1 as he gets stunned by a flash bang. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An FBI HRT officer holds his M4A1 as he is deployed to the White House. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An FBI HRT officer holds his M4A1 at the White House. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An FBI HRT officer holds his M4A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US Navy SEAL holds his M4A1 aboard a helicopter. Colt M16A2 The M16A2 rifles are prominently seen in the hands of US troops responding to the White House siege.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A2 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M16A2 rifles are prominently seen in the hands of US troops responding to the White House siege. Heckler & Koch HK416 A North Korean sniper (Arden Cho) wields a Heckler & Koch HK416 rifle fitted with a suppressor and a red dot scope in the film. At least one of the FBI HRT officers is armed with an HK416 as they are responding to the scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch HK416 with 14.5 inch barrel - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The North Korean sniper (Arden Cho) aims her HK416, as another terrorist spots targets for her. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The North Korean sniper aims her HK416. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An FBI HRT officer holds his HK416 (circled in red). Notice the HK-style front sight, and handguard . Remington 700PSS Secret Service snipers on the White House roof fire Remington 700PSS sniper rifles while coming under attack from a modified C-130 gunship. Most of the FBI HRT snipers also use Remington 700PSS rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 700PSS with Leupold Mark 4 scope and Harris bipod - .300 Win Mag Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sniper fires at the C-130 during the terrorist gunship's barrage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A couple of Secret Service agents try to fend off the C-130 gunship. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An FBI HRT sniper aims his rifle. M40A3 Sniper Rifle An FBI HRT sniper uses a M40A3 Sniper Rifle to cover the White House.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M40A3 sniper rifle with Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing The FBI HRT sniper with his M40A3. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The FBI HRT sniper with his M40A3. Mark 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle At least one of the FBI HRT snipers responding to the scene of the White House uses a Mark 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle in the film, fitted with a Harris bipod.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M14 EBR-RI with magazine removed and Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing An FBI HRT sniper prepares his rifle. Machine Guns GE M134 Minigun A C-130 modified into a gunship that is used to bombard the White House before the terrorist attack fires two M134 Miniguns . A fictional missile-and-gun CIWS system mounted on the White House roof called HYDRA 6 is also equipped with two M134s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing General Electric M134 - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing The C-130 opens fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The C-130 firing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The HYDRA 6 opens fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The HYDRA 6 fires at the SEAL helicopters. The firing shots seem to have been accomplished by building a miniature installation with modified M134s with camera tricks used to make the system appear much larger on the roof, implying the guns of the "HYDRA 6" are supposed to be 20 or 30mm. The rest of the armament looks to be a combination of faux Hydra 70 rocket pods and rail-mounted Sparrow missiles. Garwood Industries M134G Minigun Garwood Industries M134G Miniguns are mounted on Black Hawk helicopters carrying the SEALs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Garwood Industries M134G, 4 flange barrel clamp - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Black Hawk gunner fires a helicopter-mounted Minigun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another Black Hawk gunner fires a helicopter-mounted Garwood Industries Minigun. FN M240D A couple of the North Korean terrorists fire FN M240D machine guns hidden in converted garbage trucks while assaulting the White House.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN M240D vehicle and aircraft-mount version with spade grips - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A terrorist opens fire with the M240D. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M240D is seen. Browning M2 A Browning M2 machine gun can be seen mounted on an Army Humvee, after the attack on the White House.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier mans the M2. M60 M60 machine guns are mounted on US armored vehicles responding to the White House siege.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M60 machine gun with bipod extended - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing M60 machine guns are mounted on US armored vehicles responding to the White House siege. Others RPG-7 The terrorists use RPG-7 rocket launchers with PGO-7 scopes to blast their way into the White House. Mike Banning (Gerard Butler ) also uses one to destroy the HYDRA 6 on the White House roof.
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