Flashlights in TV shows and movies

[LetThereBeLight]

This past Monday...CSI Miami...the blonde was getting on another CSI about not having fresh batteries in the "MagLite" in the "kit". I don't know if the actors know they are using hi-tech lights or not...I don't know if the show's producers want them to make it know that they are knowledgable about the fact that they are using a hi-tech light. They usually use SureFire's from what I can remember...maybe that was just a slip of the tongue?

John

 

[Firebladz]

This past Monday...CSI Miami...the blonde was getting on another CSI about not having fresh batteries in the "MagLite" in the "kit". I don't know if the actors know they are using hi-tech lights or not...I don't know if the show's producers want them to make it know that they are knowledgable about the fact that they are using a hi-tech light. They usually use SureFire's from what I can remember...maybe that was just a slip of the tongue?

John

I saw that episode too, I think they just used "maglite" because it's probably the most widely recognized name in flashlights...

Firebladz.

 

[Firebladz]

P.S. the movie "Darkness falls" is a flashaholics wetdream LoL

uh oh, this is my 100th post does this officially make me a flashaholic???

Firebladz.

 

[voodoogreg]

I rarely watch TV "show's" much, when i do tune in it's history ch, TLC, discovery, etc. (really have gotten sick of all the forensic death, blood, autopsy crap) But I do watch movies and, (give me a break here :sweat "Crossing Jordan". It's funny and still has a little substance, and a strange cast.
They use streamlight's pretty much exclusively from what I can see.

It seems that the most visable Company on media seem's to be Streamlight. VDG

 

[LEDMaster2003]

In a movie about an earthquake a girl uses an old Eveready All American lantern

In an episode of MythBusters they had some incans and a blue X5.

Also notice in alot of shows how they mess up an incan's color and usually make it a bluish-white color?

 

[The_LED_Museum]

On "The X-Files", they frequently use MaxaBeams, even in situations where such a large or bright light is unwarranted.

 

[voodoogreg]

On "The X-Files", they frequently use MaxaBeams, even in situations where such a large or bright light is unwarranted.

Yeah, so does dog the bounty hunter, pointing it in perp's eyes a foot or two away for a good while. I ain't smartest tool in the box but aren't those HID thing's a bit strong for even iced out G's to handle? VDG

 

[mykall]

I was trying to determine what Jennifer Love Hewitt was using
in that new show she's in "The Ghost Whisperer" or something like
that. Dont' know why I was watching that (and probably never again )
Anyway she went in the basement with the flashlight and at first it looked like
an SF but then looked like it might have been an SL. Never really got a
good look at it though.

MB

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

In the first episode of Ginger Snaps (that cool werewolf flick) the girls use what appears to be a Streamlight Strion, which was plugged to its charger on the wall of their little backyard house.

Anyone have seen this movie??


Oh, the Discovery Channel's Mythbusters frequently use an Inova X5 with blue LEDs, they also have a boring 3D mag.

 

[square11098]

Just saw Doom last Friday and it looked like they had some sort of SF hooked up to those rifles of theirs. There was also a part where one of the guys used a red LED to check the eyes of the "rookie". Kind of surprising that one of the "Marines" had his light go out...and he didn't even have a back-up light.

Also saw The Day After Tomorrow on cable for the first time, and noticed that they seemed to be using SF M6s.

 

[UVvis]

Also seen a few SF M6's in this week's INVASION.

Ok,

What is this Invasion show I hear about? I only get armed forces feed and have never heard of it.

 

[pathalogical]

The one movie that really stands out for me is the scene in ET: Extra Terrestrial. The part where they are walking through the foggy forest with their bright lights piercing through the fog. I hope I'm remembering my movies correctly. I'm sure it's been on tv a few times since and it always reminds me of the first time I saw that movie. What kind of light were those ?

 

[elgarak]

If I remember correctly, the flashlight's in E.T. looked like Mags. However, they were probably modded to exhibit higher brightness. You need a LOT of light to expose film correctly. Unmodded Mags typically are not bright enough, if you want to see the actors, the set AND the flashlight-light.

 

[Schuey2002]

In "The Hunted" with Benicio Del Toro, there's a scene in which a host of cops swarm a factory or something, all of them armed with 9P's with turboheads.

Those turboheads looked like SRTH's.. :naughty:

 

[sween1911]

Those turboheads looked like SRTH's.. :naughty:

Those lights are just awesome in usage. You know, that movie was on the other night. My wife was telling me something, and I did that husband trick where you turn your whole head, but keep your eyes on the TV. I couldn't stop watching as they had just entered that dank dark warehouse area and those SF's began piercing the darkness. "Yeah honey... uh huh.... mmm hmmm.... of course I'm listening to you.... "

 

[CNTSTPDRMN]

I've been noticing that on CSI NY, they've been using SF A2's w/ Red LEDs, the character that was doing autopsies that is now in the field is using one.
They've been using more and more LED Surefires in CSI Vegas & especially Miami--- Yeah I caught the maglite reference in the Miami episode too, don't know why they just didn't say "flashlight" and kept it generic---

 

[Skyclad01]

In the first episode of Ginger Snaps (that cool werewolf flick) the girls use what appears to be a Streamlight Strion, which was plugged to its charger on the wall of their little backyard house.

Anyone have seen this movie??

Ginger Snaps is a GREAT movie!!! The entire trilogy is actually!

 

[Size15's]

I quite liked the first movie. (I've not seen the others)
I don't think it could have been a Strion, the movie is too old.
Likely a Stinger the style is pretty consistant.

Al

 

[CLHC]

SureFire's M6 appear on the show Without a Trace occasionally. . .

 

[Craig720]

Flashlights used in TV's 'Supernatural'

What kind of flashlights do the brothers carry? I am unable to ID them.