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{{Infobox Movie|{{Equilibrium}} | |||
[[Image: | |name = Equilibrium | ||
|picture = Equilibrium.jpg | |||
|caption = | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] USA | |||
|director = Kurt Wimmer | |||
|date = 2002 | |||
|character1 = John Preston | |||
|character2 = Andrew Brandt | |||
|character3 = Seamus | |||
|character4 = Errol Partridge | |||
|character5 = DuPont | |||
|actor1 = [[Christian Bale]] | |||
|actor2 = [[Taye Diggs]] | |||
|actor3 = [[Dominic Purcell]] | |||
|actor4 = [[Sean Bean]] | |||
|actor5 = [[Angus Macfadyen]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''Equilibrium''''' is a 2002 action movie directed by Kurt Wimmer. The movie is set in a dystopian future where the all-powerful government has banned the "source of all man's inhumanity to man," the ability to feel emotion, and regulates this using the powerful drug Prozium (as a point of trivia, it was originally the real-life anxiety medication Librium, hence the film's title, but the manufacturer understandably objected). John Preston ([[Christian Bale]]) is the most experienced member of the government's premiere law enforcement group, the Tetragrammaton Clerics (named for the four-letter Hebrew name of the Judeo-Christian God, YHWH), who use a series of firearm-based martial arts drills known as the Gun Katas to deal with "sense offenders." However, when his latest target turns out to be another Cleric, Errol Partridge ([[Sean Bean]]), Preston finds himself starting to question his values. | |||
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= | =Handguns= | ||
Heavily modified [[Beretta | ==Beretta 92FS (modified)== | ||
Heavily modified [[Beretta 92 pistol series#Beretta 92F/FS|Beretta 92FS]] pistols are used by John Preston ([[Christian Bale]]), Andrew Brandt ([[Taye Diggs]]), DuPont ([[Angus Macfadyen]]), Errol Partridge ([[Sean Bean]]), and the rest of the Grammaton Clerics throughout the film. The versions used in the movie were converted to automatic with a drop-in auto sear (DIAS) and given longer barrels and modified slides. The non-firing versions also had a selector switch on the side (which does not appear on the firing or "practical" weapons). | |||
The weapons are definitely the 92FS and NOT, contrary to popular belief, the [[Beretta 93R]]. The 93R is based on the older model 92-series pistols and still has the frame-mounted safety (whereas the weapons in this movie clearly have the slide-mounted safety) and a folding grip attached to the trigger guard (missing from the weapons in the movie). Although the 92FS is not normally a fully-automatic firearm, conversions are possible with DIAS units and have been done for many Hollywood movies (including ''[[Judge Dredd]]'' and ''[[Underworld]]''). | |||
[[Image:EQBeretta.jpg|thumb|450px|none|A PhotoShop recreation of the Grammaton Cleric sidearms (heavily modified Beretta 92FS) used in the film (The ones in the film did not have the Beretta logo).]] | |||
[[File:Screen used equilibrium gun 05.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Screen-used rubber stunt gun. Note that this weapon lacks the selector switch of the detailed Hero gun.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumglowingberetta.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Glowing 92FS's after the lights out scene.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumberettachurch.jpg|thumb|600px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumberettafront.jpg|thumb|600px|none|View down the barrel.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumberettafpartridge.jpg|thumb|600px|none|''"Don't."'']] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumberettabrandt2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|''"If your weapon's low, use mine."'']] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumberettaselector.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An M16 style selector switch is installed on the disassembly lever.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumberettablood.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Blood on the pistol.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriuspikeberetta.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Deployable studs built into the magazine for pistol whipping.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumberettatrace.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Weapon's trace.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumberettaholster.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Brandt's sidearm drops to the floor.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumberettaswitchbrandt.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The bottom of the magazine is customized with the user's name.]] | |||
[[Image:Eberettaslide.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Preston draws his 92's hidden in his sleeves]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumweightedmags.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Weighted magazines thrown for later use.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumfinale.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Preston firing his Berettas in the Hall of Mirrors.]] | |||
[[Image:E922.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Preston reloading in the Hall of Mirrors (Note: This is actually a different pistol then what is normally used--see the trigger guards.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumflash.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The muzzle flash is shaped like the symbol for Libria. The director Kurt Wimmer said in the DVD commentary it was a wasted effect that not many people noticed. This is clearly a director trademark also seen in ''[[Ultraviolet]]'' particularly noticeable in the "Library Scene" as purple bio-hazard symbols.]] | |||
==Glock 17== | |||
Most Armored Sweepers and police in the movie use [[Glock 17]] pistols as their sidearms. Mary O'Brien ([[Emily Watson]]) manages to grab one of these pistols from a Sweeper and tries to kill Preston with it before the Sweeper regains control of his weapon. | |||
[[Image:Glock17EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 17 (2nd Gen) - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Epistol2blackout.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance fighter is armed with 2 Glock 17s as he is is gunned down by Preston.]] | |||
[[Image:Eglock.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mary O'Brien (Emily Watson) holding a Glock 17.]] | |||
[[Image:Eglockwalther.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Armored Sweeper entering the gate has a Glock 17 in his chest holster.]] | |||
[[ | ==SIG-Sauer P228== | ||
A [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG P228|SIG P228]] can be seen very briefly in the hands of a resistance fighter killed by Preston. | |||
[[Image:Sig-Sauer-P228.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Esigblackout.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance fighter to the left is armed with a SIG P228 that he drops as he is is gunned down by Preston.]] | |||
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== | ==Walther P99== | ||
The [[Walther P99]] is seen on a couple of armored sweeper's vests. | |||
[[Image:Walther-P99-Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P99 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumarmorsweeperp99.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Walther P99 in the Sweeper's vest holster, on a side note ... Ouch!!!]] | |||
== Smith & Wesson Model 10== | |||
A Resistance fighter attempts to shoot Preston in the back of the head with a snubnose, bobbed hammer (double action only) [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]]. | |||
[[Image:Esnub.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A snubnose revolver pressed to Preston's head.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumrevolver2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A snubnose revolver pressed to Preston's head.]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
== Heckler & Koch | ==Heckler & Koch MP5A3== | ||
[[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5A3|Heckler & Koch MP5A3]]s are used by some of the sweepers in the movie. | |||
[[Image:H&KMP5A3slimforearm.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Emp5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|H&K MP5A3 being used by a Sweeper.]] | |||
[[Image:Emp515.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Preston being checked over by a sentry armed with a H&K MP5A3 with a 15 round magazine.]] | |||
[[Image:Emp52.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3s being used by Sweepers.]] | |||
[[Image:Emp5steps.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 slung across a sweeper captain.]] | |||
[[Image:Emp5152.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 slung alongside a police officer.]] | |||
==Heckler & Koch MP5K== | |||
A [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5K|Heckler & Koch MP5K]] is used by a Sweeper on a motorcycle in one scene and a resistance fighter in the lights out scene. | |||
[[Image:MP5KA3.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch MP5KA4 with 30-round magazine - 9x19mm.]] | |||
[[Image:Emp5k.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Heckler & Koch MP5K being fired by a Sweeper in a warehouse.]] | |||
== Heckler & Koch | [[Image:MP5K-PDWEarly.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP5K 9x19mm with the PDW-style folding stock attached, commonly used in films to emulate the PDW. A real MP5K-PDW, is distinctive in having the longer barrel and the newer trigger group.]] | ||
[[Image:EquilibriumMP5Klightsout.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Heckler & Koch MP5K being fired by resistance fighter.]] | |||
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[[Image:MP5KA3.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch MP5KA4 | |||
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==IMI Micro Uzi== | |||
The [[Uzi#Micro Uzi|IMI Micro Uzi]] is used by some resistance members. | The [[Uzi#Micro Uzi|IMI Micro Uzi]] is used by some resistance members. | ||
[[Image:MicroUziPistolStock.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Micro Uzi SMG with stock folded - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Article-Firearms4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance members using an IMI Micro Uzi and a Skorpion Vz.61.]] | |||
[[Image:Emicrouzi.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Resistance member using an IMI Micro Uzi.]] | |||
[[Image: | ==IMI Mini Uzi== | ||
[[Image: | The [[Uzi#Mini Uzi|IMI Mini Uzi]] is used by some resistance members. | ||
[[Image:MiniUzi 01.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mini Uzi SMG with stock folded - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Eminiuzislaughter.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mini Uzi in the hands of the dying man to the left.]] | |||
[[Image:Eminiuzislaughter2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mini Uzi on the floor.]] | |||
The [[ | ==Sa vz. 61 Skorpion== | ||
The [[Sa vz. 61 Skorpion]] is used by some of the resistance members. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:CZ_Vz.61.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Sa vz. 61 Skorpion - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Eskorpblackout.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Resistance member using a Skorpion vz. 61.]] | ||
[[Image:Esjorpslaughter.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Resistance with a Skorpion.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumSkorpionraid.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Resistance member dies Skorpion in hand.]] | |||
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==Walther MPK== | |||
The [[Walther MP series#Walther MPK|Walther MPK]] submachine gun is used by many Sweepers in the film. | The [[Walther MP series#Walther MPK|Walther MPK]] submachine gun is used by many Sweepers in the film. | ||
[[File:Walther mpk unfolded.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Walther MPK with stock extended - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Empk.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Sweeper with a Walther MPK.]] | |||
[[Image:Empk2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Sweeper shooting a resistance member.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumMPKtop.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Sweeper shooting another resistance member.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumWaltherMPL.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sweepers with MP5's and MPK's fight resistance members.]] | |||
[[Image:Empk3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Sweeper standing guard with a Walther MPK. Also note the Glock 17 visible on his chest holster.]] | |||
[[Image: | ==Walther MPL== | ||
[[Image: | The [[Walther MP series#Walther MPL|Walther MPL]] submachine gun is used by many Sweepers in the film. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Walther mpl 1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Walther MPL with stock extended - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Empl.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Sweepers with MPL's fight resistance members.]] | |||
[[Image:Empl2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Sweepers with MPL's fight resistance members.]] | |||
==FN P90== | |||
[[FN P90]]s are used by the Sweepers in white suits; these particular weapons are clearly rubber props, as evidenced by the fact that even the magazines (which are transparent on a real P90) are solid black. Kurt Wimmer mentions on the DVD commentary that originally, all of the Sweepers were supposed to use the P90, but the Belgian government did not supply the real live-fire P90s it had promised to the production, only rubber training versions. Most of the weapons used by the Sweepers are, therefore, guns that were loaned by the German government (including the H&K G36s, H&K MP5s, and Walther MPKs). | [[FN P90]]s are used by the Sweepers in white suits; these particular weapons are clearly rubber props, as evidenced by the fact that even the magazines (which are transparent on a real P90) are solid black. Kurt Wimmer mentions on the DVD commentary that originally, all of the Sweepers were supposed to use the P90, but the Belgian government did not supply the real live-fire P90s it had promised to the production, only rubber training versions. Most of the weapons used by the Sweepers are, therefore, guns that were loaned by the German government (including the H&K G36s, H&K MP5s, and Walther MPKs). | ||
[[Image:FNP90Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN P90 - 5.7x28mm]] | |||
[[Image:FNP90Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN P90 | [[Image:EP90.jpg|thumb|none|600px|White suit Sweepers with FN P90s Mary's home is raided.]] | ||
[[Image:Equilibriumwhitep90.jpg|thumb|none|600px|White suit Sweeper with an FN P90.]] | [[Image:Equilibriumwhitep90.jpg|thumb|none|600px|White suit Sweeper with an FN P90.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Ep902.jpg|thumb|none|600px|White suit Sweeper with an FN P90.]] | ||
== | ==IMI Uzi== | ||
The [[Uzi]] submachine gun can be seen being wielded by a resistance member in the ending when the resistance rise up and overrun the Librian Government buildings. | |||
[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|400px|IMI Uzi - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumuzistock.jpg|thumb|none|600px|IMI Uzi.]] | |||
==Beretta M12== | |||
The [[Beretta M12]] can be seen at the end of the film when the resistance storms the Government. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:BerettaPM12S.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Beretta PM12S - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Equilibriumberettam12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Three resistance members to the right are armed with M12s.]] | ||
[[Image:Equilibriumberettam12end.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The man to the right is armed with a Beretta M12.]] | |||
== | ==Sten Mk II== | ||
The [[Sten Mk II]] can be seen at the end of the film along side the Beretta M12 storming the Government. This can be an understandable firearm for the resistance to have as it is relatively simple and was made by hand by resistance groups in WW II. Note that the men are holding the Sten by the magazine which would damage the feeding lip causing the gun to missfire and damage the magazine. | |||
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sten Mk II Sub Machine gun - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumSten.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two men to the far right have Sten guns.]] | |||
The | ==Steyr MPi 69/81== | ||
The [[Steyr MPi 69/81]] can be seen briefly being fired by a resistance fighter in the end. | |||
[[Image:SteyrMPi81.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Steyr MPi81 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumuziend.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
== | ==Mossberg 500 Cruiser== | ||
A pistol-gripped [[Mossberg 500 series shotgun#Mossberg 500 Cruiser|Mossberg 500]] with an AimPoint is used by the resistance leader Seamus ([[Dominic Purcell]]). | |||
[[Image:Mossberg500Cruiser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 500 Cruiser - 12 Gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Edom.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Seamus (Dominic Purcell) holding a Mossberg 500.]] | |||
[[Image:Eseamusrun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Seamus runs with his Mossberg 500]] | |||
[[Image:Eseamustrigger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good view of the trigger guard.]] | |||
[[Image:Eshotgunbreach.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mossberg 500 being used by sweepers to breach a door.]] | |||
==Benelli M3== | |||
Several of the sweepers are armed with [[Benelli M Series Super 90 Shotguns#Benelli M3|Benelli M3]]s fitted with forward pistol grips and entry lights. | |||
[[Image:Benelli M3 Super 90 Shorty.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Benelli M3 Super 90 Shorty - 12 Gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Ebenelli2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Benelli M3 (note this one has a full stock).]] | |||
[[Image:Eshotgunhandle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Benelli M3 doorbreacher.]] | |||
[[Image:Ebenelli.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Benelli M3 doorbreacher.]] | |||
[[Image:Ebenellipump.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Benelli M3 doorbreacher.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumshotgunbrakedog.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sweeper searching Preston's car with a shotgun fitted with a muzzle brake.]] | |||
[[Image:Ebenellisearch.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sweeper searching Preston's car with a shotgun fitted with a muzzle brake.]] | |||
[[Image:Ebenellisearch3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sweeper pointing a M3 at Preston.]] | |||
[[Image:Ebenelliflip.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Preston flips the shotgun out of the sweeper's hands.]] | |||
[[Image:Ebenelliflip2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
== | ==Heckler & Koch G36== | ||
The [[Heckler & Koch G36]] is used by many Sweepers throughout the movie, and by Brandt ([[Taye Diggs]]) during one of the raids. Preston ([[Christian Bale]]) also briefly uses a G36 to kill several guards at the end. | |||
[[Image:HKG36.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Heckler & Koch G36 - 5.56x45mm NATO]] | |||
[[Image:Edigghallg36.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Brandt (Taye Diggs) taking cover with his G36.]] | |||
[[Image:Edigghallg36fire.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Brandt (Taye Diggs) fires his G36.]] | |||
[[Image:EPolice.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Police with Heckler & Koch G36s.]] | |||
[[Image:EG36firegroup.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Close up of the H&K G36's receiver.]] | |||
[[Image:Eg362.jpg|thumb|600px|none|G36 in the test room.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumG36test.jpg|thumb|600px|none|G36K in the test room. Clearly a mirrored shot.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumfinaleG36.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sweeper firing his weapon as he dies.]] | |||
[[Image:Eg363.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Sweeper becomes another victim of the protagonist.]] | |||
[[File:Untitled 1.9.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Preston firing the G36.]] | |||
[[Image: | ==Heckler & Koch G36K== | ||
[[Image: | The shorter [[Heckler & Koch G36#Heckler & Koch G36K|Heckler & Koch G36K]] is also used by some of the Sweepers. | ||
[[Image:H&K-G36K.jpg|thumb|none|470px|Heckler & Koch G36K - 5.56x45mm NATO]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumSweeperG36kdupont.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Sweeper with a Heckler & Koch G36K.]] | |||
[[Image:Eg36aim2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sweeper firing a G36K.]] | |||
[[Image:Eg36s.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sweepers standing guard in Vice Council DuPont's office]] | |||
[[Image:Eg36k.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Sweeper with a G36K.]] | |||
== | ==Walther WA 2000== | ||
The [[Walther WA 2000]] is used by a heavily armored Sweeper during one of the raids. Although the weapon is a semi-automatic sniper rifle, it is wielded as though it were a shotgun; the scope and bipod have been removed, and the actor playing the Sweeper pretends to rack a non-existent pump action under the barrel (accompanied by the sound of a shotgun being cocked). The WA 2000 in this movie is also a replica of some sort. It doesn't carry any trademarks at all. | |||
[[Image:Walther-WA2000.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Walther WA 2000 - .300 Win Mag]] | |||
[[Image:Ewalther2000angle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Walther WA 2000 being wielded by a Sweeper.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumwa2000raid.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Walther WA 2000 being wielded by a Sweeper.]] | |||
[[Image:Ewalther2000close.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Walther WA 2000 being used by a Sweeper.]] | |||
[[Image: | ==AKMS== | ||
[[Image: | The [[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]] is used by several of the resistance members. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|470px|AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:EquilibriumAKMsideraid.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An AKMS being carried by a resistance member.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumAKintro.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An AKMS in a raid near the beginning of the film.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumAKMSraid.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An AKMS being held by a resistance member.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumAKMturban.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Resistance member firing an AKMS.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumAKMlightsout.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Resistance member with AKMS getting blasted.]] | |||
== | ==M16A2== | ||
An [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2]] is briefly seen in the hands of a Sweeper whom Preston ([[Christian Bale]]) attacks when his wife is arrested which he drops immediately before snatching an AR-70 from another sweeper, commonly attributed as a continuity error though it is simply seen as one since the maneuver is so fast. When Preston is in the Warehouse raid whipping a group of Sweepers - they use AR-70s, but in some shots, they all clearly have M16A2s instead. | |||
[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Colt M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Select Fire rifle (Safe/Semi/3 round Burst Only).]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriumm16.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Preston in a flashback disarming a M16A2 wielding sweeper.]] | |||
[[Image:Em16kata.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A simulated resistance fighter armed with an M16A2]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumM16spike.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Preston fighting a circle of sweepers with M16A2s.]] | |||
== Beretta AR-70/223 == | |||
[[Image: | [[Beretta AR-70/223]]s are used by many of the Sweepers throughout the film. | ||
[[Image:Beretta ar70.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Beretta AR-70/223 - 5.56x45mm NATO]] | |||
[[Image:Ear70.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sweepers holding Beretta AR-70/223s.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumarmorsweeperAR70.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An armored Sweeper.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumarmorsweeperAR70asskick.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Panicking armored Sweeper.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumAR70.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Sweeper is threatened with his own AR-70.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumAR70execution.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Sweeper on the left with the AR-70.]] | |||
== | ==Ruger Mini-14== | ||
An armored sweeper who's guarding the dog pen is armed with what appears to be a [[Ruger Mini-14]] with synthetic furniture. | |||
[[Image:Ruger-Mini-14.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Ruger Mini-14 - 5.56x45mm. The one in the film has synthetic furniture.]] | |||
[[Image:Equilibriummini14raid.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The armored Sweeper on the right.]] | |||
[[Image: | ==Colt Commando== | ||
A [[CAR-15]] type Rifle fitted with a scope is seen in the "lights out" scene in the hands of several dying resistance fighters. | |||
[[Image:ColtM177E2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Colt XM-177 - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumAR-15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|CAR-15.]] | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumM4lightsout.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Uzi left, CAR-15 right.]] | |||
== | ==Heckler & Koch G3A4== | ||
The [[ | The [[Heckler & Koch G3#H&K G3A4|G3A4]] is seen in the hands of the resistance and in their arsenal. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:G3A4.jpg|450px|thumb|none|Heckler & Koch G3A4 - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:EquilibriumG3KA4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|G3A4 can be seen tilted up along with some other firearms.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:EquilibriumG3raid.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A G3A4 is seen in the hands of a resistance member to the right.]] | ||
[[Image:Equilibriumweaponscache.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A G3A4 is seen to the left along with several other firearms.]] | |||
== | =Miscellaneous= | ||
[[Image: | ==APC MGs== | ||
A likely fictional set of machine guns mounted on top of Librian APCs, which bear an odd resemblance to the APC in ''[[Aliens]]''. | |||
[[Image:EquilibriumAPC.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Librian APC.]] | |||
== | ==Flamethrower== | ||
After all the resistance fighters in the first raid have been killed 2 flamethrower wielding sweepers come in to burn the Mona Lisa. These appear to be gas-throwing props designed to resemble the [[M2 Flamethrower]]. | |||
[[ | [[Image:Equilibriumflamethrowers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Flamethrowers.]] | ||
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Equilibrium is a 2002 action movie directed by Kurt Wimmer. The movie is set in a dystopian future where the all-powerful government has banned the "source of all man's inhumanity to man," the ability to feel emotion, and regulates this using the powerful drug Prozium (as a point of trivia, it was originally the real-life anxiety medication Librium, hence the film's title, but the manufacturer understandably objected). John Preston (Christian Bale) is the most experienced member of the government's premiere law enforcement group, the Tetragrammaton Clerics (named for the four-letter Hebrew name of the Judeo-Christian God, YHWH), who use a series of firearm-based martial arts drills known as the Gun Katas to deal with "sense offenders." However, when his latest target turns out to be another Cleric, Errol Partridge (Sean Bean), Preston finds himself starting to question his values.
The following weapons were used in the film Equilibrium:
Handguns
Beretta 92FS (modified)
Heavily modified Beretta 92FS pistols are used by John Preston (Christian Bale), Andrew Brandt (Taye Diggs), DuPont (Angus Macfadyen), Errol Partridge (Sean Bean), and the rest of the Grammaton Clerics throughout the film. The versions used in the movie were converted to automatic with a drop-in auto sear (DIAS) and given longer barrels and modified slides. The non-firing versions also had a selector switch on the side (which does not appear on the firing or "practical" weapons). The weapons are definitely the 92FS and NOT, contrary to popular belief, the Beretta 93R. The 93R is based on the older model 92-series pistols and still has the frame-mounted safety (whereas the weapons in this movie clearly have the slide-mounted safety) and a folding grip attached to the trigger guard (missing from the weapons in the movie). Although the 92FS is not normally a fully-automatic firearm, conversions are possible with DIAS units and have been done for many Hollywood movies (including Judge Dredd and Underworld).
Glock 17
Most Armored Sweepers and police in the movie use Glock 17 pistols as their sidearms. Mary O'Brien (Emily Watson) manages to grab one of these pistols from a Sweeper and tries to kill Preston with it before the Sweeper regains control of his weapon.
SIG-Sauer P228
A SIG P228 can be seen very briefly in the hands of a resistance fighter killed by Preston.
Walther P99
The Walther P99 is seen on a couple of armored sweeper's vests.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
A Resistance fighter attempts to shoot Preston in the back of the head with a snubnose, bobbed hammer (double action only) Smith & Wesson Model 10.
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
Heckler & Koch MP5A3s are used by some of the sweepers in the movie.
Heckler & Koch MP5K
A Heckler & Koch MP5K is used by a Sweeper on a motorcycle in one scene and a resistance fighter in the lights out scene.
IMI Micro Uzi
The IMI Micro Uzi is used by some resistance members.
IMI Mini Uzi
The IMI Mini Uzi is used by some resistance members.
Sa vz. 61 Skorpion
The Sa vz. 61 Skorpion is used by some of the resistance members.
Walther MPK
The Walther MPK submachine gun is used by many Sweepers in the film.
Walther MPL
The Walther MPL submachine gun is used by many Sweepers in the film.
FN P90
FN P90s are used by the Sweepers in white suits; these particular weapons are clearly rubber props, as evidenced by the fact that even the magazines (which are transparent on a real P90) are solid black. Kurt Wimmer mentions on the DVD commentary that originally, all of the Sweepers were supposed to use the P90, but the Belgian government did not supply the real live-fire P90s it had promised to the production, only rubber training versions. Most of the weapons used by the Sweepers are, therefore, guns that were loaned by the German government (including the H&K G36s, H&K MP5s, and Walther MPKs).
IMI Uzi
The Uzi submachine gun can be seen being wielded by a resistance member in the ending when the resistance rise up and overrun the Librian Government buildings.
Beretta M12
The Beretta M12 can be seen at the end of the film when the resistance storms the Government.
Sten Mk II
The Sten Mk II can be seen at the end of the film along side the Beretta M12 storming the Government. This can be an understandable firearm for the resistance to have as it is relatively simple and was made by hand by resistance groups in WW II. Note that the men are holding the Sten by the magazine which would damage the feeding lip causing the gun to missfire and damage the magazine.
Steyr MPi 69/81
The Steyr MPi 69/81 can be seen briefly being fired by a resistance fighter in the end.
Shotguns
Mossberg 500 Cruiser
A pistol-gripped Mossberg 500 with an AimPoint is used by the resistance leader Seamus (Dominic Purcell).
Benelli M3
Several of the sweepers are armed with Benelli M3s fitted with forward pistol grips and entry lights.
Rifles
Heckler & Koch G36
The Heckler & Koch G36 is used by many Sweepers throughout the movie, and by Brandt (Taye Diggs) during one of the raids. Preston (Christian Bale) also briefly uses a G36 to kill several guards at the end.
Heckler & Koch G36K
The shorter Heckler & Koch G36K is also used by some of the Sweepers.
Walther WA 2000
The Walther WA 2000 is used by a heavily armored Sweeper during one of the raids. Although the weapon is a semi-automatic sniper rifle, it is wielded as though it were a shotgun; the scope and bipod have been removed, and the actor playing the Sweeper pretends to rack a non-existent pump action under the barrel (accompanied by the sound of a shotgun being cocked). The WA 2000 in this movie is also a replica of some sort. It doesn't carry any trademarks at all.
AKMS
The AKMS is used by several of the resistance members.
M16A2
An M16A2 is briefly seen in the hands of a Sweeper whom Preston (Christian Bale) attacks when his wife is arrested which he drops immediately before snatching an AR-70 from another sweeper, commonly attributed as a continuity error though it is simply seen as one since the maneuver is so fast. When Preston is in the Warehouse raid whipping a group of Sweepers - they use AR-70s, but in some shots, they all clearly have M16A2s instead.
Beretta AR-70/223
Beretta AR-70/223s are used by many of the Sweepers throughout the film.
Ruger Mini-14
An armored sweeper who's guarding the dog pen is armed with what appears to be a Ruger Mini-14 with synthetic furniture.
Colt Commando
A CAR-15 type Rifle fitted with a scope is seen in the "lights out" scene in the hands of several dying resistance fighters.
Heckler & Koch G3A4
The G3A4 is seen in the hands of the resistance and in their arsenal.
Miscellaneous
APC MGs
A likely fictional set of machine guns mounted on top of Librian APCs, which bear an odd resemblance to the APC in Aliens.
Flamethrower
After all the resistance fighters in the first raid have been killed 2 flamethrower wielding sweepers come in to burn the Mona Lisa. These appear to be gas-throwing props designed to resemble the M2 Flamethrower.
