The Emerald Forest is a 1985 British adventure drama directed by John Boorman (Zardoz, Beyond Rangoon). Bill Markham (Powers Boothe) is an engineer who works on the construction of a dam in the Brazilian rainforest. When Bill takes his family to the construction site, his young son Tommy is lost in the jungle. Bill finds out that Tommy was abducted by one of the local tribes, but only after ten years of unsuccessful searching does he have a chance to meet his son, who has become the adopted son of the chief of the Invisible People tribe.
Note: while the movie was filmed in Brazil, the weapons were provided by British armorer Bapty & Co.
The following weapons were used in the film The Emerald Forest:
When Bill Markham (Powers Boothe) comes to a brothel in an attempt to rescue some women of the Invisible People tribe, the owner's henchman disarms him of his Browning Hi-Power.
What appear to be a Smith & Wesson Model 27 is seen in hands of a local man when Tommy tries to sneak into the town.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSmith & Wesson Model 27 with Patridge Sights - .357 Magnum. Note again the high gloss and checkering on the top strap on the frame and barrel.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe local man fires at Tommy's canoe. The gap between the cylinder and the frame matches a .357 revolver rather than a .44 Model 29.
M1911-style pistol
One of the brothel guards carries a briefly seen M1911-style pistol.
During the rescue of the slave women, Carlos (Gracindo Júnior) and Rico (Arthur Muhlenberg) are armed with Single Barreled Shotguns. Single barreled shotguns are also used by Fierce People warriors.
Bolt action hunting rifles are briefly seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingA brothel guard is killed by an arrow when he tries to fire his rifle. This rifle is possibly the same Lee-Enfield seen above, but it's hard to say for sure.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA Fierce People warrior in the center fires a rifle, traded for slave women.
Assault Rifles
CAR-15
Bill Markham (Powers Boothe) uses the CAR-15 carbine during the confrontation with Fierce People tribe. Later it falls into the hands of Chief Jacareh (Claudio Moreno). The carbine perfectly matches an XM177E1 and fires full auto, so it's possibly an original version rather than a mocked up commercial Colt Carbine.
