For those that keep up with 99's in movies, I found a newer one. "A Feral World", 2020. It's a dystopian setting. A mother looking for her kidnapped daughter. Befriends a young boy. After several years of looking they find her in a compound with other kidnapped kids. A teenage girl is carrying a 99, as a guard, in the compound. When I was stuck in bed for 3 days after my hernia surgery, it wasn't a bad movie. No heroics. the girl just carries it around.
There's a 1950s/early 60s Japanese monster movie with a scene of the heroes shooting at the behemoth off the stern of a ship. One of the shooters is seen firing a Savage 99. I can't remember the name of the movie but, for me, I think this scene tops all other appearances of the 99 as a movie star. Which leads me to wonder if the 22 Hi Power would have been as effective on Japanese movie monsters as it was on Indian tigers?
"The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." John Stapp - "Stapp's Law" "Klaatu barada nikto"
Since someone mentioned Death Hunt, there's a "famous" rifle in the movie I've never seen anyone mention, it only gets about 15 seconds of screen time, maybe some eagle eye can fire up their tape player and spot it.
The one thing I really enjoyed about Death Hunt was the plethora of firearms. A motley collection of about every kind and make. Just like in real life.
The real story behind Albert Johnson and the RCMP in the 1930s is fascinating. The Death Hunt movie borrows characters and lots of rifles, of which some are accurate as to RCMP issue at the time. The RCMP never really found out who Johnson really was near Rat River. He was of Scandinavian descent. He carried an 1899 in 30-30- wounded at least two and killed Constable Edgar Millen. Memorial to Millen in Canada. All started over a trapper's license and disturbing native traplines. Johnson's endurance was considered unique at the time; he almost made it to the Alaska border. The 1899 is still on display at the RCMP Museum.
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"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena-not the critic"-T. Roosevelt There are no atheists in fox holes or in the open doors of a para's aircraft.....
Since someone mentioned Death Hunt, there's a "famous" rifle in the movie I've never seen anyone mention, it only gets about 15 seconds of screen time, maybe some eagle eye can fire up their tape player and spot it.
Tried to watch Maneater, but there are two movies with the same name. Every time I hit play on the Gary Busey one, it plays the other one. Native American shape shifters eating everyone.
Tried to watch Maneater, but there are two movies with the same name. Every time I hit play on the Gary Busey one, it plays the other one. Native American shape shifters eating everyone.
haven't got the patience to sit thru it. Got a hotrod to work one.
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Not a movie, but some time ago one of those murder/mystery shows talked about the murder weapon being a "Savage .22 rifle", then they cut to a picture of a Savage 99 in a lab setting. I wondered if a 99 in .22 HP was actually used, or if they just found a random "Savage rifle" to show.
