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| − | [[Image: | + | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} |
| + | |name = Rising Sun | ||
| + | |picture = RisingSun.jpg | ||
| + | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
| + | |country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | ||
| + | |director = Philip Kaufman | ||
| + | |date= 1993 | ||
| + | |language = English<br>Japanese | ||
| + | |studio=Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | ||
| + | |distributor=Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | ||
| + | |character1=Capt. John Connor | ||
| + | |actor1=[[Sean Connery]] | ||
| + | |character2=Lt. Webster 'Webb' Smith | ||
| + | |actor2=[[Wesley Snipes]] | ||
| + | |character3=Lt. Tom Graham | ||
| + | |actor3=[[Harvey Keitel]] | ||
| + | |character4=Jingo Asakuma | ||
| + | |actor4=[[Tia Carrere]] | ||
| + | |character5=Senator John Morton | ||
| + | |actor5=[[Ray Wise]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | '''''Rising Sun''''' is a 1993 thriller based on the bestselling novel written by Michael Crichton (''[[Jurassic Park]]''). The film stars [[Wesley Snipes]] as an LAPD homicide detective who is called in to investigate the murder of a young woman in the boardroom of a powerful Japanese corporation based in Los Angeles. | + | '''''Rising Sun''''' is a 1993 thriller directed by Philip Kaufman and based on the bestselling novel of the same name written by [[Michael Crichton]] (the author of ''[[Jurassic Park]]''). The film stars [[Wesley Snipes]] as an LAPD homicide detective who is called in to investigate the murder of a young woman in the boardroom of a powerful Japanese corporation based in Los Angeles. When he is paired with an LAPD liaison officer ([[Sean Connery]]) with a mysterious past, they both discover that the murder may be part of a conspiracy involving the corporation and the US government. |
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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__TOC__<br clear=all> | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
| − | == EAA Witness | + | =Handguns= |
| − | When possible intruders are seen outside his residence, Lt. Webster "Webb" Smith ([[Wesley Snipes]]) takes out a [[EAA Witness|EAA Witness | + | == EAA Witness Gold Team== |
| − | [[Image:Tanfogliolimited.jpg|thumb|none| | + | When possible intruders are seen outside his residence, Lt. Webster "Webb" Smith ([[Wesley Snipes]]) takes out a [[EAA Witness|EAA Witness Elite Gold Team]] fitted with a scope to protect his family. |
| − | [[Image:RisingTanf1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Tanfogliolimited.jpg|thumb|none|325px|EAA Witness Elite Gold Team - 9x19mm.]] |
| − | [[Image:RisingTanf2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingTanf1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Webster "Webb" Smith ([[Wesley Snipes]]) draws the Witness Gold Team.]] |
| − | [[Image:RisingTanf3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingTanf2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Webb takes the gun from a safe box.]] |
| − | [[Image:RisingTanf4.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingTanf3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He puts in the magazine.]] |
| + | [[Image:RisingTanf4.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
== Smith & Wesson Model 66 Revolver == | == Smith & Wesson Model 66 Revolver == | ||
Capt. John Connor ([[Sean Connery]]) carries a snub-nosed [[Smith & Wesson Model 66]] as his sidearm. He is seen with the revolver when he and Webb prepare to take on intruders who have come to his residence. Some of the Japanese bodyguards are also armed with the revolver. | Capt. John Connor ([[Sean Connery]]) carries a snub-nosed [[Smith & Wesson Model 66]] as his sidearm. He is seen with the revolver when he and Webb prepare to take on intruders who have come to his residence. Some of the Japanese bodyguards are also armed with the revolver. | ||
| − | [[Image:Smith-&-Wesson-686.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Smith-&-Wesson-686.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 66 Snub with 2" barrel - .357 Magnum]] |
| − | [[Image:RisingSnub2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingSnub2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|John Connor ([[Sean Connery]]) puts his S&W Model 66 in the leather shoulder holster.]] |
| − | [[Image:RisingSnub3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingSnub3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|John Connor ([[Sean Connery]]) checks if the revolver is loaded. Note, the actor's massive hands. This is not a Nickel Model 36 or SS Model 60 in that it holds six shots and the ejector shroud looks like the Model 19/66 lineage.]] |
| − | [[Image:RisingUnknow.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingUnknow.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some of the Japanese bodyguards are also armed with the revolver.]] |
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== Glock 17 == | == Glock 17 == | ||
| − | Webb ([[Wesley Snipes]]) carries a [[ | + | Webb ([[Wesley Snipes]]) carries a [[Glock 17]] chambered in 9mm as his regular sidearm. |
[[Image:Glock17EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 17 - 9mm]] | [[Image:Glock17EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 17 - 9mm]] | ||
| − | [[Image:RisingGlock1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingGlock1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Webb ([[Wesley Snipes]]) draws his Glock 17 when he and Connor make a startling discovery.]] |
| − | [[Image:RisingGlock2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingGlock2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Webb ([[Wesley Snipes]]) aims his Glock 17 at the redheaded woman (Tylyn John) who was attacking him during the raid.]] |
== Smith & Wesson 5906 == | == Smith & Wesson 5906 == | ||
| − | Lt. Tom Graham ([[Harvey Keitel]]) | + | Lt. Tom Graham ([[Harvey Keitel]]) carries a [[Smith & Wesson 5900 pistol series#Smith & Wesson 5906|Smith & Wesson 5906]] as his regular sidearm. A SWAT officer also is seen holding it. |
[[Image:S&W5906EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 5906.]] | [[Image:S&W5906EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 5906.]] | ||
| − | [[Image:RisingSmith1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingSmith1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A thug, relaxing in a hot tub on the receiving end of a S&W 5906 - 9mm]] |
== Walther PPK/S == | == Walther PPK/S == | ||
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Sen. John Morton ([[Ray Wise]]) takes from the drawer a [[Walther PP Pistol Series#Walther PPK/S|Walther PPK/S]]. | Sen. John Morton ([[Ray Wise]]) takes from the drawer a [[Walther PP Pistol Series#Walther PPK/S|Walther PPK/S]]. | ||
[[Image:WaltherPPKS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PPK/S with a magazine that has an extended floor plate to aid in gripping the small framed pistol - .380 acp]] | [[Image:WaltherPPKS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PPK/S with a magazine that has an extended floor plate to aid in gripping the small framed pistol - .380 acp]] | ||
| − | [[Image:RisingPPK1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingPPK1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Walther PPK/S with a standard factory magazine - .380 acp]] |
| − | [[Image:RisingPPK2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingPPK2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sen. John Morton ([[Ray Wise]]) takes from the drawer a [[Walther PP Pistol Series#Walther PPK/S|Walther PPK/S]].]] |
== Colt Single Action Army == | == Colt Single Action Army == | ||
In the opening credits, an Asian "Cowboy" in the karaoke video carries a nickel-plated [[Single Action Army|Colt SAA]]. | In the opening credits, an Asian "Cowboy" in the karaoke video carries a nickel-plated [[Single Action Army|Colt SAA]]. | ||
[[Image:ColtSAA475barrel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Single Action Army.]] | [[Image:ColtSAA475barrel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Single Action Army.]] | ||
| − | [[Image:RisingSAA1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingSAA1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the opening credits, an Asian "Cowboy" in the karaoke video carries a nickel-plated [[Single Action Army|Colt SAA]].]] |
| + | =Submachine Guns= | ||
== Heckler & Koch MP5A3 == | == Heckler & Koch MP5A3 == | ||
LAPD SWAT officers carry [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5A3|Heckler & Koch MP5A3]]'s fitted with weaponlights during the raid to arrest Eddie Sakamura ([[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]]). | LAPD SWAT officers carry [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5A3|Heckler & Koch MP5A3]]'s fitted with weaponlights during the raid to arrest Eddie Sakamura ([[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]]). | ||
| − | [[Image:MP5A3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MP5A3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3.]] |
| − | [[Image:RisingMP51.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingMP51.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT officer with the MP5A3.]] |
| + | =Shotguns= | ||
== Benelli M1 == | == Benelli M1 == | ||
Another SWAT officer uses a [[Benelli M Series Super 90 Shotguns#Benelli M1|Benelli M1]] during the raid. | Another SWAT officer uses a [[Benelli M Series Super 90 Shotguns#Benelli M1|Benelli M1]] during the raid. | ||
| − | [[Image:BenelliM1Super90.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:BenelliM1Super90.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Benelli M1.]] |
| − | [[Image:RisingBenelli1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingBenelli1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the details in these two shots.]] |
| − | [[Image:RisingBenelli2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:RisingBenelli2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another SWAT officer uses a [[Benelli M Series Super 90 Shotguns#Benelli M1|Benelli M1]] during the raid.]] |
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[[Category:Mystery]] | [[Category:Mystery]] | ||
[[Category:Detective]] | [[Category:Detective]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Michael Crichton]] | ||
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Rising Sun is a 1993 thriller directed by Philip Kaufman and based on the bestselling novel of the same name written by Michael Crichton (the author of Jurassic Park). The film stars Wesley Snipes as an LAPD homicide detective who is called in to investigate the murder of a young woman in the boardroom of a powerful Japanese corporation based in Los Angeles. When he is paired with an LAPD liaison officer (Sean Connery) with a mysterious past, they both discover that the murder may be part of a conspiracy involving the corporation and the US government.
The following weapons were used in the film Rising Sun:
Handguns
EAA Witness Gold Team
When possible intruders are seen outside his residence, Lt. Webster "Webb" Smith (Wesley Snipes) takes out a EAA Witness Elite Gold Team fitted with a scope to protect his family.
Lt. Webster "Webb" Smith (Wesley Snipes) draws the Witness Gold Team.
Smith & Wesson Model 66 Revolver
Capt. John Connor (Sean Connery) carries a snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 66 as his sidearm. He is seen with the revolver when he and Webb prepare to take on intruders who have come to his residence. Some of the Japanese bodyguards are also armed with the revolver.
John Connor (Sean Connery) puts his S&W Model 66 in the leather shoulder holster.
John Connor (Sean Connery) checks if the revolver is loaded. Note, the actor's massive hands. This is not a Nickel Model 36 or SS Model 60 in that it holds six shots and the ejector shroud looks like the Model 19/66 lineage.
Glock 17
Webb (Wesley Snipes) carries a Glock 17 chambered in 9mm as his regular sidearm.
Webb (Wesley Snipes) draws his Glock 17 when he and Connor make a startling discovery.
Webb (Wesley Snipes) aims his Glock 17 at the redheaded woman (Tylyn John) who was attacking him during the raid.
Smith & Wesson 5906
Lt. Tom Graham (Harvey Keitel) carries a Smith & Wesson 5906 as his regular sidearm. A SWAT officer also is seen holding it.
Walther PPK/S
Sen. John Morton (Ray Wise) takes from the drawer a Walther PPK/S.
Colt Single Action Army
In the opening credits, an Asian "Cowboy" in the karaoke video carries a nickel-plated Colt SAA.
In the opening credits, an Asian "Cowboy" in the karaoke video carries a nickel-plated Colt SAA.
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
LAPD SWAT officers carry Heckler & Koch MP5A3's fitted with weaponlights during the raid to arrest Eddie Sakamura (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa).
Shotguns
Benelli M1
Another SWAT officer uses a Benelli M1 during the raid.
Another SWAT officer uses a Benelli M1 during the raid.