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[[Image:Colorsmovieposter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Colors'' (1988)]] | [[Image:Colorsmovieposter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Colors'' (1988)]] | ||
''Colors'' is a 1988 | ''Colors'' is a 1988 crime drama directed by [[Dennis Hopper]] and starring [[Robert Duvall]] and [[Sean Penn]] as LAPD officers assigned to the department's CRASH ("Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums") anti-gang unit. The film is notable for being one of the first Hollywood attempts to realistically depict the Los Angeles gang problem, and for featuring many now well-known actors in minor supporting roles (including [[Don Cheadle]], [[Damon Wayans]], and [[Glenn Plummer]], all of whom played gang-bangers here). | ||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Colors'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the film ''Colors'':''' | ||
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==Smith & Wesson Model 64== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 64== | ||
McGavin ([[Sean Penn]]) also carries a 3" barrel [[Smith & Wesson Model 64]], which appears to be his plainclothes/off-duty sidearm. | McGavin ([[Sean Penn]]) also carries a 3" barrel [[Smith & Wesson Model 64]], which appears to be his plainclothes/off-duty sidearm. | ||
[[Image:TwoFaceS&WModel64.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 64 - .38 Special]] | [[Image:TwoFaceS&WModel64.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 64 - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-378808.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McGavin prepares for a breach during a drug bust with his S&W Model 64 at the ready.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-378808.jpg|thumb|none|600px|McGavin prepares for a breach during a drug bust with his S&W Model 64 at the ready.]] | ||
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[[Image:Taurus-PT92AF.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Taurus PT92AF (blued) 9mm]] | [[Image:Taurus-PT92AF.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Taurus PT92AF (blued) 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-379130.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hodges prepares to breach a house on a drug bust with | [[Image:Vlcsnap-379130.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In what appears to be a continuity error, Hodges prepares to breach a house on a drug bust armed with a Taurus PT92.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-414245.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Felipe wielding a Taurus in the climatic shootout.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-414245.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Felipe wielding a Taurus in the climatic shootout.]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:19, 12 June 2012
Colors is a 1988 crime drama directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Robert Duvall and Sean Penn as LAPD officers assigned to the department's CRASH ("Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums") anti-gang unit. The film is notable for being one of the first Hollywood attempts to realistically depict the Los Angeles gang problem, and for featuring many now well-known actors in minor supporting roles (including Don Cheadle, Damon Wayans, and Glenn Plummer, all of whom played gang-bangers here).
The following weapons were used in the film Colors:
Smith & Wesson Model 14
LAPD Officer Danny McGavin (Sean Penn) carries a 6" barrel Smith & Wesson Model 14 as his on-duty service handgun.
Smith & Wesson Model 64
McGavin (Sean Penn) also carries a 3" barrel Smith & Wesson Model 64, which appears to be his plainclothes/off-duty sidearm.
Beretta 92F
Officer Bob Hodges (Robert Duvall) carries a Beretta 92F as his service pistol throughout the movie, which was just entering service with the LAPD at the time of the film. Several other LAPD officers can be seen using the Beretta, and at least one gang-banger also uses one during the shootout at the climax.
Taurus PT92
Hodges (Robert Duvall) can also be seen using a Taurus PT92 during the scene where CRASH busts the drug dealer Oso (C.E. Grimes) in his home. It is not clear if this is supposed to be his plainclothes/off-duty pistol, or if the movie's armorer simply was unable to bring a Beretta 92FS to the set when this scene was filmed (in all other scenes, Hodges' pistol is definitely a Beretta).
Trivia Note: Several Berettas and Taurus' were on the set of this film. While getting ready for the scene, Robert Duvall not being a firearm aficionado, picked up what he thought was a Beretta just like he had been using. By the time someone realized the error it was pointless and late to fix it. This is an honest mistake since the two firearms look very similar anyone who did not already know the difference would not know.
Smith & Wesson Model 39
A Smith & Wesson Model 39 can be seen on a table when the Crip DeVille 'bangers are loading up their weapons and planning to kill McGavin.
Smith & Wesson Model 15
Officer Baines (R.D. Call) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 15 as his sidearm, which he uses to shoot an innocent man, which brings the wrath of the Crip DeVille set down upon McGavin after he is mistakenly IDed as the shooter. The S&W Model 15 was one of the standard issue revolvers for the LAPD before they switched over to semi-autos.
Smith & Wesson Model 36
McGavin (Sean Penn) also carries a Smith & Wesson Model 36 compact revolver in an ankle holster which is only ever seen for a second during the scene in the restaurant where High Top (Glenn Plummer) is arrested.
Ithaca 37
When McGavin and Hodges confront the 21st Street Gang after one of its members, Felipe (Romeo De Lan), throws a rock at their car, McGavin takes out an Ithaca 37 riot model (specifically, the LAPD version with rifle sights). Hodges tells him to put the shotgun back in the car, embarrassing him. Later in the film, when the 21st Street Gang gets busted, several other LAPD officers can be seen with identical shotguns.
Remington 870
A sawed-off Remington 870 is seen several times in the film. It is first taken from Oso's (C.E. Grimes') house, and later appears again in the hands of at least one 21st Street Gang member in the final shootout. This may also be the shotgun that Rocket (Don Cheadle) uses in the drive-by shooting at the beginning of the movie, though this is uncertain.
Micro Uzi
In this film, the Micro Uzi is depicted as the weapon-of-choice for many of the gang-bangers. Rocket (Don Cheadle), the leader of the Crip gang in the movie, and Larry "Looney Tunes" Sylvester (Grand L. Bush), a 21st Street Gang leader, both use Micro Uzis when they square off against each other in the climactic shootout.
Ruger Mini-14 GB-F
Bird (Gerardo Mejía) carries a Ruger Mini 14 GB-F when the 21st Street Gang is involved in a shootout with Crip DeVille.
