Mark Brandon Read, aka Chopper, is a small-time criminal who is violent and unpredictable. In case you're interested in more underrated masterpieces, here's some of my favorites: /list/ls070242495 Once you've seen this raw, shocking, at times darkly funny portrayal of a sociopath you'll understand why it single-handedly launched Eric Bana's international career. This was only the debut feature by director Andrew Dominik, but it's the meticulously crafted masterwork of a driven artist that deserves to be mentioned together with the best debut films by directors of his generation (it would take him 7 years to confirm with his sophomore film, the excellent THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (2007) that he wasn't a one-hit wonder). Most of all though, it's one of the most fascinating character studies I've ever seen with a tour-de-force performance by Eric Bana that is never less than superb.
It's a film about life on the fringes of society, about the lasting effect of growing up in an unstable, violent environment it's about mental illness and the less glamorous (and thus in film rarely depicted) aspects of the life of a gangster and career criminal. It is also a rare case of a Stinger in film appearing with a real gripstock unit, rather than a fabricated one fitted to a spent launch tube.Like many of the best films, CHOPPER isn't about one thing, and it doesn't tell one story. This is one of the earliest appearances of an actual FIM-92, as previous launchers seen in film and television were actually the discontinued FIM-43 Redeye. Little then instructs her to remove one of the still-functioning Stinger missiles from his AH-64 Apache and attach a gripstock unit to it so it can be shoulder-launched: this is readily possible as the air-launched Stinger (AIM-92 or Stinger ATAS) is identical to the ground version, even retaining the sighting unit. After the Apache flown by Chief Warrant Officer Brad Little ( Tommy Lee Jones) is shot down, CWO Billy Lee Guthrie ( Sean Young) lands her helicopter to assist him, and the two are attacked by an enemy J35J Draken fighter jet. In addition to the M230 chain gun mentioned above, the Apache helicopters in the film are also armed with FIM-92 Stinger missiles when deployed to South America. By the way, that's me in the back seat ( User:132.79.9.16). In practice the left hand minigun was prone to jamming, additionally the 40mm was an excellent suppressive weapon and was actually more reliable in combat. However we went with the dual minigun because it looked "cool". Ordinarily the left hand gun would be a 40mm grenade launcher. You are correct that the dual minigun configuration for the M28 turret is unusual. Special Note: The aircraft pictured is an AH-1S (MOD) belonging to the 1-285 Attack Helicopter Battalion that was stationed at Silverbell AHP, Marana, AZ. This unusual weapon configuration was previously used on the original AH-1G Cobra while most other Cobra variants replaced this armament with the M197 Vulcan 20mm rotary cannon. The other three were later re-designated P, E, and F in the late 1980s after the retirement of UH-1 Huey variants freed up some letter designations. This is an AH-1S (MOD) variant (see note below), the first of four AH-1S variants. The Cobra proves to be no match for Stoller's Scorpion and Preston barely escapes alive. Stoller firing the Browning M3 heavy machine gun on his "Scorpion attack helicopter" GE M134 MinigunĪt the beginning of the film, Preston can be seen flying a Cobra attack helicopter armed with two nose-mounted GE M134 Miniguns in the M28 turret system.
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