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Glock 18C. Jim Terrier ( Sean Penn) arms himself with a 2nd generation Glock 18C which is part of a supply drop in a safe hotel where he stays in Barcelona. He is seen using both regular and extended magazines, and makes use of semi-automatic and automatic fire. Glock 18 with extended magazine - 9x19mm.
- “Dirty Harry” Callahan | Smith & Wesson Model 29 Revolver. What would Dirty Harry be without his hand cannon? Well, he’d still be Clint Eastwood, but he’d just be another tough-guy movie detective.
- John J. Rambo | M60 Machine Gun. In 1985 “Rambo: First Blood Part II” created an international pop culture icon with the character of Vietnam Veteran and former Green Beret John J. Rambo, played by Sylvester Stallone.
- Matthew Quigley | Shiloh Sharps 1874 Rifle. In “Quigley Down Under” (1990), the titular Matthew Quigley’s (Tom Selleck) trade is as a sharpshooter, pure and simple.
- James Bond | Walther PPK Pistol. What would a master spy be without his super covert pistol hidden beneath his impeccably tailored dinner jacket? Let’s get something out of the way: James Bond is a terrible spy.
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Mar 20, 2015 · For Penn, "The Gunman" is a cross between a vanity project and an apparent attempt to reinvent his career in the same manner that Liam Neeson did under Morel's guidance in "Taken." Penn has delivered the occasionally awful acting turn over the years (as anyone who saw " I Am Sam ," "All the King's Men" and "Gangster Squad" can attest) but he at ...
Gunmen is a 1994 action-comedy film directed by Deran Sarafian ( Terminal Velocity ). The plot centers around the theft of millions in drug money from a ruthless cartel leader and the attempt to recover it by both the leader and others. The cast includes Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Denis Leary, Kadeem Hardison and Patrick Stewart .
- 25 El Mariachi - Desperado
- 24 The Terminator - The Terminator
- 23 Private Daniel Jackson - Saving Private Ryan
- 22 Silence - The Great Silence
- 21 John Matrix - Commando
- 20 Will Kane - High Noon
- 19 Cole Thornton - El Dorado
- 18 Josey Wales - The Outlaw Josey Wales
- 17 Shane - Shane
- 16 Doc Holliday - Tombstone
Desperado is the second film in director Robert Rodriguez’s “Mexico Trilogy,” and the first to star Antonio Banderas in the role of El Mariachi. Although Carlos Gallardo had a badass run in his turn as the titular hero of the first film in the series, El Mariachi, Banderas’ version of the character doubles down on the cinematic death-dealing; with ...
Although he might seem a far cry from the cowboy gunmen on this list, the titular cybernetic hitman from The Terminatoris without a doubt one of the most skilled shooters in the movies. In the first film, Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800 is an unrelenting cyborg killer bent on taking out Sarah Connor, and is willing to blow holes in anything or anyone...
One of the least flashy killers on this list, Private Daniel Jackson from Saving Private Ryan is nevertheless an extremely gifted sniper who nails some insanely difficult shots throughout the film. As Screen Rant explains, “The superstar sniper from Steven Spielberg's war-epic Saving Private Ryanis a crack shot that can nail an enemy troop from mil...
The Great Silenceis a dark and dreary Spaghetti Western that follows a mute gunslinger named Silence in his quest to rescue refugees amidst a snow-swept frontier. Silence may not be much of a talker, but his pistol proficiency is no joke; armed with a Mauser pistol – a unique weapon for a Western hero – Silence kills swiftly and for an honorable ca...
One of the best Arnold Schwarzenegger characters, John Matrix from Commandois also one of cinema’s most effective gunfighters. Armed to the teeth with assault rifles, rocket launchers, pistols, and grenades, this iconic Arnie role is a one-man army like no other. In the final act alone, the Commando annihilates an entire private island’s worth of b...
High Noonis the quintessential “duel at noon” movie that established many popular Western tropes. Gary Cooper stars as Will Kane, a town marshal who must stand up to a gang of savage outlaws at twelve o’clock one fateful day. Though he attempts to enlist the help of other townsfolk, no one comes to his aid. This means Kane is all alone in the asymm...
El Dorado is one of legendary cowboy actor John Wayne’s all-time best films. As a semi-remake of his and Howard Hawk’s earlier movie Rio Bravo (which was itself a sort of remake or redo of the aforementioned High Noon), it features Wayne in the familiar role of an aging but noble gunfighter who comes to the aid of his buddies to defend against a co...
The Outlaw Josey Walesis one of Clint Eastwood’s meanest movies. As the titular outlaw, Eastwood racks up an enormous kill count in his quest for bloody vengeance. Ferociously dual-wielding six-shooters, Wales picks off his enemies by the dozen, turning their lights out before they can clear leather or whistle Dixie.
Shaneis a Western masterpiece about a mysterious gunslinger named Shane – played to perfection by the talented Alan Ladd – whose hopes of retiring from his dangerous occupation are shot down when a brutal cattle baron pushes him too far. Reluctantly back in the saddle again, Shane the weary gunman puts the hurt on the eviltons, all the while warnin...
One of the most iconic characters in the Western genre, Val Kilmer’s Doc Holliday from Tombstoneis a captivatingly complex and utterly tragic master of the gun. Kilmer brings both charisma and sensitivity to the mythical Western deadeye who, in spite of his ailing health, manages to outwit every opponent brave (or stupid) enough to challenge him to...
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The Gunman is a 2015 action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Don Macpherson, Pete Travis and Sean Penn, based on the novel The Prone Gunman (French title: La position du tireur couché) by Jean-Patrick Manchette. It stars Penn along with Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, Mark Rylance, Jasmine Trinca and Ray Winstone. [4]
Jim Terrier (Sean Penn) is a former special forces soldier who, in his 50s, has become a black-ops mercenary. He is part of a team deployed by a corporation in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006, under the cover of providing security to local projects. He falls in love with Annie (Jasmine Trinca), a fellow expat working as an NGO doctor ...
