1911's in the old movies

HooDoo Man · Mar 14, 2021

I'm watching the TV while cleaning guns and noticed in the movie, House on Haunted Hill(original Vincent Price) One seen a woman locks herself in her room and pulls out a GI 1911. My kind of woman!

Mike Galway · Mar 15, 2021

I always like the final scene in " Thief " with James Caan . Uses a 1911 , does some reloads . It's a Michael Mann movie , he seems to get the firearms handling correct . Gets his actors some good training .

PanHandlerFL · Mar 15, 2021

worst 1911 user in a movie... sylvester stallone in Cobra...yep, cobra head on white grips...but that's not the problem...in one scene he throws a knife and finishes the guy with 1911, then spins it like a six-shooter on his finger before reholstering!

Mike Galway · Mar 15, 2021

PanHandlerFL said:
worst 1911 user in a movie... sylvester stallone in Cobra...yep, cobra head on white grips...but that's not the problem...in one scene he throws a knife and finishes the guy with 1911, then spins it like a six-shooter on his finger before reholstering!

If I remember , didn't Sly just stuff it in his belt aimed at his junk ? Best thing about that movie was his ' 50 Merc.

HooDoo Man · Mar 15, 2021

Stallone is a dumb as he acts.

PanHandlerFL · Mar 15, 2021

Mike Galway said:
If I remember , didn't Sly just stuff it in his belt aimed at his junk ? Best thing about that movie was his ' 50 Merc.

Yes, yes he did...lol. +1 on that Merc.

switchback · Mar 16, 2021

The "shoebox" style from Merc and Ford have long been my favorites from that era. Not a leadsled lowrider type of guy, but as hotrod they are extremely tasteful. Stock ain't bad either

shotgun2002 · Mar 16, 2021

Watching the Wild Bunch on OTA Grit channel, loved the mixture of 1911s, Cold Peacemaker, Winchester levers and the Winchester 97 shotguns. Not politically correct for liberals but a great western movie.

Kevin Rohrer · Mar 17, 2021

Mike Galway said:
I always like the final scene in " Thief " with James Caan . Uses a 1911 , does some reloads . It's a Michael Mann movie , he seems to get the firearms handling correct . Gets his actors some good training .

The weapons' training for that movie was done by Chuck Taylor (RIP). He told me Caan was a know-it-all who did not want to listen and was impatient to move forward, even though he had not learned the skillset needed.

frogman · Dec 30, 2022

I just watched The Lost Battalion On you tube. It is the first time a 1911 was shown in a movie. Excellent
Excellent WW1 movie.

Mike A1 · Dec 30, 2022

HooDoo Man · Dec 30, 2022

He looks serious but the guns are not cocked. Typical Hollywood.

Bob Lee · Dec 30, 2022

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I see that all the time, lol. What really get to me is when they show a completely different gun than what it really is. That would be on the who done it type shows. You'd think they'd get that right at least. Do they really think we're all that stupid??? Oh, never mind they don't give a sh*t. I almost forgot for a moment.

joepistol · Dec 31, 2022

I must admit, I like the firearm handling in the john Wick movies. .
I read somewhere that Keanu Reeves had professional training before doing the movies.

Gamma4510 · Dec 31, 2022

Mike Galway said:
I always like the final scene in " Thief " with James Caan . Uses a 1911 , does some reloads . It's a Michael Mann movie , he seems to get the firearms handling correct . Gets his actors some good training .

Agreed, James Caan received training for that movie, one of my favorites, in the modern technique, using an awesome longslide from the late great Jim Hoag.

Tactical Rico · Jan 4, 2023

joepistol, you are correct.....
Keanu Reeves trained with Taren Tactical. You can see some of his training in videos on utube.
TR

joepistol · Jan 4, 2023

I believe I actually saw some of those videos before..which is why my memory told me Keanu had training.
Couldn't recall when or where I saw them, or who he'd trained with..but the training looked very thorough in the video(s) I watched.

Tactical Rico · Jan 5, 2023

Taren Butler (the owner of Teran Tactical in Simi Valley, CA.) is a top rated, world class shooter. He has his own website for his traing facility, and you can see some of the "Actors" he has trained there. He also does a bunch of other stuff as well.
Very interesting guy...........
TR