Internet Movie Firearms Database

[yawnxyz]

There's also the Internet Movie Cars Database which I'm a huge fan of: https://www.imcdb.org/

edit: especially for a show like Archer where they feature a ton of very obscure cars... https://www.imcdb.org/movie_1486217-Archer.html

[mgdlbp]

Some more specialized movie databases:

the defunct Internet Movie Radio Database: https://web.archive.org/web/20181201121627/https://www.imrdb...

https://www.moviemistakes.com/

and the Bechdel Test Movie List: https://bechdeltest.com/

[Dracophoenix]

There's also Starring the Computer ( http://www.starringthecomputer.com/ ): A list dedicated to naming the computers used in movies and TV shows, including perennial favorites like Hackers and Jurassic Park.

[dividuum]

Or if you’re into aviation: https://www.impdb.org/

[myself248]

We really need an "internet movie meta- attribute database" with a way to represent all this stuff. Cuz as far as I know, nobody's set up a whole website for the Internet Movie Household Appliance Database, it's not THAT big an interest.

But if I could just log onto the IMMADB and open the Household Appliance tab, it'd be cool to find out what that cool-looking vacuum cleaner was...

[fortylove]

Ah, this is so cool! I was wondering about the Toyota SUV that Bond drives in No Time To Die. Found it easily with this site!

https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1326115-Toyota-Land-Cruiser-J9...

[WalterBright]

The car database seems to have some egregious accuracy problems:

https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_579212-Volkswagen-Rabbit-Typ-1...

[ipsin]

Glad to see that IMDB hasn't tried to hit every IM*DB with a Trademark claim?

[soheil]

Great resource, but I wish it'd let you filter by movie/song and movie rating.

[joan_kode]

OK, I didn't realize how much detail was put into guns in Ghost in the Shell SAC: http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_Stand_Alone_Com...

I didn't even feel like it had much of a focus on gun fights, but apparently it's like a detailed firearms museum. They also have airsoft product placements... I'm not that surprised, some people probably bought the featured airsoft guns purely for display.

[Dracophoenix]

The "POKER FACE" episode from 2nd GIG is one that focuses quite a bit on guns, though not exclusively.

[jldugger]

Masamune Shiro is somewhat of a gun nerd, it turns out.

[muzani]

I'm impressed how much detail they put in the animation and how much work they put into documenting this too.

[AtlasBarfed]

What was the SAAAIIITTOOOOO HAND OVER THAT WEAPON! ?

Well, that was probably some fantastical hand held railgun.

[frittata]

Wow, Bruce Willis in Die Hard and Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon used the exact same gun, "The live-firing handgun that was used in both films has since been 'retired' to a glass museum case."

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Lethal_Weapon_(1987)

[rpmisms]

I love this site! I often use it to find the cool gun a main character is using and get one for myself.

[Blackthorn]

I'm only slightly ashamed to admit I bought a modern Mauser replica action to build a clone of the k98 used by Riza in Fullmetal Alchemist.

[throwaway81523]

Phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

[cdot2]

Your poor bank account

[thelittleone]

I only recently recognized that a high number of movie posters contain an actor(s) with a gun(s). Studios have obviously done their studies and we humans are obviously drawn to such imagery. I find it genuinely interesting from a psychology perspective.

It would be interesting to process a dataset of movie posters to determine the % containing guns (or other objects of interest).

[wheresmycraisin]

Wow, the level of detail on even not-so-well-known animes like http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Jormungand is amazing.

[mshockwave]

despite being less known, Jormungand is one of the go-to animes for firearms/military enthusiasts.

[mikotodomo]

Is there something like this for shoes?

[major505]

I love this site. It's a great resource to find weird guns in 80's movies.

[boeingUH60]

I love watching military-esque movies (e.g. SEAL Team, SWAT) and this site has for long helped me in identifying the numerous guns I see when watching.

[neetrain]

I hope there was an Internet Movie Video Games Database.

[ggambetta]

Can't take this seriously because it's missing the ubiquitous ZF-1.

https://fifth-element.fandom.com/wiki/Zorg_ZF-1_Pod_Weapon

[haunter]

It's there?

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Fifth_Element,_The#AKS-74U_.28as_t...

[SergeAx]

TIL: "Each function of the ZF-1 demonstrated by Zorg was a separate prop which only had that one function".

This is entirely obvious after thinking a bit, but still great example of movie editing for fooling audience.

[cgriswald]

On the other hand, I fully support the exclusion of the weirding module[0] from David Lynch's Dune.

[0] - https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Weirding_Module

[zepto]

Why not add it yourself?

[Natsu]

Does it only have released movies? I was trying to find Alec Baldwin's infamous gun from Rust.

[pangolinplayer]

Does anyone know a dayabase of movie frames so you can make something like Shazam for movies. Ideally obscure movies.

[opan]

There's trace.moe for anime. I haven't seen one for movies. (I assume trace.moe works on anime movies, though)

[eatYourFood]

Don't forget rust....

[SV_BubbleTime]

Yea, can wait for that one.

Really though Baldwin is claiming the gun went off without him pressing the trigger. Which is a flat out lie he either believes or he is getting ahead of a lawsuit. The gun he used is a replica single action revolver, the replica was made in the 1960s and has a trigger bar. You can bash on that cocked hammer with… a hammer… and it won’t go off. That firing pin can not make contact with the primer until the bar is moved by pressing the trigger.

Historical note, if a Colt SAA (Single Action Army) was to be carried anywhere, it had 5 rounds of the 6 shot chamber filled. It was carried on an empty chamber in case you fell off your horse. I saw a western once where the actor knew while talking about “trouble coming” to silently load a 6th round, good detail.

Side note, there are still countries in Asia and South America that have their police carry with an empty chamber, mostly going back to this OLD advice.

I would say Baldwin should have kept his mouth shut, but his arrogance since the shooting has wiped away any sympathy I had for the Actor. Baldwin the Producer, had always been liable in my eyes.

[stickfigure]

Warning: Autoplays loud advertising videos on every page transition.

[polartx]

Do you even adblock?

[gao8a]

Guns are cool. You should give them a try, I recommend at an outdoor range too. America is one of the last countries with a liberal mindset (in the true definition) that allows private ownership to exist. Like driving fast, flying or diving, there are few pleasures in life that match firing guns outdoors.

[Findecanor]

Having movie guns (and other props) as a hobby isn't specifically American. I live in a country with very strict gun control laws, and I collect and build replica movie guns (and other prop replicas). I hate what guns are used for, but I love movies.

BTW. As a consequence of my hobby, I have begun finding the history of handguns interesting though. I have also started to appreciate the human-scale mechanical engineering and the design for usability and ergonomics. Gun designers don't mess about with the user interface when it is literally a matter of life and death.

[userbinator]

The Second Amendment is a deeply ingrained part of American culture.

[exolymph]

Yes, and it's gonna thrive regardless of your disapproval :)

[racl101]

Not secure. Ooof