Running Scared (2006)

The following guns were used in the film Running Scared:

Running Scared (2006). Note how Paul Walker wields a Smith & Wesson Model 13 on the cover, which is never seen in the film. On an alternate movie poster, we see Walker holding a Marksman 1020 BB gun.

Running Scared is a 2006 crime thriller following a low life mobster named Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker). When a drug deal between mobsters and dirty cops goes bad, Joey is asked to dispose of their guns. Instead of throwing them in the river as he should, Joey hides the guns in his basement, which proves to be a mistake when Joey's son Nicky (Alex Neuberger) and his neighbor friend Oleg Yugorsky (Cameron Bright) witness him hiding them. Oleg steals the .38 snubnose used by Tommy "Tombs" Perello (Johnny Messner) and attempts to kill his abusive Russian stepfather, Anzor Yugorsky (Karel Roden), which he fails to do. To make matters worse, Anzor's uncle is mob boss Ivan Yugorsky (John Noble), who is displeased by this murder attempt. Now Joey must get the gun back, save Oleg, and hope he survives the night. Since the film was shot in Prague, all of the automatic handguns typically seen in American movies in this film are 8mm blank firing props, as most of these guns common to the US are unavailable in the Czech Republic.

Credit goes to Predator20 for the screencaps.

NOTE: My memory of this movie is fuzzy, so please comment if I mess up any story aspects in the captions. - Gunmaster45

M1911A1

Joey Gazelle's (Paul Walker) sidearm throughout the film is an M1911A1 pistol. In reality, it is a Bruni 8mm blank firing stage prop, as indicated by its muzzle diameter, gas port behind ejection port, short fully-cocked hammer, and external extractor.

Bruni M1911-style blank firing stage prop - 8mm blank.

Joey fires his M1911A1 during the opening shootout, while keeping an excellent high grip on the weapon.

Note how the hammer does not cock back as far as on a real M1911-series pistol.

Joey draws his M1911A1 at the dinner table when an errant bullet smashes through the window. Note good trigger discipline and gas port behind ejection port.

Joey searches for Nicky with his M1911A1 and flashlight at the ready, using the Harries technique quite effectively. With all this good gun handling, is it possible Joey was once a cop? Or is Paul Walker just that good?

Joey shoots a druggy holding Nicky hostage.

Joey holds his M1911A1 on a thug. Note external extractor.

Tony (Jim Tooey) wields Joey's M1911A1 during the final shootout at the Ice Hockey rink.

Smith & Wesson Model 36

The story revolves around the ".38 Snubnose" used by Tommy "Tombs" Perello (Johnny Messner) during the bad drug deal at the start of the film, a nickel plated Smith & Wesson Model 36 with ivory grips, which he uses to kill several dirty cops, requiring the weapon to be disposed of. He gives the snubnose to Joey to get rid of, but he instead hides it in his basement, where it is stolen by Oleg Yugorsky (Cameron Bright) and used to shoot his step-father Anzor Yugorsky (Karel Roden). The gun is later given to a prostitute "Divina" (Idalis DeLeon), who helps Oleg out. Eventually Joey's son Nicky (Alex Neuberger) hides it in the tank of a diner toilet, where it is found by Manny Perez (David Monteiro). Mannny loses it in a card game to Julio (Thomas Rosales Jr), who is working on Lester the Pimp's (David Warshofsky) Cadillac. Lester the Pimp spots it and buys it from Julio for $500 because of the significance of the gun, and turns the tables on Oleg and Joey at the end of the film by holding it on them.

Smith & Wesson Model 36 1st Gen with blue finish - .38spl.

The nickel Smith & Wesson Model 36 stored in Tommy "Tombs" Perello's ankle holster. Note ivory grips.

Tombs draws his Smith & Wesson Model 36 from his ankle holster and shoots a dirty cop.

Tombs delivers the coupe de grace on a wounded dirty cop.

Joey examines the Smith & Wesson Model 36 when Tombs hands it to him.

Oleg holds the Smith & Wesson Model 36 on Lester the Pimp outside a convenience store. His grip wouldn't be that bad if he didn't have both fingers on the trigger.

Divina holds her Smith & Wesson Model 36 on the store clerk.

Nicky and Oleg hide the Smith & Wesson Model 36 in the toilet tank, where it is found by the janitor Manny Perez (David Monteiro).

Lester the Pimp cocks the hammer on his Smith & Wesson Model 36. Here we see both the hammer is missing the firing pin and the the gun is empty, so basically he is no threat at all.

A good full shot of the Smith & Wesson Model 36.

Glock 17

A Glock 17 is used by a druggy who kidnaps Oleg (Cameron Bright) and Nicky (Alex Neuberger) before he is killed by Joey (Paul Walker). A Glock is also used by Anzor Yugorsky (Karel Roden) during the final shootout in the hockey rink before he is killed. It is then taken and used by Ivan Yugorsky (John Noble) and then taken and used by Joey briefly. In reality, the gun is an 8mm Bruni "GAP" pistol.

Bruni GAP-17 blank firing stage prop - 8mm blank.

A druggy holds his Glock 17 on Oleg. Note overly-rounded barrel seen through ejection port.

Anzor holds his Glock 17 on Oleg.

Anzor presses his Glock 17 to Oleg's temple. Note the gas port hole seen on the side of the barrel protruding throught the ejection port.

Ivan fires the Glock 17.

Ivan holds the Glock 17 on Frankie Perello (Arthur J. Nascarella) with a bad low grip.

Joey shoots pugnacious hockey players with the Glock 17, still using an excellent grip.

Browning GPDA-9

A Browning GPDA-9 is wielded by Sal "Gummy Bear" Franzone (Michael Cudlitz) during the opening shootout, and is also taken by Joey (Paul Walker) to dispose of. Instead he stores it in his basement and it is taken by Teresa Gazelle (Vera Farmiga), who uses it to kill the creepy couple (who seem like they came out of Germanic folklore) who kidnap Oleg (Cameron Bright). In reality it is more than likely an 8mm blank firing prop based on the Browning BDA, but its finish most closely relates it to the real world GPDA-9.

Browning GPDA-9 - 9mm.

Sal draws his Browning GPDA-9 when the shootout begins.

Sal with his Browning GPDA-9.

"I said back the fuck off, you sick twisted motherfucking cunt!" This movie's full of colorful dialogue, and this is a glaring example.

Teresa sets down the GPDA-9 to tend to Oleg after finding him in the closet with a bag over his head.

Teresa guns down the pediphile couple with the GPDA-9.

Frankie Perello (Arthur J. Nascarella) holds the GPDA-9 on Ivan Yugorsky (John Noble) during the shootout at the hockey rink.

Beretta 92FS

Tommy "Tombs" Perello (Johnny Messner) wields a Beretta 92FS during the final shootout, which is later picked up and used by Oleg (Cameron Bright). In reality the pistol is a Bruni Model 92 blank firing 8mm stage prop.

Bruni Model 92 blank firing stage prop - 8mm blank.

Tombs cocks the hammer on his Beretta 92FS.

Tombs holds his Beretta 92FS on Joey.

Tombs is shot by a shotgun while firing his Beretta 92FS. This is one of the few scenes where squibs were used over CGI blood, and actor Johnny Messner was somewhat afraid of the squibs when they went off.

Tombs goes down firing his Beretta 92FS.

Oleg aims Tombs' Beretta 92FS.

Franchi Model SPA

The dirty cops during the bad drug exchange use a couple of Franchi Model SPA shotguns with 14" barrels and pistol grips.

Dirty cops burst in with their Franchi Model SPA's at the ready.

In Hollywood the rules of physics (you know, "density vs. mass" and all that blasphemy) matter little as we see this guy get thrown across the room after being hit by a shotgun round. Also note how the shell is already clearing the weapon, even though it is a pump-action and the manual operation is obviously slower than the flying bullets.

A dirty cop blasting away with his Franchi Model SPA.

A Franchi Model SPA laying on the ice of the hockey rink.

Frankie Perello (Arthur J. Nascarella) holds a Franchi Model SPA on Joey.

Reverse shot of the same scene.

Remington 870

One of the dirty cops during the bad drug exchange wields a sawed off 18" Remington 870 with raised barrel ribbing and wood furniture.

Remington 870 Field Gun with raised barrel ribbing and 28" barrel - 12 Gauge.

A dirty cop wields a sawed off Remington 870.

The dirty cop with the Remington 870 is shot by Tombs.

IMI Uzi

One of the mobsters during the bad drug deal is packing an IMI Uzi but is shot before he can use it.

IMI Uzi - 9mm.

One of the mobsters flashes his IMI Uzi in his coat.

CZ-100

FBI Detective Rydell (Chazz Palminteri) is seen using a CZ-100 pistol as his sidearm. Being that this movie is filmed in Prague and the CZ-100 is produced in the Czech Republic, it is likely this is an actual blank converted firearm that the armorers own and not an 8mm prop.

CZ-100 - 9mm.

Detective Rydell with his CZ-100 at the ready.