Spyderco's in movies & television

[obi-wan]

How many movies and television shows have featured Spydercos? I remember the Endura being used in Cliffhanger and the Delica being used in the TV series Millenium. What other films have Spyderco's been used in?





Edited by - Obi-Wan on 3/14/2001 12:34:15 PM

[StevieK]

A few others are, Hannibal ( Obviously <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> ). Strange Days, there is a Rescue as well as another right at the end that I can't quite identify. Fight Club, in the scene set in the Police interview room, (I think it's an SS Police)
And I know there are a couple of others, but I can't think right now, but that should get things started <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[Moose]

Was the TV series Millenium the move about the Y2K crash?

[obi-wan]

No, Millenium was a series revolving around a character named Frank Black, an FBI agent. The series revolved around the super-natural and a doomsday type of organisation known as the Millenium group. The series was produced by the people who created the X-Files. In the series, Frank Black carried a Delica for general use.

Edited by - Obi-Wan on 3/14/2001 11:51:32 AM

[obi-wan]

I also remember seeing a Spyderco used in a movie with Jean-Claude Van Damme with an ice hockey theme. I can't remember the title.

P.S.
Jedi's carry Spydercos

Edited by - Obi-Wan on 3/14/2001 12:33:40 PM

[Marc]

The VanDamme movie is &quot;Hard Target.&quot; The bad guy uses an Endura which is very visible in a few scenes. I believe the Endura was also used in the movie version of the Dean Kootz book &quot;Mr. Murder.&quot;

Marc

[cgjones]

I saw an espisode of Millenium where Frank Black used a Delica to carve a pumpkin. I think the episode name was &quot;The Curse of Frank Black&quot;. This is the first time i've seen a Spyderco on tv or in a movie that wasn't used as an offensive or defensive weapon.

The forum member formerly known as cjones.

[obi-wan]

I agree with you Carson. It would be nice to see Spydies and knives in general, used as essential tools in movies. It's ironic how there are people who are quick to condemn knives as horrible instruments of death, but if they use them in violent films, it's ok because it's art.

[thorin hammer]

I saw a Harpy in a movie called Chill Factor, it was used by the bad guy...

Ehh, supposed to be Thorin... : )

[FullerH]

There was a Delica used by Oz in Buffy a year or so back to trim wires in a sound system, an engraved Police used by the villain in the movie, &quot;The Client&quot;, and a SS scale Police used as a murder weapon on at least one of the old &quot;Murder She Wrote&quot; tv shows with Angela Lansbury. Oh yes, and a SS scale Police was used to, umh, filet a dog in the Steven King movie &quot;Needful Things&quot;.

Walk in the Light,
Hugh Fuller

Edited by - FullerH on 3/15/2001 8:53:59 AM

[DEREK VINYARD]

there was also a movie with steven seagal and kurt russell that had a civilian in it. i can't remember the name of the movie but they were on a airplane.

[Joyce Laituri]

Hi All,

Here is a partial (and very behind) list of movies and tv shows that Spyderco knives have either been in, or to which we've sent knives to the production set for consideration.
Please add to it! I've been lazy 'bout keepin' it up to date. You would be greatly helping me out.

Joyce



Movies:
Exposure, Heat, Cliffhanger, The Client, Bad Boys, Broken Arrow, The Fan, Point of No Return, Eraser, Flipper, Going West, Invasion of Privacy, The Juror,
Hard Target, Seven, Jennifer 8, Strange Days, Sudden Death, Under Siege II,
Terminal Velocity, River Wild, Daylight, Great Expectations, Face Off, Starship Troopers, Scam, Crazy Sitter, One Man's Justice, Recall, Anaconda, Delta Force Two, Black Dog, Recoil, Message in a Bottle, Out of Sight, Avengers, Practical Magic, Natural Born Killers, Doom Generation, Point Break, Entrapment, Psycho, Payback, Mission Impossible II, Only the Strong, Double Team (Van Damme), Fight Club (Brad Pitt)
Television Shows and made for TV movies:
48 Hours, Pro Shooting on ESPN, American Shooter, Cops, Dynasty,
The Enemy, Discovery Channel, Touched by an Angel, Earth 2, Babylon 5, Perry Mason, Tonight Show-Jay Leno, SportsFair America, This Old House, Outdoor Adventure Magazine, L.A.P.D., Profiler, Millennium, Home Improvement, Needful Things, Murder She Wrote, Live with Regis and Cathy Lee, Mr. Murder, Outer Limits, Trucks! (TNN), Promised Land, Homicide, Trailside, Air America, Angel's Dance, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Halloween Episode '99), Travel Channel-Amazon River (C35 cleaning piranahs), NBC Dateline (C14)

[kiralymd]

Wow, what a list.Congrat's Joyce.
Can You list the used models to the films?
I think we'd appreciate it.

Steel heart,straight edge.

[cgjones]

I saw a show on VH-1 called &quot;Strange Frequency&quot;. It was made up of a couple shorter shows. In one of them, this guy drove around picking up kids on their way to concerts. In the trunk lid of his car, there was a flip down cover. Behind it was an array of weapons. One of them was a SS Police(I think).

The forum member formerly known as cjones.

[earthworm]

Geez Joyce!&amp; I though I had an eye for trivia &amp; detail!*LOL*(one of my lifetime goals is to find a Colt Single Action Army revolver like Hugh O'Brian used in the TV show'Wyatt Earp':could shoot 50 rounds without reloading.Now THAT'S hi-cap*G*!).See my post in the'Hannibal'thread:maybe this publicity will do for Spyderco what the'Dirty Harry' films did for Smith &amp; Wesson.Respects to all.

[Tom Percy]

Now, if we could see what knife was used in used in each of the movies listed, we could see if there was a trend in the movie industry as to what they are using....

[CJF]

On the 80's TV show &quot;Airwolf&quot; there was a Spyderco Mariner used by one of the &quot;bad guys&quot; to cut open a bag of a &quot;powdery, illegal substance&quot; (if you get my meaning <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> )


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Chris

[ramlanrafie]

Thank Joyce,

The list really help me, i'm collecting movies that are using spyderco

regards, ramlan

[Frank Black]

In &quot;The Thin White Line&quot; (Millennium), the Delica is used as a spatula for picking up bloody crime scene evidence. Although one of the killers uses a knife to mutilate victims, it's not a Spyderco.

[sal]

I just saw a Centofante C50 being used by the Captain in &quot;On the Beach&quot; (new version). He was using it to peel tomatoes.

sal

[Moose]

I think there was a SS Police model in the movie &quot;Tremmors II&quot;, the secound one with the underground things that eat people.

"Here a Moose, there a Moose, every where a Moose Moose."

[Mancer]

I just seen a SS Delica in a movie called &quot;Dont look behind you&quot; with ol Patrick Duffy, the bad guy at the end pulls it out but gets shot, now you see if they had a Civie of Gunting they wouldnt have had to resort to such violence, lol

Seeya l8tr

MaNcEr

It's Time To Kick @$$ 'N Chew Bubble Gum

[sam the man..]

Whoah!!! I musta been watching all the wrong movies and TV series!!! *hee-hee!* Well, who'll ever forget the SS harpy in Cannibal? <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

have spydies will travel

[Joyce Laituri]

The evening of May 6th on the Travel Channel there is going to be a show called &quot;Adventure 16 - American Survival&quot; (or something like that). Caught just a brief trailer last week and they were talking about survival gear. A woman opens an Endura and the voice over says &quot;find out all about designer knives&quot;. Guess I'll be glued to the tube.

Also on a Travel Channel special last weekend three men were crossing the Australian Outback in a race. An American marathoner had a Remote Release clipped to his belt loop throughout his 40 some odd days surviving off the land. Pretty cool!!!


Joyce

[Mancer]

Thanx for the info Joyce, I got the travel chan on satelite down here in SA, will keep an eye out for that one.

Many thanx

MaNcEr

It's Time To Kick @$$ 'N Chew Bubble Gum

[jyork]

Was flipping channels last night and came across a scene in what I think was &quot;Boyz n the hood&quot;. A fight scene with Cuba Gooding jr and another guy pulls out a SS plain edge mariner. Amazing how many movies and tv shows use Spydercos when you look for them.

Jey

[toothed]

If I remember correctly, I think in &quot;Delta Force Two&quot; a bad guy uses a Civilian to cut off pieces of beef jerky. Only in Hollywood. Thanks for the list Joyce, I printed it out and will have it close to the couch for reference when channel surfing.

[Knife Dude]

Well, the only one I know of is the movie &quot;The Client&quot;. Barry &quot;The Blade&quot; Muldono carries one, I'm not sure what exact Spyderco knife it is though.

[Sean Richings]

In the movie &quot;Point of No Return&quot;, Harvey Keitel uses what looked like an Endura as a government assassin. Also, in the book &quot;Freaky Deaky&quot; by Elmore Leonard, a bomb squad detective uses an unspecified Clipit.

[ramlanrafie]

Barry &quot;The Blade&quot; Muldono with &quot;POLICE&quot;

[Joyce Laituri]

Books! Forgot all about books! In the Don Pendelton, executioner series of Mack Boland books, Mack Boland often carries a Spyderco. Carried a Military clipped to a pair of swim trunks in the last one I read.

Joyce

[Jeff/1911]

knifedude / ramlanrafie,

Thanks for the reference. I am &quot;Police&quot; model crazy right now, as I wait for my new s/s serrated model to arrive; currently on order.

After reading your posts this evening, while out getting some videos for my kids I rented &quot;the Client&quot; and just finished watching it. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It's a great movie, and fantastic with the several great shots of Barry the Blade's serrated stainless steel Police model. It looks like it has some kind of fancy engraving on the handle. Must be a custom job, don't you think?

Jeff/1911.

[ramlanrafie]

Hi Jeff,

actually i got my Police last week. dreaming about it for quite sometime. an excellent full size folder; but mine is plain edge. i like a knife for general use and clean cut.

enjoy your spyder

[thalium]

i saw a ss police in a movie called neadfull things with max von synro some one uses it to skin a dog its a film adapted from a steven king novel.

[knifenerd]

Jeff

I just received my new SS Police serrated yesterday. I'm very impressed. I'll post later in detail.

Dick AKTI #A001365

[Jeff/1911]

Knifenerd,

I'll be very interested to hear about your experiences with your new knife. As much detail as you care to give.

Jeff.

[Jeff/1911]

ramlanrafie,

I recall your writing about your Military plain edge...how would you compare your new s/s Police plain edge to it? Different knives I know, but I'm interested in how you see them in comparison to each other.

I am prepared to love both of mine (Police and Military) for their own strengths and use them to complement each other. I fully intend to carry both my plain edge Military and my serrated Police at the same time. Equipped this way, I should be ready for about any cutting task.

Jeff/1911.



Edited by - Jeff/1911 on 6/16/2001 12:16:49 AM

[Tom Percy]

No sure if its been entered, but I just saw a Spydercard on &quot;The Lost World&quot;

[Joyce Laituri]

Thanks to all of you for helping me update the list!

At an outdoor show last summer we provided a FB02 Moran FB to the prop company who'll be working on the new Indiana Jones movie. Don't think the movie will be out for a while but keep your eyes peeled and fingers crossed.

Joyce

[mnblade]

Joyce:
I've very curious, in what context did a Spydie appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno?

[Gary]

Joyce...

Keith Famie (formerly the chef contestant on Survivor II) uses a Spyderco (a Delica I believe) on his Food Network TV show Keith Famie's Adventures.

Gary

[john row]

I just noticed a Spydie brandished (rather well, actually) by Denzel Washington in &quot;Training Day&quot;

John

Never Forget 09/11/01 If you're not a friend, you must be an enemy

[midget]

Yea, I saw &quot;training day&quot; last night and noticed it too.

[dialex]

This is a topic that keeps appearing regularily, which is great! I suggest it features as a distinct area on this site (somewhere just below HOME od EDGE-U-CATION), and updated when necessary.

[knifepunk]

i saw the movie &quot;Bad Boys&quot; last night. the bad guy had a civilian

[Raden]

Here's one I don't think has been posted before. In &lt;b&gt;Ocean's Eleven&lt;/b&gt; in the scene where they go down the elevator shaft when they open the briefcase there is 2 <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> they look like the Wegner. They use them to cut the line after they decend to the bottom of the shaft.

<img src=http://www.spyderco.com/forum/spyder.gif>Size Matters<img src=http://www.spyderco.com/forum/spyder.gif><img src=http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/372fcedb/bc/toys/samurai2.gif?bcDo_58A88UxWudf>

[aero_student]

In ocean's 11 they appear to be wegners but on close inspection the foam is cut in a manner to accomadate the shackles found on the remote release and snapit.

[Shiden]

Yesterday I saw a Spyderco Endura (serrated, black handle) in a Dutch TV-serie, called Baantjer. It's about a detective (Baantjer) who solves crimes (in this case a serial killer) in the city of Amsterdam. Very bad acting in my opinion, but very popular in the Netherlands and in Belgium.

[joebe]

&quot;Exposure&quot; /movie, bad guy uses PE ss police to stab peter coyote then rinses it off in the sink... the blood.

[dialex]

I first saw a spidie in a SF movie called &quot;Screamers&quot;. As I recall it was a SS SE Endura (or possibly a Police). I never imagined that such knives really exist and I thought this was a special model created for the props by an inspired guy <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
It also seems to me that in &quot;Fight Club&quot; (with B. Pitt and E. Norton) appears a C25 (or maybe C50) F. Centofante, but I'm not sure.

[Dijos]

There's a show on speed vision, with this guy jessee james, where he modifies cars heavily. I just happened to see him whip out a millie to cut out the headliner of an expedition that they were turning into a garbage truck..

[James Y]

It seems to me that the SS Police model shows up in movies more than any other single Spyderco model. I've seen it in Training Days, The Client, Jennifer Eight, Fight Club, etc. I saw a SS Mariner used by a villain preparing to attack Lindsay Wagner in a TV movie once too.

The first time I actually remembered seeing a Spyderco knife was when I saw Anaconda in 1996 or 1997. It was a Delica, and I decided I wanted one. I didn't know the name Spyderco, but I received a catalog in the mail from a mail-order knife company and learned the name of the model and Spyderco. Thus began my second obsession with knives.
Jim

[glasshartt]

Bttt

<img src="http://www.spyderco.com/forum/spyder.gif" border=O> Integrity is being good even if no-one else is watching <img src="http://www.spyderco.com/forum/spyder.gif" border=O>

[drbones666]

Recently I watched Imposter (based on a Phillip K. Dick novel like &quot;Bladerunner&quot<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> and The Heist. Both looked to have Spidy's in them. Anyone want to correct me?


From Your Kind and Humble Narrator, DrBones666

[glasshartt]

I saw a clip on National Geographic Channel where their &quot;Croc Expert&quot; Dr. Brady Barr, was using, an endura, I think, to cut the tape on the snout of a croc.

Linda

&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.spyderco.com/forum/spyder.gif&quot; border=O&gt; Integrity is being good even if no-one else is watching &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.spyderco.com/forum/spyder.gif&quot; border=O&gt;

Edited by - glasshartt on 8/26/2002 11:35:28 AM