Actor destroyed my Remington 1907-15 Berthier

[Nyles]

Shit, sorry to hear that man. A Remington too.

If it matters, it's worth about $600-800. The Remingtons weren't actually accepted by the French so they turn up in good shape fairly often.

[jdun]

Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008

The production company is liable for damage. The actor never sees ANY liability nor responsibility for their actions and rarely do their actions result in them being fired so there is NO INCENTIVE for them to act responsibly (except for an armorer yelling at time). Also production companies many times don't realize nor care that guns are rare or in pristine condition when they are used. This also goes for any historical item that is real (like gear or uniforms). Also the heads of the props/Art departments can be real penny pinchers.

"Oh! Its ridiculous to expect us to reimburse anything more than $50 for a destroyed Colt Single Action Army!!!" Etc. Because many times they know nothing about guns and think I'm lying when I quote them the blue book value.

To be fair, the major studio productions are usually pretty good about paying replacement cost (PLUS punitive damages) but that's not the point. We all know there are guns we just can't replace so it really sucks when actors act like retards.

That's bullsh*t. These actors should be liable for their own actions. They should not be given a free pass like spoiled children.

[k9870]

Any good stories of famous actors we may know doing something stupid with movie guns?

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by jdun

They should not be given a free pass like spoiled children.

Welcome to Hollywood.

Sorry to hear about the gun, MPM. It makes me hate those fuckers even more (even though I love movies).

[MoviePropMaster2008]

Originally Posted by MT2008

Welcome to Hollywood.

Sorry to hear about the gun, MPM. It makes me hate those fuckers even more (even though I love movies).

Well remember that scene in Rambo:_First_Blood_Part_II where Rambo fires off his M60E3 at the Command Center and then fires off into the ceiling until he is empty and then THROWS the gun onto the table?? Well Stallone ad libbed that scene. He wasn't supposed to throw the gun, and if he did, they had replica/stunt weapons for him to toss, not an expensive Pre-86 transferable Class III firearm. But he improvised and thought that THROWING the gun onto the table was 'cool'. Syd told me how pissed he was when that happened. hahahaha.