The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys Cinema Poster Country United States Directed by Shane Black Release Date 2016 Language English Studio Silver Pictures Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures Main Cast Character Actor Jackson Healy Russell Crowe Holland March Ryan Gosling Holly March Angourie Rice Amelia Kuttner Margaret Qualley Judith Kuttner Kim Basinger Tally Yaya DaCosta John Boy Matthew Bomer Blueface Beau Knapp Older Guy Keith David Sid Shattuck Robert Downey Jr.

The Nice Guys is a 2016 American neo-noir comedy co-written and directed by Shane Black. Set in 1977 Los Angeles, the film follows two down-and-out private detectives who together uncover a conspiracy while searching for a missing woman.

The following weapons were used in the film The Nice Guys:

Handguns

Smith & Wesson Model 36 (Nickel)

Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is seen with a nickel Smith & Wesson Model 36 revolver throughout the film.

Smith & Wesson Model 36 (nickel) - .38 Special

Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) finds Holland with the revolver.

Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is seen with a nickel Smith & Wesson Model 36 revolver.

Holland March (Ryan Gosling) celebrates while holding the nickel Smith & Wesson Model 36 revolver.

Smith & Wesson 59

A Smith & Wesson 59 is used by Blueface (Beau Knapp) in some scenes.

Smith & Wesson 59 - 9x19mm

Blueface (Beau Knapp) takes aim with his Smith & Wesson 59 from his car.

SIG-Sauer P230

The pistol used by Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) during the house shootout appears to be a SIG-Sauer compact, possibly a SIG-Sauer P230. The P230 would be period-appropriate as it began production two years before the year of the film (1977).

SIG-Sauer P230 - .380 ACP

Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) fires the pistol. Note the smooth, sloping contours of the trigger guard and rear of the slide, both of which look more akin to a SIG-Sauer than a Walther.

Walther P38

A Walther P38 is the handgun used by John Boy (Matthew Bomer) during a shootout.

Walther P38 pistol - post-WWII - 9x19mm

A Walther P38 is used by John Boy (Matthew Bomer).

Walther PPK

A stainless Walther PPK is used by both Tally (Yaya DaCosta) and Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe).

Walther PPK (stainless) - .380 ACP

A stainless Walther PPK is held by Tally (Yaya DaCosta).

Submachine Guns

Sterling L2A1

John Boy (Matthew Bomer) takes what appears to be a Sterling L2A1 submachine gun with the magazines taped together "jungle-style" from the trunk of his car.

Sterling L2A1 submachine gun - 9x19mm

John Boy (Matthew Bomer) uses the Sterling with the magazines taped together "jungle-style".

Shotguns

Ithaca 37

Healy (Russell Crowe) uses a sawed-off Ithaca 37 in one scene.

Sawed-off Ithaca 37 Riot Version - 12 Gauge

Healy fires the shotgun.

Healy holds the shotgun.

Winchester Model 1912

Healy is also seen with a Winchester Model 1912 taken from a gunman.

Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun - 12 Gauge

Healy takes the shotgun.

Assault Rifles

AK Variant

John Boy (Matthew Bomer) takes what looks like an AK variant from the trunk of his car. At the time the film is set the Valmet M71S was the only commercial AK available in the United States (Altough a few AK-47 and Type 56 rifles were brought back by soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War).

AKM assault rifle - 7.62x39mm

John Boy (Matthew Bomer) takes his AK from the trunk of his car.

John Boy (Matthew Bomer) fires his AK.