Divine
Curse saw automatic weapons for theatrical purposes brought
officially into Canberra for the first time. A new protocol
was established with the Australian Federal Police, guided aptly
by specialist armourer John Fox.
"It only took a few villains and a couple of action sequences
before the list of guns had grown." Says director Dean Toovey.
"I contacted John from his ad in IF
Magazine and he helped me from the first minute all the
way through production."
Cost is often a factor in low budget films. Dean responds "John
was worth every penny and helped give the film a quality action
feature look, from accurate costumes and guns, to great looking
shots and action co-ordination, I can't recommend him highly
enough."
Colt M4 Tactical Carbines
357 Desert Eagle
357 Colt King Cobra Revolver 6" Silver
9mm SIG mod 226
Sawn Off D/B Shotgun
9mm H&K MP5K
9mm Beretta 92 F Silver with silencer
Mick
Trotter as the thug tooling around Yarralumla at 1am in the
morning blazing away with his .357 Desert eagle while steering
the supercharged Statesman.
Once
we'd cleaned steamed goggles and taken child-locks off rear
doors, the boys with their M4 Carbines were ready for action.
Special
Operations Group with helmets, silk balaclavas, overalls, vests
and goggles.