An observation on TV & Movie shooters

[Sticks]

While watching any TV show or movie with any type of shooting, I pay close attention to how the actor or actress is holding the firearm, firing etc., to see if they have actually had some sort of training or instruction, or are just doing the "Hollywood" version of grab it and shoot it.

More and more with the newer shows I see proper trigger finger placement when not actively shooting, and oddly enough a basic following of the 4 golden rules.

I have also noticed a disproportionate number of left handed shooters. That one I found to be very odd. I wonder if it is a Left brain/Right brain thingy with being an actor/actress.

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[archer51]

Since most actors and actresses lean to the left. It would only make sense they would shoot left handed!

[Elitematch]

Yeah its interesting the number of actors/actresses that get hands-on live fire training while preparing for a role... go on youtube & look up the behind the scenes of "Miami Vice" with Collen Farrel & Jamie Foxx...

[GWRedDragon]

More and more with the newer shows I see proper trigger finger placement when not actively shooting, and oddly enough a basic following of the 4 golden rules.

Watch any 'cop' show and you will notice one officer sweeping another at at least one point in each episode. For sure you will see it anytime they make some sort of entry...

[OldVet]

Since most actors and actresses lean to the left. It would only make sense they would shoot left handed!

Yeah, what he said!
Good point. They want to act the part but won't live the part.

[AzB]

Since most actors and actresses lean to the left. It would only make sense they would shoot left handed!

Not all actors are liberal. Wasn't Charlton Heston in a couple of movies? Ronald Reagan was not only left handed, but a very famous actor and Republican.

Here's a partial list of card carrying Republican actors that took about 3 seconds to find:

* Dan Aykroyd, actor - left handed
* Stephen Baldwin, actor
* Pat Boone, singer
* Wilford Brimley, actor
* Jerry Bruckheimer, producer
* James Caan, actor
* Dean Cain, actor
* Jon Cryer, actor
* Daddy Yankee (Ramon Ayala), Latin recording artist
* Robert Davi, actor
* Robert Duvall, actor
* Erik Estrada, actor
* Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter
* Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder
* Joe Flanigan, actor
* Kelsey Grammer, actor
* Angie Harmon, actress
* Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of The View
* Patricia Heaton, actress
* Lorenzo Lamas, actor
* Gerald McRaney, actor
* Dennis Miller, comedian
* Heidi Montag, Hollywood figure
* Craig T. Nelson, actor
* Gail O’Grady, actress
* John Ondrasik, singer
* John Rich, musician
* Joan Rivers, comedienne
* Shauna Sand, actress
* Tom Selleck, actor
* Gary Sinise, actor
* Kevin Sorbo, actor
* Sylvester Stallone, actor
* Connie Stevens, actress
* Rip Torn, actor
* Janine Turner, actress and author
* Dick Van Patten, actor
* Jon Voight, actor
* James Woods, actor
* Troy Aikman, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback
* Mario Andretti, former racecar driver
* Bill Davidson, owner of the Detroit Pistons
* John Elway, Hall of Fame Denver Broncos quarterback
* Joe Gibbs, former Washington Redskins head coach
* Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner
* Mike Helton, Nascar President
* Ken Kennedy, WWE wrestler
* Don King, boxing promoter
* Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner
* Chuck Liddell, MMA fighter
* Art Modell, Former Owner of the Browns and Ravens
* Jack Nicklaus, Golf Champion
* Arnold Palmer, former PGA player
* Richard Petty, 7-time NASCAR champion
* Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns backup quarterback
* Dan Reeves, Former NFL Coach
* Rhino, TNA wrestler
* Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame pitcher
* Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox pitcher
* Jason Sehorn, retired New York Giants cornerback
* Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys quarterback
* George Steinbrenner, Owner of the New York Yankees
* Joe Thomas, left tackle for the Cleveland Browns
* John T. Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems
* Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
* Lynn Forester de Rothschild CEO of E.L. Rothschild, Former Hillary Clinton Supporter and Democratic National Committee Platform Committee Member
* Steve Forbes,magazine publisher, former GOP presidential candidate (1996, 2000)
* Charles R. Schwab, investor and founder of brokerage firm Charles Schwab Corporation
* Frederick W. Smith, founder and CEO of FedEx Corporation
* Donald Trump, Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization
* Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay
* Ben Stein, author and former gameshow host
* Heather Locklear star of Melrose Place and Spin City
* Drew Carey, host of The Price is Right
* Kurt Russell, film actor
* Ted Nugent, rock star
* John Stossel, host of ABC’s 20/20
* Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)

[archer51]

Not all actors are liberal. Wasn't Charlton Heston in a couple of movies? Ronald Reagan was not only left handed, but a very famous actor and Republican.

Here's a partial list of card carrying Republican actors that took about 3 seconds to find:

* Dan Aykroyd, actor - left handed
* Stephen Baldwin, actor
* Pat Boone, singer
* Wilford Brimley, actor
* Jerry Bruckheimer, producer
* James Caan, actor
* Dean Cain, actor
* Jon Cryer, actor
* Daddy Yankee (Ramon Ayala), Latin recording artist
* Robert Davi, actor
* Robert Duvall, actor
* Erik Estrada, actor
* Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter
* Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder
* Joe Flanigan, actor
* Kelsey Grammer, actor
* Angie Harmon, actress
* Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of The View
* Patricia Heaton, actress
* Lorenzo Lamas, actor
* Gerald McRaney, actor
* Dennis Miller, comedian
* Heidi Montag, Hollywood figure
* Craig T. Nelson, actor
* Gail O’Grady, actress
* John Ondrasik, singer
* John Rich, musician
* Joan Rivers, comedienne
* Shauna Sand, actress
* Tom Selleck, actor
* Gary Sinise, actor
* Kevin Sorbo, actor
* Sylvester Stallone, actor
* Connie Stevens, actress
* Rip Torn, actor
* Janine Turner, actress and author
* Dick Van Patten, actor
* Jon Voight, actor
* James Woods, actor
* Troy Aikman, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback
* Mario Andretti, former racecar driver
* Bill Davidson, owner of the Detroit Pistons
* John Elway, Hall of Fame Denver Broncos quarterback
* Joe Gibbs, former Washington Redskins head coach
* Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner
* Mike Helton, Nascar President
* Ken Kennedy, WWE wrestler
* Don King, boxing promoter
* Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner
* Chuck Liddell, MMA fighter
* Art Modell, Former Owner of the Browns and Ravens
* Jack Nicklaus, Golf Champion
* Arnold Palmer, former PGA player
* Richard Petty, 7-time NASCAR champion
* Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns backup quarterback
* Dan Reeves, Former NFL Coach
* Rhino, TNA wrestler
* Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame pitcher
* Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox pitcher
* Jason Sehorn, retired New York Giants cornerback
* Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys quarterback
* George Steinbrenner, Owner of the New York Yankees
* Joe Thomas, left tackle for the Cleveland Browns
* John T. Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems
* Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
* Lynn Forester de Rothschild CEO of E.L. Rothschild, Former Hillary Clinton Supporter and Democratic National Committee Platform Committee Member
* Steve Forbes,magazine publisher, former GOP presidential candidate (1996, 2000)
* Charles R. Schwab, investor and founder of brokerage firm Charles Schwab Corporation
* Frederick W. Smith, founder and CEO of FedEx Corporation
* Donald Trump, Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization
* Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay
* Ben Stein, author and former gameshow host
* Heather Locklear star of Melrose Place and Spin City
* Drew Carey, host of The Price is Right
* Kurt Russell, film actor
* Ted Nugent, rock star
* John Stossel, host of ABC’s 20/20
* Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)

You might want to re-read my post. I didn't say all actors and actresses, I said most.

About half of your list are not actors, they're sports and business figures. As for Schwarzenegger and Stallone, they may be Republicans, but both are far from being Pro 2A.

[AzB]

You might want to re-read my post. I didn't say all actors and actresses, I said most.

About half of your list are not actors, they're sports and business figures. As for Schwarzenegger and Stallone, they may be Republicans, but both are far from being Pro 2A.

I saw the "most".

And my list is far from being anything exhaustive or accurate, it's simply a cut and paste from the first thing that Google popped up.

My point, and it's apparently too subtle, is that this left/right thing is silly, inaccurate, and borderline superstitious. There is a lot of grey area, and to think that either extreme is a solution to anything is pretty frightening.

And it's the right half of the brain that controls the left hand. That ought to really get you black and white thinkers all hosed up.

But then again, I shoot equally well with both hands, so what do I know?

[MeatPuppet]

Since most actors and actresses lean to the left. It would only make sense they would shoot left handed!

As a Southpaw, I'm not sure how I feel about this. Am I predestined to be an actor?

[PastorPack]

Watched "Bounty Hunter" this weekend. Gerard Butler had his finger on the trigger the whole time!

[LeChuck]

I also saw the Bounty Hunter, I was to busy re-evaluating why I'm with my girlfriend to notice proper technique. Though the fact he stuck a loaded gun in her face at more than one time to "make a point" seems a bit more obvious than any trigger placement. In the end I hated the movie, forgave my girl for the lousy movie choice and wonder what craptacular chick flick Butler will show up in next.


Edit: Also, Bounty Hunter aside Hollywood has gotten better. They do make mistakes, but it's a lot better than it was back in the early 90's late 80's.

[KAK]

The new Bounty Hunter movie with Jennifer Anniston and thet Scottish guy bothered me the whole time.

He held the glock in such an unsafe way EVERY time.

[jumpwing]

It doesn't bother me too much when the "Joe Everyman" character picks up a gun and exercises blatant ignorance because Joe Everyman is, typically, a moron. But it does bug me when the character is supposed to know what he/she is doing and still does everything wrong.

Come to think of it, that kind of thing bugs me whether it's guns or anything else. Ever notice how a gunshot in a crowded scene immediately sends the milling throng into a scattering panic?

[TallZXDriver]

More annoying to me is when they pull it from their holster and "cock" the gun. I dont remember what show I was watching the other day and the officer pulled out a Glock style handgun and power stroked it right out of the holster before going in on some bad guy. I face palmed then changed the channel. Pulling the hammer back right out of the holster usually warrants a similar response from me.