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| − | + | {{Infobox Movie | |
| − | + | |name = Brazil | |
| − | + | |picture =BrazilMoviePoster.jpg | |
| + | |caption = | ||
| + | |country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] USA | ||
| + | |director = [[Terry Gilliam]] | ||
| + | |date=1985 | ||
| + | |studio=Embassy International Pictures | ||
| + | |distributor=Universal Pictures <br> 20th Century Fox | ||
| + | |character1= Sam Lowry | ||
| + | |actor1=[[Jonathan Pryce]] | ||
| + | |character2=Jill Layton | ||
| + | |actor2=Kim Greist | ||
| + | |character3=Harry Tuttle | ||
| + | |actor3=[[Robert De Niro]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | '''''Brazil''''' is a 1985 British black comedy satirical science fiction film directed by [[Terry Gilliam]]. Described as a satire of bureaucracy, technocracy, consumerism, mass surveillance, and corporatism, the film is noted for its set design, depicting a dysfunctional dystopian world reliant on broken down and overly-complex technology. | ||
| + | Set "Somewhere In The 20th Century", the film follows Sam Lowry ([[Jonathan Pryce]]), a lowly bureaucrat frustrated with with his mind-numbing job as part of the vast, byzantine, massively inefficient bureaucracy. When he becomes infatuated with a mysterious woman, Sam goes to great lengths to be with her, fighting through every obstacle the bureaucracy puts in front of him (intentionally or otherwise). | ||
| + | {{Film Title}} | ||
| + | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
| + | =Handguns= | ||
| + | ==Walther P38== | ||
| + | A [[Walther P38]] is used by Harry Tuttle ([[Robert De Niro]]) throughout the movie. | ||
| + | [[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 - 9x19mm]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Brazil walterp38 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tuttle aims his P38 while Sam answers the door.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Brazil walterp38 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tuttle holds his pistol on Sam.]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Bruni 1911== |
| − | + | A guard points a replica theatrical blank only [[Bruni 1911]] at the face of Sam Lowry ([[Jonathan Pryce]]) when they ask for his invitation to his mother, Ida Lowery's, party. Usually replica guns which can never fire blanks out of the front of the barrel are used when either pointed at child actors or held close to an actor's face (usually for safety and the comfort of the actor). | |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Bruni8mmM1911BlankGun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Bruni 1911 - 8mm Blank]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Brazil colt1911 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dressed-up guard asking Sam for his invitation points a Bruni 1911 at him]] |
| − | ==Sterling | + | =Submachine Guns= |
| − | + | ==Sterling Mk.4== | |
| − | [[Image:SterlingSMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sterling Mk 4 | + | A [[Sterling SMG|Sterling Mk.4]] is demonstrated during an M.O.I. weapons display but not fired in the movie. |
| + | [[Image:SterlingSMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sterling Mk.4 - 9x19mm]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Brazil sterling 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A M.O.I guard shows the [[Sterling SMG]] to the group of nuns. He describes it as "a 9mm submachine gun. Very effective at close range".]] | ||
| − | == | + | =Assault Rifles= |
| − | + | ==MGC Replica CAR-15 Rifle == | |
| + | In many scenes, the stormtroopers of the Ministry of Information Retrieval use [[MGC CAR-15]] replica rifles. | ||
| + | [[Image:MGC CAR15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MGC CAR-15 Assault, Model Gun Corporation's all metal XM177 variant, sold in the 1970s-early 1980s]] | ||
| + | [[Image:BrazilMOISWATArrest.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==AK-47== |
| − | + | An [[AK-47]]-style rifle can be seen used by one of Harry Tuttle's freedom fighters. | |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm]] |
| + | [[Image:Brazil ak47 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the soldiers rescuing Sam holds an [[AK-47]].]] | ||
| − | ==Franchi SPAS-12 | + | =Shotguns= |
| − | + | ==Franchi SPAS-12== | |
| − | [[Image:Franchi-SPAS12.jpg|thumb|none| | + | The [[Franchi SPAS-12]] is used by the M.O.I. guards and Sam Lowry in the end. |
| − | [[Image:BrazilLobbyGuardsSPAS12.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Franchi-SPAS12.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Franchi SPAS-12 - 12 gauge]] |
| − | [[Image:BrazilMOIGuardsSPAS12.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:BrazilLobbyGuardsSPAS12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] |
| + | [[Image:BrazilMOIGuardsSPAS12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M.O.I. guards open fire. This scene was inspired by Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 silent film ''[[Battleship Potemkin]]''.]] | ||
| + | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Browning M2HB== | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
| − | + | A tripod-mounted [[Browning M2HB]] can be seen in an M.O.I. weapons display. | |
| + | [[Image:Browning-M2-Heavy-Barrel-w-Tripod.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Brazil browning 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning machine gun circled in red]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==FN MAG== |
| − | An | + | An [[FN MAG]] is seen in the M.O.I. weapons display. |
| + | [[Image:FNMAG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Brazil sterling 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The FN MAG sits on the table.]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==MG 42== |
| − | An | + | An [[MG 42]] is seen mounted on the turret of the M.O.I. SWAT vehicles during the chase scene. |
| + | [[File:MG42 Left.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92mm Mauser]] | ||
| + | =Other= | ||
| + | ==Mortar== | ||
| + | A mortar of some kind is seen in the M.O.I. weapons display. | ||
| + | [[Image:M1m81 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Mortar - 81mm]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Brazil sterling 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The mortar is seen behind the FN MAG.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fantasy]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Comedy]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Science-Fiction]] | ||
| + | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
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Brazil is a 1985 British black comedy satirical science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam. Described as a satire of bureaucracy, technocracy, consumerism, mass surveillance, and corporatism, the film is noted for its set design, depicting a dysfunctional dystopian world reliant on broken down and overly-complex technology.
Set "Somewhere In The 20th Century", the film follows Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce), a lowly bureaucrat frustrated with with his mind-numbing job as part of the vast, byzantine, massively inefficient bureaucracy. When he becomes infatuated with a mysterious woman, Sam goes to great lengths to be with her, fighting through every obstacle the bureaucracy puts in front of him (intentionally or otherwise).
The following weapons were used in the film Brazil:
Handguns
Walther P38
A Walther P38 is used by Harry Tuttle (Robert De Niro) throughout the movie.
Bruni 1911
A guard points a replica theatrical blank only Bruni 1911 at the face of Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) when they ask for his invitation to his mother, Ida Lowery's, party. Usually replica guns which can never fire blanks out of the front of the barrel are used when either pointed at child actors or held close to an actor's face (usually for safety and the comfort of the actor).
Submachine Guns
Sterling Mk.4
A Sterling Mk.4 is demonstrated during an M.O.I. weapons display but not fired in the movie.
Assault Rifles
MGC Replica CAR-15 Rifle
In many scenes, the stormtroopers of the Ministry of Information Retrieval use MGC CAR-15 replica rifles.
AK-47
An AK-47-style rifle can be seen used by one of Harry Tuttle's freedom fighters.
Shotguns
Franchi SPAS-12
The Franchi SPAS-12 is used by the M.O.I. guards and Sam Lowry in the end.
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
A tripod-mounted Browning M2HB can be seen in an M.O.I. weapons display.
FN MAG
An FN MAG is seen in the M.O.I. weapons display.
MG 42
An MG 42 is seen mounted on the turret of the M.O.I. SWAT vehicles during the chase scene.
Other
Mortar
A mortar of some kind is seen in the M.O.I. weapons display.
