CycleChat Investigates - Movie Gunfights and Shootouts

[CanucksTraveller]

I like the oft-repeated shootout gag in Police Squad where Drebin is taking cover behind a bin, firing at a criminal. The shot cuts between him and the bad guy, also crouching behind a bin, and it goes back and forth, the two shooters trading shots and misses, one after the other....

Then the shot cuts to wide, and you see that they're barely 3 feet apart.

 

[byegad]

TWO POINTS.
1. Baddies, even with fully automatic weapons can't shoot for toffee, while the hero can take them out with a pistol while sliding across the floor on his back.
2. Any film that has employed the total workforce of RENTA-HENCHMAN* is bound to have a couple of big shoot-outs with the Rentas killed on piece and every last one of them willing to die for the Baddy's evel cause.

* I once reduced a guy sat in front of us in a Bond movie to tears of laughter when I pointed out to Lady Byegad that:- RENTA-HENCHMAN had done well out of the villain.

 

[PeteXXX]

Guns are for losers!!

⚔ Robin Hood against Sir Guy of Gisbourne ⚔

⚔ Errol Glynn in Crossed Swords ⚔

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

View: https://youtu.be/f_FpYLnNhVw


Not Hollywood, the real thing. Portsmouth sank 20 minutes later.

 

[Yellow Fang]

Steve Buscemi seems so old these days, it seems seems odd to see him running so fast.

I always worry about the woman in that car. You would think she would be cut by jagged glass. I am always surprised Mr Pink is strong enough to drag her through the window.

 

[PeteXXX]

View: https://youtu.be/f_FpYLnNhVw


Not Hollywood, the real thing. Portsmouth sank 20 minutes later.

I could smell the gunpowder from Hamtun!!

 

[Eziemnaik]

Objectivly there is the Heat and nothing else comes close, even if a few try hard.
However I will always have a soft spot for John Woo movies, even those less well regarded like Hard Target (masterpiece IMO)
My favourite little known shootout is from a fantastic Korean revenge thriller Bittersweet Life (skip to 4:45):

View: https://youtu.be/DiQIZzacSeU

 

[classic33]

Or indeed...

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mXqszbQVdaw


The first time the Zulus had encountered full-on, relentless, British three rank volley fire, and by all accounts the didn't like it up 'em!

My choice, but didn't mention it as it was a one sided shootout, therefore it didn't count.