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Ruger Mini-14
The Ruger Mini-14/AC556 can be seen in the following movies and television series used by the following actors:
Ruger Mini-14
Please note that many times a semi auto only Mini 14 GB rifle is used to impersonate a full auto AC556, especially when mounted into a factory folding stock. Unless the rifle fires full auto, or one can clearly see the selector switch (which the Mini 14 doesn't have) it will be identified as a Mini-14 until it's pedigree as an AC556 can be verified.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romancing the Stone | Michael Douglas | Jack Colton | 1984 | |
| Romancing the Stone | Various actors | Zolo's men | 1984 | |
| Romancing the Stone | Various actors | Ira's Men | 1984 | |
| Commando | Various actors | Arius' men | Mini-14 GB, stainless steel models blued models | 1985 |
| Death Wish 3 | Gang Members | Folding stocks and aftermarket stocks | 1985 | |
| Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Angry Anderson | Ironbar | underfolding stock | 1985 |
| Crocodile Dundee | City Cowboys | 1986 | ||
| Crocodile Dundee | Roo-shooters | 1986 | ||
| Cobra | Various actors | Night Slasher gangmembers | AC-556K | 1986 |
| Fatal Beauty | Mike Jolly | Earl Skinner | AC556K | 1987 |
| Death Wish 4 | Charles Bronson | Paul | Folding stock, mounted with a scope and suppressor | 1987 |
| A Fish Called Wanda | Michael Palin | Ken | scoped AC556 with suppressor | 1988 |
| Crocodile Dundee II | Drug Dealer gangmembers | 1988 | ||
| In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders | David Soul | Michael Platt | AC-556K | 1988 |
| In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders | Various actors | Paramilitary group | AC-556K | 1988 |
| Predator 2 | Jamaican Drug Gang | AC556K | 1990 | |
| [[Nothing But Trouble] | Valri Bromfield | Miss Purdah | Stainless W/ Scope | 1991 |
| Lethal Weapon 3 | Travis' henchmen | 1992 | ||
| [[Beyond the Law] | Stainless Steel, Folding Stock | 1992 | ||
| Léon (The Professional) | Various actors | NYPD ESU officers | Mini-14 GB-F | 1994 |
| Tommy Boy | Rob Lowe | Paul Barish | 1995 | |
| The Usual Suspects | Redfoot's henchmen | Mini-14 GB-F, optics mounted | 1995 | |
| Escape from LA | George Corraface | Cuervo Jones | AC556 stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope | 1996 |
| Escape from LA | Kurt Russell | Snake Plissken | AC556stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope | 1996 |
| Escape from LA | Various actors | Gang member | 1996 | |
| Broken Arrow | John Travolta | Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins | Ruger AC-556K | 1996 |
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | Geena Davis | Charly Baltimore | Stainless variant with black synthetic stock, scope, and custom stainless muzzle break, heat shield/barrel shroud | 1996 |
| Face/Off | Various actors | Prison guards | AC556 | 1997 |
| Face/Off | Chris Bauer | Ivan Dubov | AC556 | 1997 |
| Breakdown | M.C. Gainey | Earl | 1997 | |
| Hard Rain | Minnie Driver | Karen | AC556 | 1998 |
| Hard Rain | Various actors | Police officers and criminals | AC556 | 1998 |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Forest Whitaker | Ghost Dog | folding stock, homemade suppressor, and scope attached | 1999 | |
| Boondock Saints | A Prison Guard | Choate folding stock | 1999 | |
| Formula 51 | 2001 | |||
| Equilibrium | Various actors | Armored Sweeper | Synthetic furniture | 2002 |
| Once upon a time in Mexico | Antonio Banderas | El Mariachi | 2003 | |
| Once upon a time in Mexico | Various actors | Barrilo's men | 2003 | |
| S.W.A.T. (2003) | Various actors | Gang members | AC556K | 2003 |
| Curse of the Komodo | Melissa Brasselle | Tiffany | Stainless, Butler Creek™ aftermarket synthetic folding stock with pistol grip, scoped, and stainless barrel shroud and muzzle brake | 2004 |
| New Police Story | Fire | AC556F | 2004 | |
| The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Various actors | Mexican Ranchers | 2005 | |
| Delta Farce | Various actors | Carlo Santana's men | 2007 | |
| We Own the Night | Various actors | NYPD ESU officers | 2007 | |
| Elite Squad | Various actors | Drug dealers | 2007 | |
| Mesrine: Killer Instinct | Various actors | Prison guard riflemen | 2008 | |
| The Dark Knight | vigilante Batman copycat | 2008 | ||
| Watchmen | Various actors | NYPD ESU officers | AC556 | 2009 |
| The American | George Clooney | Jack | Mini-14 (pre 2005 style) with factory folding Stock and hand-made suppressor | 2010 |
Television
| Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Vice - Season 1/ "The Hit List" | Jim Zubiena | Ludovici Armstrong | AC556K with folding stock | 1984-1985 |
| Miami Vice - Season 1/ "Cool Runnin" | Various actors | SRT members | AC556 with folding stock | 1984-1985 |
| Miami Vice - Season 1/ "The Maze" | Various actors | SRT members | AC556 with full stock | 1984-1985 |
| The A-Team | George Peppard | Hannibal Smith | 1983-1988 | |
| The A-Team | Dirk Benedict | Templeton "Faceman" Peck | 1983-1988 | |
| The A-Team | Dwight Schultz | "Howling Mad" Murdock | 1983-1988 | |
| Space: Above and Beyond | Morgan Weisser | Lt. Nathan West | M590 Assault Rifle, a heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell | 1995-1996 |
| Space: Above and Beyond | Kristen Cloke | Captain Shane Vansen | M590 Assault Rifle, a heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell | 1995-1996 |
| Space: Above and Beyond | Rodney Rowland | Lt. Cooper Hawkes | M590 Assault Rifle, a heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell | 1995-1996 |
| Space: Above and Beyond | Various actors | US Marines | M590 Assault Rifle, a heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell | 1995-1996 |
| 24/ "7 p.m.-8 p.m." | Kiefer Sutherland | Jack Bauer | 2005 | |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Shane Edelman | Matt Murch | 2008-2009 | |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Dean Winters | Charley Dixon | 2008-2009 | |
| CSI: Miami/ "Lost Son" | Various actors | Police honor guard | black synthetic stocks and chromed metal parts | 2002-??? |
| CSI: Miami/ Season 1 | A woman | 2002-??? |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Kruger | GB-F model | 2002 | |
| Kane and Lynch: Dead Men | 2007 | |||
| Left 4 Dead | Hunting Rifle | w/ scope and tactical flaslight | 2008 | |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Hunting Rifle | w/ scope, tactical flashlight and optional laser sight | 2009 | |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory | AC556 |
Ruger Mini-14 in Muzzelite™ MZ14 Bullpup Stock
The Muzzelite™ MZ14 is a polymer rifle stock that was designed to convert the Ruger Mini-14/AC556 into a compact bullpup carbine. Contrary to some urban legends, these were never seriously looked at as an alternative weapon for law enforcement. The trigger pull is shoddy, too long and the bullpup itself is back heavy. Most Police departments already had full auto AC556 rifles or semi auto Rugers (as well as AR-15s) if they needed a 5.56x45mm assault rifle. It is a simple vacuformed clamshell body that uses a rod to activate the trigger. The Muzzelite™ Stock was sold in configurations that could hold the Ruger Mini-14, the Ruger 10/22 and the Marlin Camp Carbine in 9x19mm, though the only version used in most movies or television shows were the Ruger Mini 14 version. Also in films like Total Recall, the AC556 full auto carbine with a shorter barrel was used inside this bullpup stock.
The Muzzelite™ stock enclosed Ruger Mini 14 has been used in countless B-Movies and television shows as a result of it's futuristic appearance. Films like Starship Troopers utilized customized futuristic guns based on the Ruger Mini inside of a Muzzelite™ stock. These were preferred by the prop makers at Hollywood's Hand Prop Room, since the futuristic shape of the Muzzelite™ stock made it easier to create unusual science fiction rifles, but also the fact that it expands the appearance potential of the Ruger Mini 14, known in the industry as "The Jamless Wonder". The Mini-14 never jams or stovepipes using movie blanks, something that cannot be said of any of the other common 5.56x45mm weapons used in films.
Film
- Starship Troopers (Heavily modified version, called the "Morita Rifle")
- The Rehab Officers Assault Rifles in RoboCop 3
- Jamaican Gangsters and Gary Busey as Special Agent Peter Keyes in Predator 2
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Douglas Quaid in Total Recall
- Michael Gross as Burt Gummer in Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
- Used by team members in Dracula 3000
- Used by terrorists in Digital Man
- Resistance Troops in the future scene of Terminator 2: Judgement Day
- Ramon Cota's men and Delta Force commandos in Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
- Used by Space Marines in Leprechaun 4: In Space with large laser sight mounted.
- Used by Water and Power agents that attack Tank Girl and her friends, modified with scopes and foreend grips. Tank Girl also uses a confiscated rifle to defend her hideout.
Television
- UEO Forces in seaQuest DSV. In the final season, known as seaQuest 2032, the Ruger was removed and the clamshell covers were modified and used as Pulse Rifles by the Macronesian Alliance.
- Vori soldiers and Robert Beltran as Chakotay in Star Trek: Voyager (episode "Nemesis", with and without tactical flashlights mounted on the carry handle)
- Space Rangers in Space Rangers. With fake grenade launcher, and obsolete gas tube laser site as an optical site.
Ruger Mini-30
The Ruger Mini-30 is a nearly identical rifle except chambered for 7.62x39mm. Except for the magazines, it would be hard to identify a Mini-30 from a Mini-14 based on purely visual cues.