The Beretta 92’s Rise to Pop Culture Icon

[@SectionChief]

Chow Yun Fat is the greatest action movie Beretta 92 wielder of all time. Yes, A Better Tomorrow, but Hard Boiled is incredible.

[@KingMusa99]

His movies are 🔥

[@xw4]

Word!

[@lenzielenski3276]

Uh, no. Just no.

[@doublep1980]

Don´t forget The Killer.

[@SectionChief]

@@doublep1980 you are absolutely correct. The Killer is right up there with the best of them.

[@richdubbya]

I love the Beretta 90 series. Hated it in the military, but love them when they are not ran like a $5 whôre for 20+ years..

[@Chrisblau]

😂😂😂😂

[@1911syndicate]

Lol

[@Serenityindailylife]

Bad checkmate mags according to the military and ig investigation. Beretta mags ran 100%

[@scottyh.6992]

The original Lethal Weapon is my favorite 92 movie.

[@kbm-zw5jd]

@@scottyh.6992 k

[@Serenityindailylife]

my dad bought me the first 92 the month that came out. I got it for my birthday as a 16yo kid.

[@JoshSherlock-x4h]

Yessir

[@SJ-ty5rw]

I think Lethal Weapon made the 92 famous . People always say Die Hard did it .. but forget Lethal Weapon came out years before and was the first to put the 92 on display .

[@bighat291]

The Replacement Killers. I remember as a kid when that came out, my dad and I would watch it over and over just because of all of the Berettas and we were huge Beretta fans. Still are to this day!!

[@SquidGunman]

You are 100% correct. When they changed out the 92 in live free or die hard, that was a colossal error.

[@kbm-zw5jd]

At least they went with the PX4 at some point, but that wasn’t McClain’s gun. He carried a Sig.

[@napalmstickylikeglue]

They should have had John pick up the 92 instead of the PX4. They owed it to us.

[@daniellang1513]

It's because in die hard with a vengeance mcclane loses his beretta on the boat when he gets caught by Simon. But yes by all accounts he should have been given another 92fs instead of the sig 220 in live free or die hard

[@cineman73]

that always felt like an odd switch to me to go from the 92 to the Sig.

[@aaronpiazza3773]

Leons compd 92 from the professional is forever imprinted in my mind

[@libertylivesin1776]

Yes.

[@cannolidaddy]

Literally just bought my 92fs today! Stoked as its my first gun ever!

[@allenspringsteen301]

In the first Lethal Weapon there’s a deleted scene where Riggs takes out a school sniper with his Beretta, mag dumps at the window then reloads. BADASS

[@JoshSherlock-x4h]

Frreal Idk why they left it out..

[@ronmutch6404]

Carrie-Anne Moss in the matrix was not wielding a beretta 92-her hands were too small-I believe they went with the 84 Fs cheetah-92’s smaller cousin.

[@bong9130]

The Replacement Killers with Chow Yun Fat dual wielding the Beretta 92 comes to mind

[@1911syndicate]

Great one

[@MFAutoloader]

Sicario 2 was the movie that made me say "ya know what? I need a beretta 92".

[@gameragodzilla]

Adios...

[@FirstLast-ff7qx]

It was the compact L model i believe. With no rail. I own one. I think they have since been discontinued.

[@1911syndicate]

Exactly

[@Chrisblau]

100% agreed dude. Thanks for commenting and watching 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

[@BunyipDude]

Weird, that was the movie that made me say, “You know what? I need a Daniel Defense M4A1.” And now I have one (see short on my channel).

[@zachconroy1443]

General Hummel: You call it what you want! You're down there, we're up here! You walked into the wrong goddamn room, Commander!

[@GuilePatrick]

Stand Fast!!!!(Commander Anderson) 😉

[@1911syndicate]

I got chills

[@GuilePatrick]

@@1911syndicate 😁

[@Chrisblau]

Classic scene

[@GuilePatrick]

@@Chrisblau Damn right brother...All of a sudden i wanna watch it again..😁😁😁 Chris i actuallyI thought you were gonna say" I will not give that order!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@luigi999ish]

Uff, no Romeo and Juliet tho? The Beretta’s in that movie are truly iconic.

[@AlexPinewood]

Ahh yes the Dagger 9mm 😂 those went hard.

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

Definitely agree with Lethal Weapon and Die Hard - the undisputed kings of Beretta 92 movies!

[@Porkchopexpress391]

John woo loves his berettas. Damn ner every movie off his has them

[@BrianKern2121]

I've hear from the old movie gun rental companies that the 92F are the most reliable guns to run blanks with. Probably why John Woo likes using them. Chow Young-Fat mentioned in "The Replacement Killers" he fired so many blank rounds in one day he couldn't eat with chop sticks for a week. 😂

[@BrianKern2121]

I remember it was Steambridge Gun rentals in 1997 who said the Beretta 92 was the most reliable handgun with blanks in Guns Magazines before they got bought out

[@gameragodzilla]

@@BrianKern2121 John Woo also likes them because they're quite large as well as high capacity, so they have awesome screen presence and you can shoot them constantly without reloading, something Woo famously never gave a damn about (and even questioned why American moviegoers cared so much about that).

[@1911syndicate]

Absolutely

[@doublep1980]

According to an interview by John Woo, he chose the Beretta 92 because the gun looked sexy. Back then, he had basically no knowledge of fire arms whatsover but the design of the Beretta really caught his eye.

[@JacksonWalter735]

The Beretta 92 was the reason my family got into firearms. My dad thought it was cool and got one. Nobody in my entire family ever owned a gun before that and we became addicted from there. We never had to use any of our firearms for self defense, but we are ready to do so if it ever happens. This was only made possible because my dad thought the Beretta 92 was cool lol

[@sidekickz2180]

I ADORE my Beretta 92. I'd sleep with it under my pillow...if I slept

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

How the hell did I forget about The Professional... Another Jean Reno Beretta 92 awesomeness festival. hell yeah!

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for a really good video showcasing the Beretta 92 in movies it really is one of the iconic guns. Like I said in the short that's why I still have it in my rotation only because I carried a M9

[@alaskajohn907]

M9 is still in service. I was still carrying it when I was still in the Air Force circa 2020, and many shooting teams still have them in the arsenal.

[@todom180]

Just got my Beretta M9A4 this afternoon, perfect timing!

[@mrdato116]

Same, ordered one yesterday and this video gets recommended

[@handroids1981]

Oh hell yeah! An hour long episode on the Movie Pistol I was obsessed with as a child and teenager? _YES!_

[@1911syndicate]

Boom

[@jaymack9442]

Lethal Weapon is by far one of the top 3 trilogies in my opinion where they were all good. The other two were Bourne series and the Matrix. Yes I know there were 4 parts to all of these. But the 1st 3 hands down were amazing.

[@exjug]

Can’t wait for the class! Great video. The 92 is such an iconic movie gun. 🤙

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

Boondock Saints should've been higher on the list - Matrix barely shows the 92 - Boondock rocks that shit the whole show.

[@axnyslie]

I hated Underworld when I saw it because of Kate Beckinsale's Berettas that NEVER run out of ammo, having a magical infinite supply.

[@Iamspeedhunter]

Love your channel. Thank you for making this. I don’t know of anyone creating quality content in this style.

[@joshuabarnett6158]

How did Equilibrium not make this list?

[@jakefrye2390]

One of the best good bad movies of all time

[@joshuabarnett6158]

@@jakefrye2390 I know it wasn’t perfect. Got over shadowed. Cause it came out right around Matrix as well. But the gun play was interesting, over the top and no realistic but fun. And those 92s were awesome in that movie. Welp now I gotta go watch it lol

[@darkfishy87]

I think the tetragramaton berettas beat Leon's when it comes to style

[@LT_LAZER]

@@darkfishy87 Full Auto, with spikey magazines for melee - Superior to Leons.

[@teamstucker624]

Definitely an under rated movie so much awesome gun ninja stuff totally unreal but fun to watch.

[@dandas86]

Boondocks Saints is freaking classic. Soooo good. Now. Best 92 is definitely the LTT 92G Elite RDO

[@andrewfoglesong]

Probably out due to technicality but Broken Arrow with its 93R deserved an honorable mention!

[@1911syndicate]

I’m saving the 93r for its own video one day. But excellent call

[@rowbownerd]

@@1911syndicate I own one of the two Auto-9’s used in the first RoboCop. With the exception of the 93r frame. Mine was mounted on a Taurus frame (because of the frame mounted safety) for display.

[@BunyipDude]

“Broken Arrow” has plenty of 92FS action. It’s a John Woo film, after all.

[@Bill-jv5eg]

My 92FS is one of my favorite pistols, I have swapped rear sight to a Beretta adjustable one and a set of Wilson Combat grips, love it

[@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595]

32:58 Blasphemy, my good sir. That title still belongs to post bank robbery shootout in HEAT.

[@Dan.50]

I bought this when I turned 21 because of Lethal Weapon. Not a bad sidearm, just a little big and chunky.

[@chrisjosekuehl]

Let’s all just agree that 80’s and 90’s sturdy men were the real heroes.

[@KGBBooks]

I love the Samurai Edge custom Beretta 92s from Resident Evil

[@blackops8996]

Great channel, some call me out dated but I ccw a 92fs for the last 8 years and just love this gun....

[@Frank_Cheese]

While I do dig Hard Target, a beter movie in that vain is The Replacement Killers. If you are a 92 fan it is one of the best.

[@davidsports2214]

More videos like this please!! Different best rifles, police cars, etc. The lists go on and on

[@ericbergfield6451]

Thank you so much for this presentation, I've forgotten about a lot of these movies from my childhood being so good/average

[@donniejoy4469]

I think the part in lethal weapon where riggs is preparing to end it, and the scene shows the 92 HYPER clear with the muted background, and the zoomed in shot as he puts the 9mm round in the chamber.. its so artfully done and really shows the lines and beauty of the pistol.

[@1911syndicate]

In a dark way yes

[@kbm-zw5jd]

Yeah. The grip medallion was not standard at all though. Clearly put in the to identify the brand. Not to mention the scene where Murtaugh checks out Riggs’ gun. I can recite his lines word for word. “Hmm. 9MM Beretta, 15 rounds in the magazine, one in the chamber. Wide ejection port. No feed jams”. Sounded like an intentionally written in commercial and it surely worked.

[@jayphillips368]

Not a movie, but what made me fall in love with the Beretta 92 was the video game Max Payne Fast forward 20+ years and I love my LTT 92 RDO

[@jhvghjgjkhlihli]

man that game was so good

[@contentcreators1206]

30:39 for the comp you have to check out Ric's comp. It's a guy from the Beretta forums that started making the same comp from the movie. Also like to add the movie Kuffs with Christian Slater. The Beretta 92 features prominently in the movie poster and is almost a character in the movie. There's a scene where he goes to a gun store and asks for the biggest gun that holds the most bullets, then he buys two.

[@travistucker4067]

What about the comp Beretta the Yakuza in Predators? It's pretty sweet.

[@kyledonowho1898]

Thank you for this.

[@mikemab3410]

This one gave me the chills as I got reminded of my younger years - my dad, brothers and myself watching vhs action flicks on a Friday night. What an homage to the sexiest pistol ever conceived. 🤙

[@mikesciarappa4885]

Yes! Awesome episode!

[@Chrisblau]

👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

[@Doc17762A]

Love my 1911s, and Berettas (especially LTTs). Don't forget the Rush Hour series.

[@Mopartizan4774]

These are always surprising to me. the gun movie reviews blended with commentary, always entertaining.

[@1911syndicate]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gerechoppers]

I’ve got a Beretta 92FS I bought almost 20 years ago. It’s had a trigger job, etc.. It’s the absolute last pistol I’d ever get rid of and I own over 20 different handguns. I recently picked up an M9A4 and love it as well.

[@82lowe36id]

Langdon Tactical took my love for the 92 to a new level. Love the 92 and love 1911 Syndicate, so win win.

[@1911syndicate]

Cheers mate

[@chrisjosekuehl]

The beretta is one of the most beautiful and timeless designs, it looks amazing stock and modified. It’s also extremely soft shooting, accurate and easy to manipulate, the older models were pretty big in the grip but modern models are extremely ergonomic, and one of my favorite things is that it’s the very best pistol to run a silencer on, not only does it not need a booster and piston but you can use a trilug on it.

[@ianray8823]

You got the chance to duel wield these iconic pistols. And I'm happy for you.

[@HerpMcDerp89]

I LOVE my Beretta 92X. I bought it because it was the gun from Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, but it is absolutely one of my favorite pistols to shoot.

[@rogerwood5228]

If you love 92s, check out the movie The Big Hit with Mark Wahlberg. Lots of dual wielding, out of control, fun. Lou Diamond Phillips and Avery Brooks are just classic in that film!

[@joeymorris9866]

Great video!! I hope it gets more love! “Hey Moe!”

[@ronpettit3200]

The last back drop was nice with the mountains just over the house

[@mcondon23]

Love this content

[@scottsdaletactical]

great job guys!!

[@sertank735]

How am I just now discovering this channel? Subscribed.

[@Op_B_]

Being in the military, I didn’t really appreciate the 92 until I got an Ltt Elite 92. Now I own two 92’s and it’s my favorite pistol.

[@johnwilliams5596]

This inspired me to go to the range with my 92! Need to narrow my friends and try the dual wielding!

[@JustSomeGuyAroundTown]

This is exactly what I’ve been thinking the last few months and I was born in the 80’s. I’ll have a 92 in the next couple months.

[@markanthonypar-wise1499]

Yeah got the Beretta 92a1. Love it so much. Its used in the bourne trilogy my personal favorite spy series. Jason Bourne uses it in bourne supremacy and an assassin uses it in the Bourne ultimatum. Jason uses the 92FS and the assassin uses a variation the 92SB.

[@brianboylan5145]

A couple of films that really should’ve made it to this list. 1, A Better Tomorrow 2 the absolute amazing gun play in that movie with the 92 duel wield is insane. The part in the building sliding down the stairs and then in the house at the end. 2, Nemesis 1992 the modification on the 92 in that movie is beautiful. Two films I think where the 92 was almost a big a part as the actors. Lethal Weapon is definitely the most iconic though and the first movie I saw the gun in as a kid and loved it from there on. 🙌🏻

[@cineman73]

Nemesis hell yah! A man of taste!

[@big22john]

You forgot , The Replacement Killers (1998)

[@k31rifleman]

I’m mean my God. LW 2 miovie poster had the 92 prominent in the poster!!

[@shooteveryday1841]

30:03 I have no idea how you decided that it was not the Auto9 from Robocop. Currently designing a bolt on part to install on my 92S to make it look as similar as possible

[@jamaljacksonjr2652]

Great job on this video!!!! 👏 👏

[@1911syndicate]

Thanks bro

[@xw4]

Should have included “The Corrupter” with Chow Yun Fat and Mark Wahlberg. That was a classic 92FS movie. Should have came in the top four.

[@1911syndicate]

Mmmmm slipped by me

[@noelr2502]

John Woo's masterpiece HARD BOILED, not on the list???!!!

[@Mike193Inf]

Nor "The Killer"- the best of them all. 🤔

[@jakefrye2390]

You can really tell how much yall enjoy making these. Love it and can’t wait for more. USP WEN

[@1911syndicate]

Very soon

[@ArmorXIII]

My first handgun is a surplus 92S and I still love it.

[@kbm-zw5jd]

The tv show Jericho used Beretta’s almost exclusively. They even used a stainless Cougar for one character.

[@joshuatoler1965]

i was a late in life beretta owner but now i have a 92fs inox,an 80x and a clone of an original model 84 cheetah.

[@krogancop619]

In Romeo + Juliet there are some nice looking 92s, too. Although I can’t recall how they are portrayed in firefights…

[@travistucker4067]

Facts!

[@chrisjosekuehl]

Leon the Professional, Boondock Saints, are a couple that are awesome.

[@ethanmccracken6489]

Fantastic video guys

[@Serenityindailylife]

$1000- cheap Trinity had a 84. It's one the DVD directors commentary, he said she had smaller hands and the 92 looked too big.

[@phatstackmack152]

Not all 92s are cheap. Try pricing a Beretta 92 Fusion on Gun Broker. They will set you back 12K-13k. The base 92FS starts at 700 bucks in my area. Also a 92 needs Nothing to run a suppressor and threaded barrels can be picked easy for the 92. Every lefty should also own a 92😊.

[@JohnDoe-cf4es]

There’s a guy that runs a company called Griffith guns that makes a replica of the comp from The Professional. They cost a fortune but they’re so cool

[@Wander04]

My favorite movie with the Beretta 92 is with Chow Yun-fat in The Replacement Killers

[@jimrodriguez8047]

Fun episode!

[@WingatesHellsing42]

Equilibrium should have been on the list instead of Underworld, it also features a protagonist who dual wields full auto 92s but the aesthetic mods for them are much better, the style of dual wielding is the best in all of cinema and though it's also a movie about nerd stuff it's much more high minded and thought provoking nerd stuff, though just as cheesy

[@vikingnomad00]

I 100% agree with 1 & 2 in my younger days we called the 92 "the Riggs" It is one I want for my collection and still dont have.

[@chrisjosekuehl]

The new 92x rdo models are perfect, they fixed the enormous grip, fixed the da trigger and fixed the reset, and it’s still the best suppressor host.

[@inqmusician2]

Not a movie, but, modified Beretta 92F was in Black Lagoon manga and anime series.

[@joshuamartindale868]

I got my Beretta M9 Commercial replica back 2012 it's been in my carry rotation along with my Browning Hi Power and my 1911 😊

[@fearlessfarless]

Come on man! The Rush Hour series, The Bourne Identity, The Stargate movie, we NEEDED an honorable mentions list at the very least lol

[@davegriener]

Love this! GTS is a legit addition to the family.

[@billbeam8069]

Good video brother

[@In_con_ceivable]

Ok that was funny man, great video 😂

[@JohnDoe-cf4es]

“Clubbed to Death” by Rob Dougan is a nice touch for the intro

[@1911syndicate]

One of the greats

[@PlaneSaddles]

There will be a follow-up with Beretta 92s in TV shows? I'm curious to see ranking 2-10, but I know number 1 is Walker Texas Ranger.

[@caddilacjim]

Have a m9a3 got it when they made the odg version which I guess was limited.Iconic pistol in cinema and the gun world.

[@blacklotusgym]

You had me at dual wielding

[@jodylivengood4061]

I would like to bring up the most accurate depiction of the 92FS. The movie Colors. Also a very realistic portrayal of police work. Robert Duvall as Hodges carries one. His younger partner McGavin carries a 6" S&W .38 spec. A common weapon for LAPD officers of thst era. He would have been a 5 year vetetan to become assigned to CRASH. Which places his hira date prior to the adoption of the 92FS by LAPD. Which was 1985. They were monitoring the US military trials. Sig P226 was not made in the numbers to supply that department and relied on importer Saco Defense to bring to the US. Beretta was ready to go. CRASH officers were already using the 92 versions with mag release near the trigger gaurd. Some personal 92FS's were also showing up. Two autos were authorized. 92FS and S&W 59. The 59 had issues feeding JHP ammo that weren't rectified until 1989 with the 5906. The Beretta 92 from day one ran good with JHP ammo. Many officers did not trust semi autos and they werent really authorized anyway unless SWAT or another speciality allowed or required it. So McGavin was one of these wheelgun loyalist. He uses a stainless 3" .S&W for off duty and plainclothes work and uses a 2" as a backup gun. While you would think Hodges would be of that opinion what was shown was more accurate. As soon as the 92 was issued department wide it was fine to keep your revolver as your duty weapon and many officers did. But a lot of older officers by that time had enough of the 6rds and slow reload times. Many officers that had on duty shootings opted for the 92FS. Colors doesnt depict much for officer involved shootings. McGavin as well as every other officer opens up on Gerardo "Rico Suave" Meja after he shoots and kills Hodges. They also smoke that hot latina bitch that was next to him when he did it. But that is the extent of the two main characters gunfighting. Lethal Weapon is cool. Its more of a Christmas movie than Die Hard. Opens up with Jingle Bell Rock. Riggs kills more people just escaping the nightclub than Mclane kills the entirety of Die Hard 1. Including that weird perv looking fast draw dude sitting at the bar. He also does a firing from retention point blank range drill while pulling his offhand into his chest so he doesnt shoot it early in the film. But Murtaugh finds Riggs carrying a 92FS to be unique. At that time it had been department issue for 2 years. Thought he clearly is familiar with the weapon he would have seen well over 70% of his co-workers already carrying it. His new partner carrying one wouldnt have been worth mentioning. Colors doesnt explain anything about the depiction of the weapon to the audience. I met a retired LAPD officer who moved back here to Albuquerque where he was from. Very much a gun guy and was there during that time. The depiction of the gangs in the film and their firepower was also accurate. The amount of cocaine purchased to make crack often put early street gangs in contact with arms traffickers that could obtain full auto weapons. The MAC 11 9MM was very common and there were a lot of easy to convert open bolt versions produced and sold before ATF ended that. Sorry for the long post but i thought it might be relevant and as always i loved this video and you're unique movie pics for my favorite gun. First got a 92 when i was 13. Im 46 now and it is what i choose assuming 9mm is appropriate for the job. Ive had really good luck with them. I also maintain the ones ive had over the years and use good magazines. So all of mine have worked.

[@DoubleFTuka]

In the movie "La Colombiana" she stabs a guy in the neck with a Beretta slide.

[@davidt5085]

My very first pistol was a 92fs literally because of Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. Totally agree with the reasons for the #1 and #2 spot but with all the great movie clips, I’m surprised you left out the scene in the first Lethal Weapon where Riggs hands Murtaugh his 92fs and he’s literally calling out the model and specs like it’s a Beretta ad within the movie, lol. Loved this video and the intro was great 👍

[@Chrisblau]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Jake crushed this video and Crispy killed the edit.

[@manoharjishnu2009]

You missed out two of THE MOST ICONIC 92s ever in cinema history. The Samurai Edge M92F used by S.T.A.R.S operatives in Resident Evil and the standard issue full auto 92FS of Grammaton Clerics in Equilibrium.

[@Verdha603]

I'll admit the two pieces of cinema I think of when I see a Beretta is Die Hard...and Black Lagoon.

[@moosamalik5453]

I get why he didn’t mention black lagoon in this bc it isn’t rlly a movie but come on it’s literally shown off so many damn times throughout the series