HEAT FULL MOVIE 1995 AL PACINO SERIAL NUMBERS
HEAT FULL MOVIE 1995 AL PACINO SERIES

One, they were purchase ordered specifically for use in the Heat production (both for training Pacino in use as a live fire weapon as well for conversion to blank fire).Īs noted, they have custom authentic ivory stocks. With some significant assistance, I was able to obtain some interesting information from Stembridge in regards to the Al Pacino Heat sidearm.

HEAT FULL MOVIE 1995 AL PACINO SERIES

Lot 72 is the piece featured in this article – the M1991A1 Series 80 Colt Officer’s APC Model.

HEAT FULL MOVIE 1995 AL PACINO SERIAL NUMBERS

The one perplexing piece of information gained via the photos is that one slide was marked “COLT M1991A1” (Lot 72) while the other was “COLT MK IV” (Lot 73), yet the serial numbers on both frames (same naming convention and sequence) would indicate the same make and model. Unfortunately, as with the other lots at auction, catalog shots were grayscale, low resolution, and limited to one side.

There is studio blood still on the piece, which may tie it to the climax of the film wherein Pacino’s character guns down De Niro’s character, then holds his bloody hand while the scene fades out.īelow is how the two pistols attributed to Heat were marketed in the catalog, as Lots 72 & 73.

There is a possible screen-match to one of the scenes in the film.

The piece is a match to a Heat pistol featured in a Guns Magazine article circa 1998.

The piece has been customized in ways that were unique to the Heat production.

In addition to the rental agreements, and as noted two years ago, other evidence was present which lead to a favorable authentication of the piece: However, since that original article was published, the film has been released on Blu-Ray Disc and I have obtained copies of the original Stembridge Gun Rentals rental agreements, which confirm that this prop was rented to the production.

Stembridge Auction Report, Part 12: Al Pacino Pistol from Heat.

The initial Original Prop Blog article can be found here: As such, excerpts and some information already published will be referenced in this article. Little John’s Auction Service “The Stembridge Collection”Īn analysis of this prop weapon was originally published following the Little John’s Auction Service sale event in the liquidation of assets from “The Stembridge Collection”. Vincent Hanna is an LAPD homicide detective tracks down De Niro’s Neil McCauley in his attempt to take down “scores” involving high value criminal exploits.Īlong with the pairing of the two famous actors, the film is famous for it’s lengthy bank heist shoot-out in the streets of Los Angeles.Īl Pacino, as Vincent Hana, guns down Robert Di Niro’s McCauley in the film’s finale with his sidearm. The crime drama stared Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, along with an outstanding supporting cast. “Heat” written and directed by Michael Mann, is his 1995 theatrical remake of his own 1989 made-for-television “L.A. Note: Most images throughout the article can be clicked on for higher resolution versions

The actor told the crowd at the Q&A session that he has actually waited years to admit to Hanna's particularly nasty habit.Al Pacino’s Hero M1991A1 Series 80 Colt Officer’s APC Model Having never actually revealed this fact about this character, it seems that that such a secret has weighed on Al Pacino's mind for quite some time. However, Pacino didn't reveal whether or not he went full method for the role, so we'll have to keep wondering. That's right, the hero of Heat has an affinity for that illegal white powder. Anyone who has seen Heat will tell you that Pacino's character is the more animated of the two, and that's because of one very specific thing: Lt. Vincent Hanna (Pacino) and Neil McCauley (De Niro). Nolan delved into the duality of the film's lead characters, and questioned both De Niro and Pacino regarding how they reconciled the differences between Lt. THR reports that Christopher Nolan recently hosted a Q&A session after a screening of Heat, during which Michael Mann, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino himself joined him on stage.

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