Ricochet is a 1991 thriller starring Denzel Washington as Nick Styles, a former LAPD officer who became an ambitious city attorney after apprehending a notorious criminal (John Lithgow ) in an incident that happened to be caught on videotape. Styles then finds his life being secretly taken apart by the criminal after he escapes from prison. The film was directed by Russell Mulcahy (Highlander ) and the cast included Ice-T and Kevin Pollak .
The following weapons were used in the film Ricochet (1991) :
Revolvers
Smith & Wesson Model 15
In the carnival scene which takes place in 1984, LAPD Officer (later Lieutenant and Assistant District Attorney) Nick Styles (Denzel Washington ) draws a Smith & Wesson Model 15 .38 revolver on Earl Talbot Blake (John Lithgow ), who had just murdered several drug dealers and jumped out a window at Styles' feet.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nick Styles draws his Smith & Wesson Model 15 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Styles strips down while still holding his Smith & Wesson Model 15 to prove that he doesn't have any hidden weapons.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the Smith & Wesson Model 15 . Note: As you can see his revolver is cocked. Back in the revolver era of the LAPD, the department had their revolvers "neutered" to be double action only, so this revolver would've not been able to be cocked.
Smith & Wesson Model 19
At his parole hearing, Blake (John Lithgow ) kills a parole member and then takes a guard's Smith & Wesson Model 19 .
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Colt Official Police
When he thinks his children are threatened, Styles (Denzel Washington ) points a Colt Official Police revolver at a suspected assailant.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing When he thinks his children are threatened, Styles points a Colt Official Police revolver at a suspected assailant.
Colt Detective Special
A scene from the film White Heat is viewed on a television set where Cody Jarrett (James Cagney ) holds a Colt Detective Special while yelling "Made it Ma! Top of the World!"
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A scene from the film White Heat is viewed on a television set where Cody Jarrett (James Cagney ) holds a Colt Detective Special while yelling "Made it Ma! Top of the World!"
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Pistols
Beretta 950 Jetfire
After Nick Styles (Denzel Washington ) puts his revolver down as ordered to by Blake (John Lithgow ), he quickly pulls out a .25 Beretta 950 Jetfire pistol out of his athletic supporter and shoots Blake.
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Beretta 92F
Detective Larry Doyle (Kevin Pollak ) chases Kim down holding a Beretta 92F 9mm pistol. After Doyle gets shot, he gives Styles (Denzel Washington ) his Beretta, and Styles empties a whole magazine at Blake, but misses.
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Colt M1911A1
In a scene where it shows Nick Styles' last bust as an LAPD officer, he is seen loading and cocking a .45 Colt M1911A1 .
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Colt Double Eagle
When Styles (Denzel Washington ) visits Odessa (Ice-T ), one of Odessa's boys pulls a stainless steel Colt Double Eagle on Styles.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Odessa's boys aims a Colt Double Eagle at Nick.
Heckler & Koch P7M13
At the end of the film, Blake uses a Heckler & Koch P7M13 when confronting his partner Kim (Josh Evans) who is tied to the towers.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing At the end of the film, Blake uses a Heckler & Koch P7M13 when confronting his partner Kim (Josh Evans) who is tied to the towers.
SIG-Sauer P230
One of Odessa's men also holds a SIG-Sauer P230 on Nick.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Odessa's men also holds a SIG-Sauer P230 on Nick.
Browning Hi-Power
Another one of Odessa's men holds a Browning Hi-Power on Nick.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The first version of the classic pistol, developed by John Browning and Dieudonné Saive, and adopted by Belgium in 1935, the FN P-35 - 9x19mm.
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Shotguns
Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"
The Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" shotgun is used by Earl Talbot Blake (John Lithgow ) is confronted by Styles during the carnival in 1984. Nick Styles specifically identifies the weapon as "an Ithaca 37 12 gauge sawed off shotgun with a 5 pound slide". This particular shotgun is similar to the one Arnold Schwarzenegger uses in the film Kindergarten Cop .
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Ithaca 37
The guards at the prison that Blake escapes from carry the Ithaca 37 shotgun.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A prison guard aims his Ithaca 37 before he's taken out by one of the inmates.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the inmates disguised as a prison guard covers Blake's escape with his Ithaca 37.
Double Barreled Shotgun
Blake is seen using a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun when confronting a fellow escaped inmate.
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Other
Pen Gun
At his parole hearing, Blake pulls a concealed .22 pen gun and kills a parole board member.
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