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==AR-15 Sporter II Carbine== | ==AR-15 Sporter II Carbine== | ||
| − | Tugg Speedman ([[Ben Stiller]]), along with various other characters, uses a 16" barreled [[M16|AR-15 Sporter II Carbine]] throughout the film, which is anachronistic for Vietnam . The original AR-15 Carbine was an SP1 (sold between 1978-1985)), so there was no forward Assist on the upper receiver. Stiller's gun is the A1 version, or what Colt called the "Sporter II version" in U.S. sales. The Colt Model 653 based weapons came after 1973. He should be using an XM177 variation to be accurate to the era. It may be an homage to the movie ''[[Platoon]]'' since the characters of Barnes ([[Tom Berenger]]) and Elias ([[ | + | Tugg Speedman ([[Ben Stiller]]), along with various other characters, uses a 16" barreled [[M16|AR-15 Sporter II Carbine]] throughout the film, which is anachronistic for Vietnam . The original AR-15 Carbine was an SP1 (sold between 1978-1985)), so there was no forward Assist on the upper receiver. Stiller's gun is the A1 version, or what Colt called the "Sporter II version" in U.S. sales. The Colt Model 653 based weapons came after 1973. He should be using an XM177 variation to be accurate to the era. It may be an homage to the movie ''[[Platoon]]'' since the characters of Barnes ([[Tom Berenger]]) and Elias ([[Willem Dafoe]]) used the Phillipine export Colt Model 653 rifles. This film uses what is available in the United States, which happens to be the Sporter II carbine, since most of the movie was filmed in Los Angeles and Hawaii. |
[[Image:ColtM653.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Model 653 (U.S. Domestic version), closest gun picture available - 5.56x45mm.]] | [[Image:ColtM653.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Model 653 (U.S. Domestic version), closest gun picture available - 5.56x45mm.]] | ||
[[Image:TTSporterII-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kirk Lazarus ([[Robert Downey Jr.]]) in "black face" make-up fires his AR-15 Sporter II Carbine during the opening "Hot LZ" scene.]] | [[Image:TTSporterII-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kirk Lazarus ([[Robert Downey Jr.]]) in "black face" make-up fires his AR-15 Sporter II Carbine during the opening "Hot LZ" scene.]] | ||
Revision as of 04:27, 21 November 2008
The following guns were used in the film Tropic Thunder:
AR-15 Sporter II Carbine
Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), along with various other characters, uses a 16" barreled AR-15 Sporter II Carbine throughout the film, which is anachronistic for Vietnam . The original AR-15 Carbine was an SP1 (sold between 1978-1985)), so there was no forward Assist on the upper receiver. Stiller's gun is the A1 version, or what Colt called the "Sporter II version" in U.S. sales. The Colt Model 653 based weapons came after 1973. He should be using an XM177 variation to be accurate to the era. It may be an homage to the movie Platoon since the characters of Barnes (Tom Berenger) and Elias (Willem Dafoe) used the Phillipine export Colt Model 653 rifles. This film uses what is available in the United States, which happens to be the Sporter II carbine, since most of the movie was filmed in Los Angeles and Hawaii.
