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Desert Eagle
The Desert Eagle is used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, video games, and anime:
(Please note that IMFDB prefers users to identify Desert Eagles by the specific variant, not simply as a "Desert Eagle". Use this page as a guide to familiarize yourself with the differences between the three major variants of the Desert Eagle. If you are having trouble figuring out which variant appears in a particular movie or TV show, always feel free to ask us. Thanks. -MT2008)
Specifications
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum (dis), 44 Magnum, .440 Cor-Bon (dis), .50 Action Express
- Capacity: 9 (.357 Magnum), 8 (.41 and .44 Magnum), 7 (.440 Cor-Bon and .50 Action Express)
- Fire Modes: Semiautomatic (Single Action)
Desert Eagle Mark I
The Mark I is the earliest variation of the Desert Eagle put into production. First introduced late in 1983 and initially chambered only in .357 Magnum (with the .44 version appearing on the market a few years later), it is distinguishable from later Desert Eagle models by the "teardrop" shape of its safety button. The Mark I's slide release also has only a single step, while the release on the Mark VII and Mark XIX has several steps. This is the most common Desert Eagle model in films made prior to the early 1990s, though it has nonetheless appeared in numerous more recent productions (most notably Austin Powers in Goldmember).
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year of the Dragon | Mickey Rourke | Captain Stanley White | First use of the Desert Eagle in a Motion Picture | 1985 |
| Commando | Arnold Schwarzenegger | John Matrix | matte stainless | 1985 |
| Extreme Prejudice | Dan Tullis Jr. | Sgt. Luther Fry | 1987 | |
| RoboCop | Kurtwood Smith | Clarence J. Boddicker | Outfitted with extended barrel, sometimes fitted with custom sound suppressor | 1987 |
| RoboCop | Kurtwood Smith | Clarence J. Boddicker | 1987 | |
| RoboCop | Kevin Page | Kinney | Brushed Chrome/Nickel finish | 1987 |
| RoboCop | Ronny Cox | Dick Jones | Brushed Chrome/Nickel finish | 1987 |
| They Live | Roddy Piper | Nada | 1988 | |
| Hardware | John Lynch | Shades | 1989 | |
| Black Rain | Professor Toru Tanaka | Sugai's driver | 1989 | |
| RoboCop 2 | Gun Store robber | 1990 | ||
| RoboCop 2 | Gabriel Damon | Hob | Chrome finish | 1990 |
| Another 48 Hrs. | Andrew Divoff | Cherry Ganz | Matte stainless | 1990 |
| If Looks Could Kill | Tom Rack | Zigesfeld | Fitted with silencer and reflex sight | 1991 |
| Universal Soldier | Dolph Lundgren | GR13/Sgt Andrew Scott | 1992 | |
| RoboCop 3 | John Castle | Paul McDaggett | 1993 | |
| RoboCop 3 | Rehabilitation Officers | 1993 | ||
| Cliffhanger | John Lithgow | Eric Qualen | 1993 | |
| The Getaway (1994) | David Morse | Jim Deer Jackson | Nickel | 1994 |
| Snatch | Vinnie Jones | Bullet Tooth Tony | 2000 | |
| Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Michael Gross | Burt Gummer | 2001 | |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | Mike Myers | Austin Powers | Custom Gold-plated variant | 2002 |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | Mike Myers | Goldmember | Custom Gold-plated variant | 2002 |
| Bulletproof Monk | Chow Yun-Fat | The Monk With No Name | 2003 | |
| The Ladykillers | Two gang members | Two-tone finish | 2004 | |
| Four Brothers | One of Victor Sweet's thugs | Bright nickel, ported | 2005 | |
| Crank | Jason Statham | Chev Chelios | 2006 | |
| You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Palestinian terrorist | 2008 | ||
| Get Smart | Dwayne Johnson | Agent 23 | 2008 | |
| Crank: High Voltage | Jason Statham | Chev Chelios | During flashback from Crank | 2009 |
| Crank: High Voltage | Clifton Collins, Jr. | El Huron | Gold plated | 2009 |
| Crank: High Voltage | Two strippers | Nickel | 2009 | |
| Crank: High Voltage | Jay Xcala | Alex Verona | During flashback from Crank | 2009 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Vice / "Baby Blues" | Tommy Koenig | Howard Famiglia | 1984-1990 | |
| Miami Vice / "Viking Bikers from Hell" | Reb Brown | Reb Gustafson | 1984-1990 | |
| The Stand | Richard Lineback | Poke Freeman | 1994 | |
| In The Heat Of The Night | Carroll O'Connor | Chief, and then Sheriff, William "Bill" Gillespie | Stainless | 1988-1995 |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman / "Tempus Fugitive" | Lane Davies | Tempus | Two-tone finish | 1993-1997 |
| The Kill Point | Nick Koesters | Leon | Two-tone finish | July 2007 - August 2007 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier of Fortune | Silver Talon | w/ stainless steel finish | 2000 | |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | w/ blued finish | 2004 | ||
| Cross Fire | w/ urban camo and gold finishes | 2007 | ||
| Rainbow Six Lockdown | w/ Titanium Carbon Nitride finish | 2005 | ||
| Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | w/ stainless steel finish and variety of accessories | 2008 |
Anime
| Film/Series Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kochikame | Volvo Saigo | w/ blued finish | 1996- |
| Black Lagoon | Yolanda | w/ engraved gold finish | 2006 |
| Akira | Colonel Shikishima | 1987 | |
| Jyu-oh-sei | Zagi | 2006 |
Desert Eagle Mark VII
The Mark VII was an improved variation of the original Desert Eagle. Introduced in 1990, it featured a re-designed safety lever (which is the most visible external difference from the Mark I) and slide release, as well as an adjustable trigger. Unlike the Mark I, it was available in both .41 Magnum and (briefly) .50 AE. This was the most likely Desert Eagle to be seen in movies made in the 1990s.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predator 2 | Danny Glover | Lt. Mike Harrigan | Chrome finish, outfitted with a scope | 1990 |
| New Jack City | Ice-T | Scotty Appleton | 1991 | |
| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Filling station Robber | 1991 | ||
| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Mickey Rourke | Harley Davidson | 1991 | |
| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Don Johnson | Marlboro | 1991 | |
| Addams Family Values | Joan Cusack | Debbie Jellinsky | 1993 | |
| Last Action Hero | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Jack Slater | Matte stainless | 1993 |
| Menace II Society | MC Eiht | A-Wax | 1993 | |
| Natural Born Killers | Tom Sizemore | Det. Jack Scagnetti | Chrome finish | 1994 |
| Barb Wire | Pamela Anderson | 1996 | ||
| Escape from LA | Steve Buscemi | 'Map to the Stars' Eddie | 1996 | |
| Escape from LA | Kurt Russell | Snake Plissken | 1996 | |
| Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Elizabeth Hurley | Vanessa Kensington | 1997 | |
| The Pest | Jeffrey Jones | Gustav Shank | With stainless steel finish | 1997 |
| The Pest | Tom McCleister | Leo | With stainless steel finish | 1997 |
| The Boondock Saints | Scott Griffith | Ivan Checkov | Chrome slide, black barrel and frame, and gold plated decocker | 1999 |
| The Forsaken | Johnathon Schaech | Kit | Nickel finish | 2001 |
| The Forsaken | Phina Oruche | Cym | Nickel finish | 2001 |
| The Forsaken | Alexis Thorpe | Teddy | Nickel finish | 2001 |
| 2009: Lost Memories | JBI Agent | 2002 | ||
| XXX | An unknown woman in the end credits | Stainless steel finish | 2002 | |
| The Rundown | Christopher Walken | Hatcher | 2003 | |
| Underworld | Lycans | 2003 | ||
| Underworld | Todd Schneider | Trix | 2003 | |
| Underworld | Michael Sheen | Lucian | 2003 | |
| Alien vs. Predator | Weyland mercenaries | fitted with Laser Devices BA-2 laser in green | 2004 | |
| Alien vs. Predator | Sanaa Lathan | Alexa Woods | 2004 | |
| Crank: High Voltage | Efren Ramirez | Venus | Nickel frame and slide, black barrel | 2009 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman / "Tempus, Anyone?" | Lane Davies | Tempus | 1993-1997 | |
| Millennium / "Closure" | Garret Dillahunt | Rick Van Horn | 1996-1999 | |
| Firefly / "Objects in Space" | Summer Glau | River Tam | Sept. 2002 - Dec. 2002 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitman: Contracts | Gold Desert Eagle | w/ gold finish | Can be dual wielded | 2004 |
| Global Operations | Chambered in .50 AE | 2004 | ||
| Hitman: Blood Money | Chambered in .50 AE and w/ stainless steel finish | 2006 | ||
| Darkness, The | Chambered in .44 Magnum | 2007 | ||
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Magnum Pistol | w/ the flashlight by after market under-barrel rail and a rifle scope-ring mount stainless steel |
2009 | |
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | Chambered in .50 AE | 2010 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig | Gino | 2004 |
Desert Eagle Mark XIX
The Mark XIX is the current production model of the Desert Eagle, and the most likely to be seen in movies made since 2000, particularly in its .50 AE version (which is best known as the sidearm of the Agents from The Matrix). It was first introduced in 1995, and its most obvious visual difference from the earlier Desert Eagle models in that it features scope rails over the barrel (it also has taller cocking serrations on the slide). Unlike the earlier Desert Eagle models, the Mark XIX can be switched to any caliber simply by swapping the barrels.
Also note that the .357 and .44 Magnum versions of the Mark XIX have a unique "fluted" barrel, which the .50 AE version does not have. Any Desert Eagle Mark XIX that lacks this fluting would have to be the .50 AE model.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desperado | Tito Larriva) | Tavo | 1995 | |
| Desperado | Joaquim de Almeida | Bucho | 1995 | |
| Bad Boys | A store clerk | 1995 | ||
| Eraser | Arnold Schwarzenegger | U.S. Marshal John Kruger | 1996 | |
| Thursday | Thomas Jane | Casey Wells | 1998 | |
| The Boondock Saints | Ivan's partner | Chrome barrel and frame with a black slide | 1999 | |
| Matrix trilogy | Various | The Agents | 1999-2003 | |
| Matrix trilogy | Hugo Weaving | Smith | 1999-2003 | |
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Demi Moore | Madison the Angel | 2003 | |
| Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Oded Fehr | Carlos Olivera | Standard Mark XIX .44 version, | 2004 |
| Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Mike Epps | L.J. | Twin .44 golden Desert Eagles | 2004 |
| Borat | Sacha Baron Cohen | Borat Sagdiyev | Gold, tiger-striped | 2006 |
| Resident Evil: Extinction | Mike Epps | L.J. | using only a single .44 Magnum Gold-Plated version, as opposed to the two from the previous film | 2007 |
| Shoot 'Em Up | Paul Giamatti | Mr. Hertz | With custom barrel | 2007 |
| The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Sean Patrick Flanery | Connor | fitted with match weights | 2009 |
| The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Norman Reedus | Murphy | fitted with match weights | 2009 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremors: The Series | Michael Gross | Burt Gummer | March 2003 - August 2003 | |
| Tremors: The Series | Victor Browne | Tyler Reed | March 2003 - August 2003 | |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Aaron James Cash | The Dream Terminator | 2008-2009 | |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Brian Austin Green | Derek Reese | 2008-2009 | |
| Fringe | John Noble | Walter Bishop | 2009 | |
| Top Shot/Opening sequence | Andre Robinson | Himself | 2010 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil 2 | 1998 | |||
| The World Is Not Enough | Raptor Magnum | With stainless steel finish and matching laser pointer | 2000 | |
| Project I.G.I | 2000 | |||
| Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | 2002 | |||
| IGI 2: Covert Strike | 2003 | |||
| Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | 2003 | |||
| Far Cry | Falcon .357 | 2004 | ||
| GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | Jackal.357 | 2004 | ||
| Deadhunt | 2005 | |||
| Far Cry Instincts: Predator | 2005 | |||
| Urban Terror | 2007 | |||
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 2007 | |||
| Stranglehold | With stainless steel, gold, and standard finishes | 2007 | ||
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | Big Ben | in 9x39mm | 2007 | |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | Black Kite | in .45 ACP | 2007 | |
| Counter-Strike Online | Nighthawk .50C | Stainless steel and gold finishes | Now also has twin gun mode in Zombie 2 mode, Zombie 3 mode and Zombie Unite Mode | 2008 |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | Combat Pistol | 2008 | ||
| Far Cry 2 | Eagle.50 | The slide says "Deagle" rather than "Desert Eagle" | 2008 | |
| Combat Arms | Appears shorter than real-life counterpart | 2008 | ||
| Army of Two | 2008 | |||
| Modern Warfare 2 | Modeled with incorrect sights | 2009 | ||
| Resident Evil 5 | 2009 | |||
| Killing Floor | Handcannon | .50 AE with 8 bullet capacity. Can be duel wielded. | 2009 | |
| Cabela's Outdoor Adventures (2010) | .44 Magnum Semi-automatic Pistol | 2010 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mezzo DSA | Corrupt Police Officers | 2004 | |
| Elfen Lied | Bando | 2004 | |
| Case Closed: The Private Eyes' Requiem | Biker | 2006 | |
| Bokura no | Kodama | airsoft replica | 2007 |
Specific Variant Unknown (identification pending)
These are films, TV shows, or video games where the specific Desert Eagle variant is unconfirmed, either because the page creator failed to provide screen captures or because it is hard to discern the variant from the screen captures that were provided. Any further assistance would be much appreciated. -MT2008
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooters | Ioan Gruffudd | Freddy Guns | ||
| Killing Zoe | ||||
| In China They Eat Dogs | Kim Bodnia | Harald | ||
| Lucky Number Slevin | Israeli bodyguard | |||
| La Femme Nikita | Anne Parillaud | Nikita |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burn Notice | ||||
| NCIS | A gunman | |||
| CSI: NY / "Silent Night" | Shown being fired into a ballistics tank in, stainless steel finish |
Video Games
Animation
| Film Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boondocks, The | |||
| Angel Beats! | 2009 | ||
| [[Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | 2002 | ||
| New Dominion Tank Police | 1993 |
Links
http://magnumfilms.com/ - Magnum Research's own site chronicling the Desert Eagle's movie appearances (NOTE: This site has not been updated in years).