If by "Ward" you mean Sean Young...?
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The gun looks normal to me in that shot. i guess i'ts just the angle that's unusual.
Has there been an "identify Deckards watch" thread yet??
Has there been an "identify Deckards watch" thread yet??
<div class='quotetop'>(MattMunson @ Sep 15 2006, 06:38 PM) [snapback]1321048[/snapback]</div>
Oh great, now you want to get the WATCH people mad at us. :lol
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Oh great, now you want to get the WATCH people mad at us. :lol
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Yeah, I've spent a little time trying to hunt down the correct watch. There just aren't any really clear shots of it to work with. I've found a few really good website that document old digital watches but nothing matched up perfectly.
That being said I'd love to see a new search start up.
Nick
That being said I'd love to see a new search start up.
Nick
Bryant of course is wearing that double-face thing.
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BTW speaking of double faces, I'm still trying to figure out what's up with this:
...talk about doppelgangers... :lol
And even Holden has got one o' them cool guns.
Also a typewriter, apparently...
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BTW speaking of double faces, I'm still trying to figure out what's up with this:
...talk about doppelgangers... :lol
And even Holden has got one o' them cool guns.
Also a typewriter, apparently...
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Noeland
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They'd probably be using a foam or rubber stunt gun for rehearsals. I have never heard of anyone using a completely different gun than is used in the scene for on set rehearsals. For early stunt choreography, sure.
It could be that they let her cap off a few rounds in the chart arms to let her get used to the trigger pull, but the bull barrel on the gun in her hand is extremely unusual for that model of gun.
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To me the gun is small looking, and the magazine housing is crooked as hell. In other scenes the gun looks a lot taller in Ford's hands. I ain't sayin I'm right or anything, I'm just pointing out that it doesn't look all wierd like that in other shots where the gun is forward of camera, or being pointed at camera. It looks taller.
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I bet the watch is a Sieko. I bet 500 of my Weyland Yutani colony credits on it.
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They'd probably be using a foam or rubber stunt gun for rehearsals. I have never heard of anyone using a completely different gun than is used in the scene for on set rehearsals. For early stunt choreography, sure.
It could be that they let her cap off a few rounds in the chart arms to let her get used to the trigger pull, but the bull barrel on the gun in her hand is extremely unusual for that model of gun.
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To me the gun is small looking, and the magazine housing is crooked as hell. In other scenes the gun looks a lot taller in Ford's hands. I ain't sayin I'm right or anything, I'm just pointing out that it doesn't look all wierd like that in other shots where the gun is forward of camera, or being pointed at camera. It looks taller.
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I bet the watch is a Sieko. I bet 500 of my Weyland Yutani colony credits on it.
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For that matter THIS shot shows Deckard's watch pretty well
In post #675, Noeland asked a very interesting question. "What if they had a couple of charter arms with bull barrels that they created a metal and resin cast "sleeve" for that fits over the gun for the firing scenes. It's only a thought, but a thought provoked by this image of Rachel, that I forgot I had.."
First off, thanks for sharing this one. It adds another layer to this movie. (Greedo shot first. Maybe Rachel tried to shoot first too.)
Secondly, and back on topic, while it's a great theory, it seems to me that Ford has both fingers inside of the trigger guard when he is firing towards the camera. The original Bulldog, with only 1 trigger, is too small to fit two fingers inside. This is an assumption on my part as I've only seen pictures of the BD.
This is also just a counter theory. Anyone else?
Ted.
First off, thanks for sharing this one. It adds another layer to this movie. (Greedo shot first. Maybe Rachel tried to shoot first too.)
Secondly, and back on topic, while it's a great theory, it seems to me that Ford has both fingers inside of the trigger guard when he is firing towards the camera. The original Bulldog, with only 1 trigger, is too small to fit two fingers inside. This is an assumption on my part as I've only seen pictures of the BD.
This is also just a counter theory. Anyone else?
Ted.
Noeland
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Actually you could get both fingers into a bulldog trigger guard if you wanted to and didn't have big fat fingers. I can't speak for Ford, maybe not.
I'm not saying that the shot of Deckard is with him using a normal charter arms with 1 trigger, I'm just pointing out it looks off to me in some way, so maybe one of the backups, or if they had backups with cast uppers, maybe they were "off" in some way. I dunno.
But Rachel used the hero gun, not any kind of single trigger bulldog thingy.
Frankly, I don't think that if they did have some kind of "sleeve" that Ridley ever put a lens on it, or if they did that shot was used in the film. It totally is a theory, yeah.
However, they clearly did have at least one charter arms bulldog with a bull barrel on set.
I'm certain of it.
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I'm not saying that the shot of Deckard is with him using a normal charter arms with 1 trigger, I'm just pointing out it looks off to me in some way, so maybe one of the backups, or if they had backups with cast uppers, maybe they were "off" in some way. I dunno.
But Rachel used the hero gun, not any kind of single trigger bulldog thingy.
Frankly, I don't think that if they did have some kind of "sleeve" that Ridley ever put a lens on it, or if they did that shot was used in the film. It totally is a theory, yeah.
However, they clearly did have at least one charter arms bulldog with a bull barrel on set.
I'm certain of it.
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Well said.
What is interesting in the photo you posted above, with Ford aiming just left of the camera, is that the "pin" in the steyer barrel, just above the bulldog barrel, seems to be right there in all its glory.
The more I think about it, the more the theory that Sean Young had a bulldog with a bull barrel on it to help get the "feel" of the hero makes sense. I wonder if they had actors do any "target practice" at a range as they sometimes do in more current weapons heavy films.
What is interesting in the photo you posted above, with Ford aiming just left of the camera, is that the "pin" in the steyer barrel, just above the bulldog barrel, seems to be right there in all its glory.
The more I think about it, the more the theory that Sean Young had a bulldog with a bull barrel on it to help get the "feel" of the hero makes sense. I wonder if they had actors do any "target practice" at a range as they sometimes do in more current weapons heavy films.
Serafino
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I can't resist adding to the pile of speculations...maybe they handed the revolver (I'm not at all sure it was a Bulldog) to her because the hero was being used or repaired? Or maybe this shot was taken while the assistant director was doing preliminary blocking and RS was shooting on another set with the hero? Maybe the revolver is itself a rubber stunt from the prop department because (insert reason here)? Maybe there was a whole subplot which was taken out, but resulted in her having a different gun but the scenes were reshot? Maybe that's her personal gun, which she brought to the set to comfort her since acting can be stressful, maybe...
That doesn't look like a particularly large barrel by the way, depending on the caliber. I don't think it's a bullbarrel at all. It looks larger than it is close to the frame because it blends with the shadow on her coat. Overall the gun looks like a generic police .38 such as was being carried right up into the '60's, examples of which would probably be plentiful in a prop shop. Yes the Bulldog shares that look, but IMO there's not enough detail visible to be sure, and the barrel length fits a police gun better than a common model Bulldog.
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That doesn't look like a particularly large barrel by the way, depending on the caliber. I don't think it's a bullbarrel at all. It looks larger than it is close to the frame because it blends with the shadow on her coat. Overall the gun looks like a generic police .38 such as was being carried right up into the '60's, examples of which would probably be plentiful in a prop shop. Yes the Bulldog shares that look, but IMO there's not enough detail visible to be sure, and the barrel length fits a police gun better than a common model Bulldog.
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Noeland
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Doesn't need to be detail, because there is shape. The gun you have posted above is a colt revolver, and the trigger guard in particular is a very different shape than a Charter Arms Bulldog, as is the entire frame and cylinder. The colt holds six shots instead of 5.
The bulldog is a small frame revolver made for concealment.
And in the Rachel photo, you can clearly see the shape of the trigger guard. And with a bull barrel they look like this:
Not to mention, the "innerds" of the blade runner blaster are made from a friggin charter arms BD. which is why I thought it relevent.
But hey, maybe they did just hand her any old revolver that looks like a charter arms with a bull barrel. Sure.
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The bulldog is a small frame revolver made for concealment.
And in the Rachel photo, you can clearly see the shape of the trigger guard. And with a bull barrel they look like this:
Not to mention, the "innerds" of the blade runner blaster are made from a friggin charter arms BD. which is why I thought it relevent.
But hey, maybe they did just hand her any old revolver that looks like a charter arms with a bull barrel. Sure.
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Serafino
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:lol Okay, point taken. Thanks for the bullbarrel pic, I was envisioning the sort of bullbarrels you see on modern competition revolvers.
I think I may still have the remains of a leg to stand on but I'll have to take a closer look. I may just be standing on adrenaline at the moment... :angel
I think I may still have the remains of a leg to stand on but I'll have to take a closer look. I may just be standing on adrenaline at the moment... :angel
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Hah. I knew I'd seen the grip from the Babylon 5 PPD bdfore
Doesn't need to be detail, because there is shape. The gun you have posted above is a colt revolver, and the trigger guard in particular is a very different shape than a Charter Arms Bulldog, as is the entire frame and cylinder. The colt holds six shots instead of 5.
The bulldog is a small frame revolver made for concealment.
And in the Rachel photo, you can clearly see the shape of the trigger guard. And with a bull barrel they look like this:
Not to mention, the "innerds" of the blade runner blaster are made from a friggin charter arms BD. which is why I thought it relevent.
But hey, maybe they did just hand her any old revolver that looks like a charter arms with a bull barrel. Sure.
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Hah. I knew I'd seen the grip from the Babylon 5 PPD bdfore
Wakal
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