Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks! is a 1996 science-fiction comedy directed by Tim Burton that was based on a cult trading card series which depicted a comical Martian invasion of the planet Earth. The film featured an all-star cast including Glenn Close, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Pierce Brosnan, Michael J. Fox, Jack Black, Annette Bening, Joe Don Baker, Natalie Portman, Danny DeVito, Rod Steiger, and Jack Nicholson in dual roles. The film was somewhat overshadowed as it was released in the same year as the similarly-themed alien invasion film Independence Day.
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=Rifles=
==M14==
U.S. Army soldiers are armed with M14 battle rifles during the first encounter with the Martians. Billy Glenn Norris (Jack Black) grabs a discarded M14 and tries shoot the Martians with it, only to learn it was empty (which for some reason causes the magazine to fall out). Because ‘’Mars Attacks!’’ is meant to spoof alien invasion movies from the 1950s and 60s, the United States Army in the film is seen utilising weapons, uniforms and equipment issued during that time period, in keeping with the production aesthetic. It is interesting to note that very few of the M14s in the film seem to fire blanks; with most of the rifles seen “firing” are accompanied with muzzle flashes added in post-production, as the actions do not cycle to eject blank casings (or any casing of any kind), and that the actors playing the soldiers are simply mimicking the recoil. 
An M14 rifle that Billy Glenn Norris field-strips and then re-assembles blindfolded in his trailer clearly has no fire selector, which means it is most likely a commercial semi-automatic M14 clone (such as a Springfield Armory M1A or a Norinco M14S).
=Handguns=
==M1911A1==
General Decker (Rod Steiger) wields a pair of M1911A1 pistols akimbo whilst shouting at the Martian leader, which do no harm to the Martians as he's shrunk while firing them and then crushed underfoot. An interesting goof is that while he's firing at the Martians, one of his 1911s clearly goes empty, yet gunshots are still heard, and after a split-second cut to the Martians (with no time to reload), he is shown firing both guns again as though nothing happened. It is also interesting to note that during the White House attack, the Martian airhelmets can be cracked by a Beretta's 9mm bullets, but for some reason, General Decker's .45s are not strong enough to break the airhelmets.
==Beretta 92FS==
Unlike the US military, the Secret Service Agents in the film carry more modern weapons, namely Beretta 92FS pistols (even though in real life, the SIG-Sauer P228 would have been standard-issue to the USSS at the time of the film's release).
==Colt Official Police==
While in his trailer, Mr. Norris (Joe Don Baker) loads a revolver which isn't seen clearly, but appears to be a short-barreled Colt Official Police with a 4" barrel (judging by the shape of the hammer and the half-moon shaped front sight).
=Machine Guns=
==Browning M2HB==
Browning M2HB heavy machine guns can be seen mounted on U.S. Army tanks and jeeps (note that the tanks in the film are also old-fashioned M-41s). When the Martians fry Congress, General Decker (Rod Steiger) gets on a tank and fires one at the Martian space ship. As with most of the film's M14s, the M2HB does not seem to be firing blank ammunition; it ejects no shell casings and the muzzle flash was clearly inserted in post-production.
==Browning M1919==
The Browning M1919 machine guns are seen mounted on several M151 MUTT jeeps during the welcome event in the Nevada desert. The machine guns are also mounted on APCs when soldiers battle the Martians in Las Vegas.
=Submachine Guns=
==IMI Micro Uzi==
Mitch (Brian Haley), the main Secret Service agent guarding President James Dale (Jack Nicholson), pulls a Micro Uzi and then fires at the attacking Martians who enter the War Room.
=Shotguns=
==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
Sue Ann Norris (O-Lan Jones) and Mr. Norris (Joe Don Baker) load shotguns when preparing to fight the invading Martians, though they don't get a chance to use them as a Martian robot smashes their trailer with them inside. The one used by Mr. Norris has a 12 Gauge double barreled shotgun with two exposed hammers, so it's definitely an older-style design. 
thumb|none|500px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 gauge. This is probably not the shotgun used by either of the characters in the film, but the closest we have here on IMFDB.
==Single Barreled Shotgun==
When Sue Ann Norris (O-Lan Jones) and Mr. Norris (Joe Don Baker) load their shotguns in preparation for the Martian attack, Sue Ann's shotgun appears to be a Single Barreled Shotgun.
==Winchester Model 1912==
Mr. Norris throws Richie Norris (Lukas Haas) a shotgun and tells him to "lock and load", but Richie drops it to go and get his grandmother, Florence Norris (Sylvia Sidney). The shotgun appears to be a Winchester Model 1912, judging by the shape of the pump when Richie catches it.
 
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