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Ohio Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 01:42 PM
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Brad Pitt - Terrorist
According to US Weekly, the SWAT team raided a Budapest warehouse where weapons were being stored for use in the epic zombie flick, with anti-terrorism officers seizing 85 guns. The firearms, which were supposed to be nonfunctional, were automatic, military-style assault rifles that were in good working order.

The guns were confiscated at an airport near the film's set, where they were being stored.

"This morning a private plane brought guns wrapped in a parcel from a company to an individual ," said the director of Hungary's anti-terrorism unit in a statement. "Guns like these are highly illegal to transport even if they were to used as stage guns, which hopefully they weren't."

A source told the magazine that Pitt — whose Plan B Entertainment is producing the movie set for a December 2012 release — isn't to blame for the prop snafu. "The movie company's employees must have made a mistake bringing the guns in without the Anti-Terrorism Unit's permission," said the unnamed source.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1672298/world-war-z-brad-pitt-swat-team.jhtml

Lots of weirdness to go around here. Raiding a movie prop warehouse? The guns were in good working order and not props? A prop snafu? WTF?
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 01:44 PM
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1. I can see that headline on Fox "News" now
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 01:45 PM
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2. Maybe they are just in training for a real one.
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CJCRANE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 01:47 PM
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3. Maybe it was cheaper to buy real guns
:shrug:
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Lint Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 01:48 PM
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4. At least it wasn't a wardrobe malfunction.
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Ohio Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 01:49 PM
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5. Have you seen The Saint? I wanted drone strikes after that
Edited on Tue Oct-11-11 01:50 PM by Ohio Joe
oh wait... That was Val Kilmer... Fuck it, get em both just to be sure :P

edit- Wrong place, this was supposed to be a reply to #1
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jmg257 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 01:50 PM
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6. So movie prop guys made a mistake in getting 85 full-auto assault rifles?
And have them flown in to a foriegn country on a private plane?

Wow - that is some juice right there!
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 01:50 PM
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7. self-dele, dupe
Edited on Tue Oct-11-11 01:51 PM by valerief
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 01:51 PM
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8. 18-month-old terrrrrrrist
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snooper2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 01:53 PM
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9. People should know you don't fuck around when making zombie movies
Those bastards get out of the controlled area and all hell can break loose. I don't know why people aren't shocked at the fact they only had 85! At least 3-400 should be a proper precaution!
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LeftinOH Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 01:56 PM
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10. Are guns in "good working-order" really necessary for a film? Seriously,
I've seen some movie props up close, and they're often made of plastic & styrofoam. As for real weapons on a film set.. WTF? indeed.
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idiotgardener Donating Member (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 02:13 PM
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11. Brandon Lee.
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Maine_Nurse Donating Member (688 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 02:22 PM
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12. Most "prop" firearms are real and altered to fire blanks only.
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Xicano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 02:45 PM
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14. Correct
Edited on Tue Oct-11-11 02:46 PM by Xicano
The barrel is plugged with a plug with a much smaller opening than the barrel itself. This is to replace what a bullet in the barrel does for a gas operated action. Blanks won't create enough gas pressure to operate a gun's action without them.
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 02:28 PM
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13. Maybe someone knows an outbreak has already happened
and there's been a cover-up!:nuke:
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cui bono Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 03:05 PM
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15. Prop guns don't kill real zombies.
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Control-Z Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 03:06 PM
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16. Is it really that easy
to get 85 automatic, military-style assault rifles? Damn.

"The movie company's employees must have made a mistake bringing the guns in without the Anti-Terrorism Unit's permission," said the unnamed source.
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