Beretta 80 Series Pistols - "Cheetah"

The Beretta 80 series of pistols is commonly referred to as the "Cheetah" however, this term describes all of the 80 series of pistols - Model 81-89. All 80 series pistols are available in standard or FS versions (FS includes a Finger Step in the trigger guard like the Beretta 92FS, the early models had a smooth rounded trigger guard) however the Cheetah series of pistols eventually took on the internal changes of the 92F/92FS. Initially, the line was known as the "Series 81". However, after the release of the 80X, it has come to be known as the "Series 80".
=Beretta 81=
The original model. The 81s feature a 12-round double-stack magazine with a .32 ACP chambering. The 81 is something of an improved Model 70 with features taken from the Model 92, such as a double-action trigger, an ambidextrous thumb safety and a double-stack magazine. The 81 was popular in Europe, as well as other countries like Israel and Australia. As a result, this model exists in 81, 81B, 81BB, 81F and 81FS configurations. Production of the Model 81 ceased by 2017 at the latest. The Model 82 is the same, but it has an 8-round, single-stack magazine. However, the 82 was not as successful as the 81 and it is somewhat of a rare variant.
==Specifications==
(1976 - 2017)
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): .32 ACP
* Weight: lbs ( kg)
* Length: 6.77 in (17.2 cm)
* Barrel length(s): 3.82 in (9.7 cm)
* Capacity: 12-round Magazine (81), 9-round magazine (82)
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
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===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Scarface 	Al Pacino 	Tony Montana 	Pachmayr grips and suppressor	1983
Into the Night 	Roger Vadim	Melville 	 	1985
Royal Warriors 	Eddie Maher	Gun Dealer 	 	1986
The Godfather Part III	Andy Garcia	Vincent Mancini	 	1990
Kuffs 	 	Henchman 	 	1992
===Video Games===
Title 	As 	Mods 	Note 	Date
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way	McAllister Handgun	w/ optional suppressor	82FS - anachronistic	2002
Contract J.A.C.K. 	.32 Handgun 	 	82FS - anachronistic	2003
=Beretta 84=
The Beretta 84 is an 81 chambered in .380 ACP. It also comes with a 13-round magazine. The 84 is the most popular Cheetah model in the United States, and, like the 81, exists in 84, 84B, 84BB, 84F and 84FS configurations. Production ceased in 2017, however the series was resurrected in 2023 with the 80X, which is effectively an 84FS with improvements from the X line. The 80X will accept older Beretta 84 magazines and the 80X magazines can be used in most older models, however 80X magazines will not disengage the magazine disconnect safety on some 84 models. If the magazine disconnect safety is removed, the newer magazines will work perfectly.
thumb|right|350px|Beretta 84FS Nickel - .380 ACP
thumb|right|350px|Beretta 84F Two-Tone - .380 ACP
==Specifications==
(1977 - 2017, 2023 - present)
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): .380 ACP, .32 ACP (80X only)
* Weight: 1.46 lbs (0.66 kg)
* Length: 6.8 in (17.2 cm) 
* Barrel length(s): 3.8 in (9.7 cm) 
* Capacity: 13
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA/DA)
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===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Flatfoot in Egypt 	Karl-Otto Alberty 	"The Swede" 	 	1980
Bulldogs and Cherries 	Jirí Krampol 	Gómez's gunman 	 	1981
Tenebre 	 	Jane 	 	1982
Death Wish 2 	Charles Bronson 	Paul Kersey 	 	1982
Deal of the Century 	 	Robber 	 	1983
Year of the Dragon 	 	Ronnie Chang 	 	1985
Band of the Hand 	Lauren Holly 	Nikki 	 	1986
The Living Daylights 	 	Pushkin's KGB bodyguard 	 	1987
Cherry 2000 	Melanie Griffith 	Edith "E" Johnson 	 	1987
Child's Play 	Chris Sarandon 	Det. Norris 	 	1988
Child's Play 	Catherine Hicks 	Karen Barclay 	 	1988
Renegades 	Lou Diamond Phillips 	Hank Storm 	 	1989
Narrow Margin 	Susan Hogan 	Katherine Weller 	Suppressed 	1990
Internal Affairs 	Andy Garcia 	Officer Raymond Avila 	 	1990
Internal Affairs 	Laurie Metcalf 	Amy Wallace 	 	1990
Desperate Hours 	Lindsay Crouse 	FBI Special Agent Chandler	 	1990
The Rookie (1990) 	Lara Flynn Boyle 	Sarah 	 	1990
Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster 	George Buza 	Rico 	 	1990
The Last Boy Scout 	Billy Blanks 	Billy Cole 	 	1991
Carlito's Way 	Frank Ferrara 	Sonny Manzanero 	 	1993
Friday 	 	Big Worm 	 	1995
Rumble in the Bronx 	 	NYPD detective 	 	1995
The Island of Dr. Moreau 	Temuera Morrison 	Azazello 	 	1996
2 Days in the Valley 	James Spader 	Lee Woods 	 	1996
City Hall 	Larry Romano 	Tino Zapatti 	 	1996
The Jackal 	Diane Venora 	Major Valentina Koslova 	 	1997
The Jackal 	Bruce Willis 	The Jackal 	 	1997
Lethal Weapon 4 	 	The Chinese General 	 	1998
The X-Files: Fight the Future 	 	"Well-Manicured Man" 	 	1998
The Matrix 	Carrie-Anne Moss 	Trinity 	 	1999
The Thomas Crown Affair 	 	A Plainclothes Officer 	 	1999
Analyze This 	Robert De Niro 	Paul Vitti 	 	1999
The Limey 	Terence Stamp 	Wilson 	 	1999
Blue Streak 	Peter Greene 	Deacon 	 	1999
Cross Fire 	Toshiyuki Nagashima 	Yoshihiro Hasegawa 	 	2000
Cross Fire 	Hidenori Tokuyama 	Masaki Kogure 	 	2000
Cross Fire 	Shosuke Tanihara 	Yutaro Fujiki 	 	2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds 	Christopher Eccleston	Raymond Calitri 	 	2000
The Point Men 	Christopher Lambert 	Tony Eckhardt 	 	2001
The Point Men 	Kerry Fox 	Maddy Hope 	 	2001
Trapped 	Courtney Love 	Cheryl 	 	2002
Analyze That 	Frank Gio 	Lou Rigazzi 	 	2002
Analyze That 	Robert De Niro 	Paul Vitti 	 	2002
Don't Look for Me (Such mich nicht)	Lea Mornar 	Anna 	 	2004
Don't Look for Me (Such mich nicht)	Stipe Erceg 	Lino 	 	2004
Alien vs. Predator 	Agathe De La Boulaye 	Adele Rousseau 	 	2004
White Chicks 	John Heard 	Warren Vandergeld 	 	2004
Taxi 	Jimmy Fallon 	Washburn 	 	2004
Cutie Honey 	 	Seiji Hayami 	 	2004
The Departed 	Jack Nicholson 	Frank Costello 	 	2006
Hostel: Part II 	Milan Knazko 	Sasha 	 	2007
The Class 	Pärt Uusberg 	Joosep 	wooden grips	2007
Vantage Point 	Saïd Taghmaoui 	Suarez 	 	2008
First Sunday 	Tracy Morgan 	LeeJohn Jackson 	 	2008
JCVD 	Jean-Claude Van Damme	JCVD 	 	2008
Heaven's Door 	Tomoya Nagase 	Masato Aoyama 	 	2009
Heaven's Door 	Mayuko Fukuda 	Harumi Shiraishi 	 	2009
Heaven's Door 	Min Tanaka 	Henmi 	 	2009
New York 	 	Malik 	 	2009
The Assassin Next Door 	Ninette Tayeb 	Elinor 	 	2009
The Assassin Next Door 	 	Thug 	 	2009
Giant Woman vs Big Octopus 	Mika Kurosawa 	Youko 	 	2011
Giant Woman vs Big Octopus 	Alice Ozawa 	Nagi 	 	2011
Redemption 	 	A young man 	84FS 	2013
No Way Out (Elq Chka) 	Levon Hovhannisyan 	Brutal henchman 	FS 	2014
No Way Out (Elq Chka) 	Kamo Unanyan 	David 	FS 	2014
No Way Out (Elq Chka) 	Armen Marutyan 	Gugo 	FS 	2014
Hell or High Water 	 	bank customer 	 	2016
Money Monster 	Jack O'Connell 	Kyle Budwell 	 	2016
Maze Runner: The Death Cure 	Rosa Salazar 	Brenda 	 	2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp 	 	Burch's bodyguards 	 	2018
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Hunter - Season 1 	 	Quatro 	"The Beach Boy" (S1E15) 	1984-1985
Miami Vice 	Various 	Various 	 	1984-1989
MacGyver 	Christopher Neame 	Erich Von Leer 	"Legend of the Holy Rose" (S5E02) 	1985-1992
MacGyver 	Claire Vardiel 	Eunice 	"Legend of the Holy Rose" (S5E02) 	1985-1992
Bergerac - Season 7 	Tim Douglas 	Baker 	"Old Acquaintance" (S07E07) 	1989
Bergerac - Season 7 	Liza Goddard 	Philippa Vale 	"Old Acquaintance" (S07E07) 	1989
Bergerac - Season 8 	Wayne Michaels 	Kevin Ramsay 	"Entente Cordiale" (S08E05) 	1990
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Teri Hatcher 	Lois Lane 	"The People v. Lois Lane" 	1993-1997
Law & Order - Season 8 	Jerry Orbach 	Det. Lennie Briscoe 	84FS, stainless / "Harvest" (S08E04) 	1997
Law & Order - Season 8 	Felix Solis 	CSU Scapelli 	84FS, stainless / "Harvest" (S08E04) 	1997
The X-Files - Season 8 	Nicholas Lea 	Alex Krycek 	84FS, Nickel / "Existence" (S8E21) 	2001
The Pretenders (Los Simuladores) 	Diego Peretti 	Emiliano Ravenna 	84FS, "Tarjeta de Navidad" (S1E01) 	2002-2004
The Sopranos 	Steve Buscemi 	Tony Blundetto 	84FS, Nickel 	1999-2007
Reno 911! 	 	The "Hypothetical Criminal"	 	2003-2009
Psych 	 	Lindsay Leikin 	84BB / "Psy vs. Psy" 	2006-
Air City 	 	Kim Jee Sung 	 	2007
The Border 	 	 	 	2008-2010
Flashpoint (2008) 	 	Sergeant Layla Hourani 	"Remote Control" (S2E10) 	2008-
The Mentalist 	Michael Sidisin Jr.	Doyle Murphy 	 	2008-
Boss 	Takashi Sorimachi 	Takakura Ryuhei 	 	2009
Hit & Miss 	Chloë Sevigny 	Mia 	silenced 	2012
Bullet in the Face 	Kate Kelton 	Martine Mahler 	"Angel of Death" (S1E02) 	2012
Breaking Bad - Season 5 	Jonathan Banks 	Michael Ehrmantraut 	Suppressed; "Madrigal" (S5E02) 	2012
Banshee - Season 1 	Doug Kruse 	Nathan 	"Behold a Pale Rider" (S1E07) 	2013
Banshee - Season 1 	Antony Starr 	Sheriff Lucas Hood 	"Behold a Pale Rider" (S1E07) 	2013
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2 	Daniel Zovatto 	Jack Kipling 	"Blood In The Streets" (S2E04) 	2016
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2 	Ramses Jimenez 	Hector Reyes 	"Date of Death" (S2E13) 	2016
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2 	Raul Casso 	Andreś Diaz 	"North" (S2E15) 	2016
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2 	Colman Domingo 	Victor Strand 	"North" (S2E15) 	2016
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2 	Kim Dickens 	Madison Clark 	"North" (S2E15) 	2016
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2 	Cliff Curtis 	Travis Manawa 	"North" (S2E15) 	2016
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 3 	Kim Dickens 	Madison Clark 	"The New Frontier" (S3E02), "TEOTWAWKI" (S3E03), "Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame" (S3E05)	2017
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 3 	Philip Fallon 	Terrance Shafford 	"Minotaur" (S3E09) 	2017
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 5 	Alexa Nisenson 	Charlie 	"Here to Help" (S5E01), "Is Anybody Out There?" (S5E08), "Channel 5" (S5E15) 	2019
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 7 	Alex Kingi 	Doomsday Cultist 	Holstered; "PADRE" (S7E08) 	2021
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 7 	Alycia Debnam-Carey	Alicia Clark 	"PADRE" (S7E08) 	2021
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - Season 2 	Uncredited 	Nest Soldier 	w/wood grips; "Le Paradis Pour Toi" (S2E04) 	2024
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - Season 2 	Melissa McBride 	Carol Peletier 	w/wood grips; "Le Paradis Pour Toi" (S2E04) 	2024
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Mad Bull 34 	Don Enrico	 	1990
Heartwork: Love Guns 	Angel 	"Taboo..." (Ep. 3)	2003
Gunslinger Girl 	Angelica 	 	2003
Gunslinger Girl 	Terrorist 	 	2003
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino	Pinocchio 	 	2008
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino	Angelica 	 	2008
Cat Planet Cuties 	Jens 	 	2010
===Video Game===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Note 	Release Date
Saints Row 2 	"VICE 9" 	 	2008
Resonance of Fate 	"B-N84" 	 	2010
State of Decay 	"84 Wildcat"	Inox, incorrectly chambered 9x19mm added in Breakdown DLC	2013
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex First Assault	 	Not usable 	2015
=Beretta 85=
thumb|right|350px|Beretta 85FS - .380 ACP
==Specifications==
(1977 - 2017)
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): .380 ACP
* Weight: 1.37 lbs (.62 kg)
* Length: 6.8 in (17.2 cm)
* Barrel length(s): 3.8 in (9.7 cm)
* Capacity: 8
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA/DA) 
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===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
State Of Grace 	R.D. Call 	Pat 	 	1990
Lethal Weapon 3 	Paul Tuerpe 	Henchman #3 	 	1992
Last Action Hero 	 	 	 	1993
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult	 	High School Student	 	1994
Bad Boys 	Tchéky Karyo 	Fouchet 	 	1995
Ransom (1996) 	Mel Gibson 	Tom Mullen 	 	1996
Ransom (1996) 	Gary Sinise 	Det. Jimmy Shaker 	 	1996
Raid 	Kai Lehtinen 	Raid 	 	2003
Vares: Private Eye 	Jari Halonen 	Karl E. Miesmann 	 	2004
Dhoom 2 	Bipasha Basu 	A.C.P. Sonali Bose 	 	2006
The Losers 	Zoe Saldana 	Aisha 	 	2010
No Way Out (Elq Chka) 	Narek Petrosyan 	Havo 	FS 	2014
No Way Out (Elq Chka) 	Kamo Unanyan 	David 	FS 	2014
No Way Out (Elq Chka) 	Arshavir Panosyan 	Saro 	FS 	2014
No Way Out (Elq Chka) 	Levon Hovhannisyan	Brutal henchman 	FS 	2014
John Wick: Chapter 2 	Tobias Segal 	Earl 	suppressed	2017
John Wick: Chapter 2 	Riccardo Scamarcio	Santino D'Antonio 	 	2017
Murder Mystery 	Gemma Arterton 	Grace Ballard 	 	2019
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Miami Vice 	Multiple 	Multiple 	 	1984-1985
The Sopranos 	James Gandolfini	Tony Soprano 	"Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" (S01E13) 	1999-2007
NCIS - Season 2 	Megan Ward 	Laura Rowens 	"Forced Entry" (S2E09) 	2004-2005
NCIS - Season 2 	Brigid Brannagh 	Catherine Reynolds	"Conspiracy Theory" (S2E19) 	2004-2005
Breaking Bad - Season 3	Aaron Paul 	Jesse Pinkman 	Nickel; "Half Measures" (S3E12), "Full Measure" (S3E13)	2010
Breaking Bad - Season 4	Aaron Paul 	Jesse Pinkman 	Nickel; "Box Cutter" (S4E01), "Problem Dog" (S4E07) 	2011
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note	Date
Kochikame 	 	 	1996 - 2005
Kochikame, The Movie	Hostage Taker	 	2011
=Beretta 86=
thumb|right|350px|Beretta 86 Pistol - .380 ACP
The Beretta 86 is distinguished from the rest of the 80 Series pistols in having a tip-up barrel, allowing a single round to be loaded into the chamber without needing to rack the slide. The Model 86 is effectively a Beretta 85BB with a tip-up barrel and wood grips. The Beretta 86 is the most powerful tip-up pistol in history, because of the inherent weakness of a tip-up design not allowing for more powerful calibers than .380 ACP. In 2023, EAA released a clone of the 86 called the Girsan MC-14T. The MC-14T is very similar to the 86, except it has an accessory rail and uses a standard 84 double stack magazine instead of the 86's single stack.
==Specifications==
(1991 - 2004)
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): .380 ACP
* Weight: 1.46 lbs (0.66 kg)
* Length: 7.28 in (18.5 cm)
* Barrel length(s): 4.37 in (11.1 cm)
* Capacity: 8
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA/DA) 
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===Film===
Title 	Actor	Character	Notes 	Date
Triple 9	 	 	Seen in archival footage	2016
=Beretta 87=
The 87 is effectively a .22 LR rimfire version of the Beretta 85BB. They were discontinued in 1994, then reintroduced 2000, discontinued again in 2013, and produced once again breifly in 2017.
thumb|right|350px|Beretta 87BB Pistol - .22 LR
==Specifications==
(1994 - 2012)
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): .22 lr
* Weight: 1.26 lbs (0.57 kg)
* Length: 6.8 in (17.2 cm)
* Barrel length(s): 3.8 in (9.7 cm)
* Capacity: 8 
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA/DA) 
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===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Action Jackson 	Robert Davi 	Tony Moretti 	. 	1988
Above the Law 	. 	Toscani 	. 	1988
Goodfellas 	Paul Herman 	Jimmy 	. 	1990
Double Jeopardy	Bruce Greenwood	Nicholas Parsons	. 	1999
RocknRolla 	. 	Archie's men 	Suppressed	2008
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Seinfeld 	Suzanne Snyder	Eva 	 	1989-1998
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	 	A Gangster	"The Gang Gets Whacked, Pt. 2" (S03E13)	2005-Present
Survivors 	 	 	 	2008-2010
===Video Game===
Game Title	Appears as	Note 	Release Date
Bodycount 	"CQB.45" 	Target Model	2011
=Beretta 89=
Produced from 1984 to 2012, the model 89 is also chambered for the .22 LR and is designed for competition and range training, with a lightweight frame and ergonomic grips.
==Specifications==
(1994 - 2012)
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): .22 LR
* Weight: 2.56 lbs (1.16 kg)
* Length: 9.5 in (24.1 cm)
* Barrel length(s): 6 in (15.2 cm)
* Capacity: 8 
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
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=Bruni 85 Cheetah=
Bruni 85 Cheetah is semi-automatic blank-firing pistol with double action firing system based on the Beretta Cheetah series.
==Specifications==
* Type: Pistol
* Caliber(s): 9mm PA
* Weight: lbs (0.75 kg)
* Length: 6.77 in (17.0 cm)
* Barrel length(s): 3.82 in (9.7 cm)
* Capacity: 7-round Magazine
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
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===Television===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note/Episode 	Date
Specialists (Specialisté)	David Prachar 	Mjr. Pavel Vondráček	 	2017-Present
Specialists (Specialisté)	Zuzana Kajnarová 	Kpt. Zuzana Májová 	"Krevní pouto" (S1E09) 	2017-Present
Specialists (Specialisté)	 	The robber 	"Útěk podle jízdního řádu" (S1E01)	2017-Present
Specialists (Specialisté)	Jan Plouhar 	Bernie 	"Vražda taxikáře" (S1E02) 	2017-Present
Specialists (Specialisté)	Daniel Tuma 	Denis 	"Burzovní horečka" (S1E07) 	2017-Present
Specialists (Specialisté)	Barbora Jánová 	Petra Michelská 	"Krevní pouto" (S1E09) 	2017-Present
Specialists (Specialisté)	Gabriel Cohen 	Russian gangster 	"Staří přátelé" (S1E12) 	2017-Present
Specialists (Specialisté)	Pavel Necas 	Prokop Rýdl 	"Na scestí" (S1E14) 	2017-Present
Specialists (Specialisté)	Jitka Schneiderová	Veronika Šejbalová 	"Pod asfaltem" (S1E21) 	2017-Present
Specialists (Specialisté)	Jirí Ployhar 	Jiří Vlček 	"Den zúčtování" (S1E67) 	2017-Present
=Kimar Model 85=
Kimar Model 85 is a blank only replica of the Beretta 85, produced by Kimar.
===Television===
Title 	Actor	Character 	Note/Episode 	Date
Beauty and the Beast - Season 2	 	Vlad's agents 	"Held Hostage" (S2E11)	2013 -
Beauty and the Beast - Season 2	 	Catherine Chandler	"Held Hostage" (S2E11)	2013 -
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