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[[Image:Point of no return.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Point of No Return'' (1993)]] | [[Image:Point of no return.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Point of No Return'' (1993)]] | ||
− | '''''Point of No Return''''' is the | + | '''''Point of No Return''''' is the 1993US remake of [[Luc Besson]]'s 1990 thriller ''[[La Femme Nikita (1990)|La Femme Nikita]]''. The remake stars [[Bridget Fonda]] as Maggie, a young drug-addicted woman whose execution is faked in order to recruit her into a secret government agency with the the intent of turning her into a covert assassin. The film was directed by [[John Badham]] (''[[Blue Thunder]]'') and released in some countries under the title ''The Assassin''. |
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Point of No Return'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the film ''Point of No Return'':''' | ||
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− | [[Image: | + | == Hammerli 280 == |
− | [[Image:Ponr- | + | Bob gives Maggie ([[Bridget Fonda]]) a [[Hammerli 280]] and an extra magazine to assassinate the "V.I.P." ([[Robert Apisa]]) target in the restaurant. |
+ | [[Image:Hammerli 280.jpg|350px|thumb|none|Hammerli 280 - .22 LR. This is the screen gun used in ''[[Point of No Return]]''.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-ham1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Hammerli in its case. Bob mentions that it's loaded, but it appears that there is no magazine in the weapon in this shot. A subsequent scene shows the magazine loaded in the Hammerli.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-ham2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maggie shoots the V.I.P.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-ham3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maggie bangs the Hammerli against the brick wall outside the restaurant bathroom's window.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-ham4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maggie fires at the V.I.P.'s guards in the restaurant kitchen.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-ham5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maggie reloads the Hammerli 280.]] | ||
== Smith & Wesson Model 19 == | == Smith & Wesson Model 19 == | ||
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[[Image:Ponr-sw19b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug shoots out the light.]] | [[Image:Ponr-sw19b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug shoots out the light.]] | ||
[[Image:Ponr-sw19c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug fires at police with an empty semi-automatic and his S&W Model 19.]] | [[Image:Ponr-sw19c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug fires at police with an empty semi-automatic and his S&W Model 19.]] | ||
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== Beretta 92F == | == Beretta 92F == | ||
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[[Image:PONR 004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Police officers exchange fire with some thieves at the beginning of the film.]] | [[Image:PONR 004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Police officers exchange fire with some thieves at the beginning of the film.]] | ||
[[Image:Ponr-ber92a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maggie fires the Beretta during her training.]] | [[Image:Ponr-ber92a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maggie fires the Beretta during her training.]] | ||
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== Beretta 92FS Inox == | == Beretta 92FS Inox == | ||
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[[Image:Ponr-sw3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bob stands with his S&W 659 and shooting Maggie in the leg.]] | [[Image:Ponr-sw3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bob stands with his S&W 659 and shooting Maggie in the leg.]] | ||
+ | == Glock 17 == | ||
+ | Some of the V.I.P.'s henchmen in the restaurant carry [[Glock 17]] pistols, firing them at Maggie. Angela's bodyguards ([[Kenny Endoso]] and [[Gary Kasper]]) each carry a Glock 17 in a shoulder holster, drawing them before being shot by Beth. | ||
+ | [[image:Glock171stGen.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Glock 17 - 9x19 mm]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-g17a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A henchman searches for Maggie.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-g17b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A henchman is shot while firing his Glock.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:PONR 011.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Fahd's bodyguards fires a Glock.]] | ||
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+ | == Heckler & Koch P7M8 == | ||
+ | Beth ([[Lorraine Toussaint]]) uses a suppressed [[Heckler & Koch P7M8]] to shoot Angela's bodyguards. | ||
+ | [[Image:P7M8Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|H&K P7M8 9x19mm]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-hkp7a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Beth fires at Angela's bodyguards.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-hkp7b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Beth's P7M8 sits on the table as Claudia helps her.]] | ||
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+ | == Walther P5 == | ||
+ | Claudia ([[Bridget Fonda]]) uses a suppressed [[Walther P5]] when she is sent to assassinate Fahd Bahktiar ([[Richard Romanus]]). | ||
+ | [[Image:Walther-P5.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther P5 9mm]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-wp5a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Claudia holds her P5 on Fahd Bahktiar.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-wp5b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Claudia orders Bahktiar to move.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:PONR 010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The suppressed Walther P5.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-wp5c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Claudia and Fahd Bahktiar fight over the suppressed P5.]] | ||
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+ | == Walther PPK == | ||
+ | One of the operatives gives Claudia ([[Bridget Fonda]]) a black [[Walther PPK]] with brown grips after she completes her mission at the Marriott, telling her to "go home". Victor the Cleaner ([[Harvey Keitel]]) uses a suppressed PPK to eliminate one of the other operatives. | ||
+ | [[Image:WaltherPPkSilenced.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther PPK .380 ACP with sound suppressor and brown factory grips]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-ppk1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Claudia is given a PPK.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-ppk2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Victor shoots a security guard in Angela's building.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-ppk3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Victor fires his suppressed PPK at another operative.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-ppk4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Victor reaches for his PPK while in the Mustang.]] | ||
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+ | =Submachine Guns= | ||
== Heckler & Koch MP5A3 == | == Heckler & Koch MP5A3 == | ||
One of the guards at the government building is armed with a [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] equipped with a target sight that he holds on Maggie takes Bob hostage. | One of the guards at the government building is armed with a [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] equipped with a target sight that he holds on Maggie takes Bob hostage. | ||
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[[Image:CalicoM100.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Calico M100 Rifle = .22LR]] | [[Image:CalicoM100.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Calico M100 Rifle = .22LR]] | ||
[[Image:PONR 1106.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:PONR 1106.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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== Micro Uzi == | == Micro Uzi == | ||
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[[Image:Ponr-b12a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A henchman with his M12 looks for Maggie.]] | [[Image:Ponr-b12a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A henchman with his M12 looks for Maggie.]] | ||
[[Image:Ponr-b12b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A henchman is shot holding his M12.]] | [[Image:Ponr-b12b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A henchman is shot holding his M12.]] | ||
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+ | =Shotguns= | ||
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+ | == 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun == | ||
+ | The drugstore owner ([[Geoffrey Lewis]]) aims a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] at the thieves in his store at the beginning. | ||
+ | [[Image:IGA-Coach-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The drugstore owner aims at the thieves.]] | ||
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+ | == Armsel Striker == | ||
+ | One of the thugs robbing the drugstore in the beginning has an [[Armsel Striker]]. | ||
+ | [[Image:Striker.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Armsel Striker Shotgun - 12-gauge. Strikers are identified not only by the unique 'knob' that serves as the winding key in front of the drum, but also the drum advance lever on the back of the receiver. The Cobray guns don't have this lever.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Ponr-striker1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug prepares to fire at the police outside.]] | ||
== Mossberg 500 Bullpup == | == Mossberg 500 Bullpup == | ||
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[[Image:PONR 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Bullpup with what appears to be the rifle grenade for No.4 Enfield rifles and L1A1 rifles, it is also unpainted.]] | [[Image:PONR 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Bullpup with what appears to be the rifle grenade for No.4 Enfield rifles and L1A1 rifles, it is also unpainted.]] | ||
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+ | =Sniper Rifles= | ||
== Anschutz .22 LR sniper rifle == | == Anschutz .22 LR sniper rifle == | ||
While in New Orleans, Claudia ([[Bridget Fonda]]) is told to look for an Anschutz .22 LR sniper rifle under the sink, which she uses to assassinate a female target. Despite being a bolt-action rifle, the rifle is shown to fire semi-automatic shots. | While in New Orleans, Claudia ([[Bridget Fonda]]) is told to look for an Anschutz .22 LR sniper rifle under the sink, which she uses to assassinate a female target. Despite being a bolt-action rifle, the rifle is shown to fire semi-automatic shots. | ||
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[[Image:Ponr-anschutz4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Claudia pulls her rifle out from the bathtub, where she had concealed it from J.P. ([[Dermot Mulroney]]). The hole she broke in the window to shoot the target is still visible.]] | [[Image:Ponr-anschutz4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Claudia pulls her rifle out from the bathtub, where she had concealed it from J.P. ([[Dermot Mulroney]]). The hole she broke in the window to shoot the target is still visible.]] | ||
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− | [[Image: | + | A DC police officer ([[Mic Rodgers]]) fires a [[Steyr SSG]] sniper rifle fitted with a night vision scope at the thugs robbing the drugstore. |
− | [[Image:Ponr- | + | [[Image:SteyrSSG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Steyr SSG - 7.62x51mm NATO]] |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Ponr-rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A DC police officer ([[Mic Rodgers]]) fires a [[Steyr SSG]] sniper rifle at the thugs robbing the drugstore.]] |
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Revision as of 14:59, 2 December 2016
Point of No Return is the 1993US remake of Luc Besson's 1990 thriller La Femme Nikita. The remake stars Bridget Fonda as Maggie, a young drug-addicted woman whose execution is faked in order to recruit her into a secret government agency with the the intent of turning her into a covert assassin. The film was directed by John Badham (Blue Thunder) and released in some countries under the title The Assassin.
The following weapons were used in the film Point of No Return:
Handguns
Hammerli 280
Bob gives Maggie (Bridget Fonda) a Hammerli 280 and an extra magazine to assassinate the "V.I.P." (Robert Apisa) target in the restaurant.
Smith & Wesson Model 19
One of the thugs robbing the drugstore shoots the owner with a Smith & Wesson Model 19.
Beretta 92F
The Washington, DC police officers during the opening drugstore robbery use Beretta 92F pistols. Maggie Hayward (Bridget Fonda) uses one during her training to take out several targets.
Beretta 92FS Inox
Several thugs throughout the film use Beretta 92FS Inox pistols. Maggie Hayward (Bridget Fonda) takes a Beretta from one of the men she was with during the opening drugstore robbery. Several court officers during Maggie's sentencing also have Beretta Inoxes. These are also carried by some of the government operatives that train Maggie/Claudia and the bodyguard of Claudia's New Orleans target, as well as some of Fahd Bahktiar's bodyguards.
Smith & Wesson 659
Maggie (Bridget Fonda) takes a Smith & Wesson 659 from Bob (Gabriel Byrne) to try and commit suicide after being caught. After she tries to shoot herself and the gun doesn't go off, Bob takes it back and tells her "Rule number one: Never chamber the first round." He then chambers the pistol and fires a shot into Maggie's leg.
Glock 17
Some of the V.I.P.'s henchmen in the restaurant carry Glock 17 pistols, firing them at Maggie. Angela's bodyguards (Kenny Endoso and Gary Kasper) each carry a Glock 17 in a shoulder holster, drawing them before being shot by Beth.
Heckler & Koch P7M8
Beth (Lorraine Toussaint) uses a suppressed Heckler & Koch P7M8 to shoot Angela's bodyguards.
Walther P5
Claudia (Bridget Fonda) uses a suppressed Walther P5 when she is sent to assassinate Fahd Bahktiar (Richard Romanus).
Walther PPK
One of the operatives gives Claudia (Bridget Fonda) a black Walther PPK with brown grips after she completes her mission at the Marriott, telling her to "go home". Victor the Cleaner (Harvey Keitel) uses a suppressed PPK to eliminate one of the other operatives.
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
One of the guards at the government building is armed with a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 equipped with a target sight that he holds on Maggie takes Bob hostage.
Calico M100
The Calico M100 is also seen held by a guard when Maggie takes Bob hostage.
Micro Uzi
One of the V.I.P.'s henchmen searching for Maggie in the restaurant has a Micro Uzi.
Beretta M12
One of the thugs shot by Maggie in the restaurant uses a Beretta M12.
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
The drugstore owner (Geoffrey Lewis) aims a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun at the thieves in his store at the beginning.
Armsel Striker
One of the thugs robbing the drugstore in the beginning has an Armsel Striker.
Mossberg 500 Bullpup
One of the thugs (Henry Kingi) uses a Mossberg 500 Bullpup shotgun to try and kill Maggie in the restaurant. He later attaches some sort of grenade to it.
Sniper Rifles
Anschutz .22 LR sniper rifle
While in New Orleans, Claudia (Bridget Fonda) is told to look for an Anschutz .22 LR sniper rifle under the sink, which she uses to assassinate a female target. Despite being a bolt-action rifle, the rifle is shown to fire semi-automatic shots.
Steyr-Mannlicher SSG-PII Rifle
A DC police officer (Mic Rodgers) fires a Steyr SSG sniper rifle fitted with a night vision scope at the thugs robbing the drugstore.