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Callsigns may be Ficticious or real. Radio Amateurs are sometimes used as consultants, and since they like to promote the hobby wherever possible, there may be hidden messages in some movies, especially where morse code (CW) is used.
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| Movie Title | Year | Starring | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Days In The Jungle | 2002 | Michael Riley Aidan Devine Jonathan Scarfe Adrien Dorval |
In this Movie, the Negotiators are using a Kenwood TS-820S to keep in contact with the kidnappers.
Type: Drama (Based on a True Story). |
| Alien Vs Predator Requiem | 2007 | Steven Pasquale Reiko Aylesworth John Ortiz Johnny Lewis |
About 60 minutes into the movie, an Icom IC-756PROII is used. There are also promotion posters for both the Pro II and the Icom IC-7600 clearly visible.
Type: SciFi. |
Blast from the Past | 1998 | Brendan Fraser Alicia Silverstone Christopher Walken Sissy Spacek |
About 6 minutes into this comedy, a Hallicrafters S-40 is briefly displayed. Type: Comedy. |
| Blue Monday | 2001 | Göran Gillinger Eva Röse Viktor Bolin Linda Ulvaeus |
we can see in the beginning, a classic Motorola GP-300 is clearly visible. During a shootout towards the end, we can briefly see a police officer grab an Ericsson P-305 from his patrol car. Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Contact | 1997 | Jody Foster Matthew McConaughey Tom Skerritt Angela Bassett |
In the beginning of the movie, young Ellie, with callsign W9GFO, sits by her ham station, a Collins KWM-2A, calling CQ. She has a brief QSO with K4WLD in Florida. About 30 minutes into the movie, the SETI crew is using non-ham HT's of unknown brand. Type: Sci-Fi. |
| Die Hard | 1989 | Bruce Willis Alan Rickman Bonnie Bedelia |
About 55 minutes into this movie, on Thornburgs desk, is a Kenwood TS-711 together with a couple of unidentified scanners. Also, the terrorists are using Kenwood TH-41AT HT's which are capable of amazing things such as full duplex and very sensitive VOX (movie fake of course). Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Die Hard 2 | 1990 | Bruce Willis William Atherton Bonnie Bedelia |
The terrorists are using Kenwood TH-45AT HT's throughout the film. The counter terrorist team has a Kenwood TS-940 with the SM-220 station monitor on top of it. Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Die Hard 4 | 2007 | Bruce Willis Maggie Q Justin Long |
About 6 minutes in McClane (Bruce Willis) answers a call on an ADI AR-147 Transceiver. Also towards the end of the film, we see McClane using a Uniden Bearcat BCT-15 scanner, (Installed in the semi trailer) as a CB transceiver !. Type: Action/Thriller, ....Also known as 'Live Free or Die Hard'. |
| Dr No (James Bond) |
1962 | Sean Connery Ursula Andress Joseph Wiseman Bernhard Lee |
About 4 minutes into the movie, a female agent with callsign W6N, is using a K.W. Vanguard to call G7W in London. Next to it is an Eddystone 840/A. The woman is killed and the scene shifts to London, where more than ten Racal RA 17L or RA 117 receivers are displayed (it's impossible to see the difference between the two). Type: Spy/Action. |
| Dukes Of Hazzard The Begining |
2006 | Jonathon Bennet Randy Wayne April Scott Willie Nelson |
The CB rig the Duke's Dodge Charger is a Cobra
29 LTD Classic. Type: Action/Comedy. |
| Dukes Of Hazzard | 2005 | Seann William Scott Johnny Knoxville Jessica Simpson Willie Nelson |
There are several CB rigs seen in this comedy. The Duke's Dodge Charger sports a Cobra
29 WX NW ST,
Boss Hogg's Cadillac has a white Cobra
75 WX ST
and I yet have to identify the radio in Cooters tow truck. Type: Action/Comedy. |
| Eye Of The Tiger | 1986 | Garey Busey Yaphet Kotto Seymour cassel |
Garey Listens in on the Police with a Regency MX3000 Scanner Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Frequency | 2000 | Dennis Quaid James Caviezel Shawn Doyle |
In this movie, a Heathkit SB-301 plays a central role. It's used as a transceiver, but as you probably know, it's actually a receiver. Type: Thriller. |
| High Heels & Low Lifes | 2001 | Minnie Driver Mary McCormack Kevin McNally |
In the beginning of this action comedy, a Kenwood TM-V7 is used to eavesdrop on cellphones. The frequencies displayed are not from any cellphone band, but that's Movies for you. Type: Comedy. |
| Joy Ride | 2001 | Steve Zhan Paul Walker Leelee Sobieski Jessica Bowman |
In this Road Movie, Fuller (Steve Zahn), Buys a Cherokee Nightrider 150 CB Radio (The original Analog S-Meter has been replaced by an LED Bargraph) and plays a prank on a trucker with deadly consequences Type: Thriller, ....Also known as Roadkill. |
| Lethal weapon 2 | 1989 | Mel Gibson Danny Glover Joe Pesci Patsy Kensit |
In the beginning of this action movie, the police officers are listening in on Riggs & Murtaugh's hot pursuit with a Realistic PRO-48 and a Realistic PRO-2001. Type: Action. |
| Nightwaves | 2003 | Sherilyn Fenn David Nerman Bruce Dinsmore Francis X McCarthy |
This Canadian TV-movie is a crime story woven around eavesdropping. The scanner in question appears to be a Uniden/Bearcat BC-898T which is hooked up to all sorts of audio equipment and controlled by a computer. Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Paul | 2011 | Simon Pegg Nick Frost Seth Rogen (Voice) |
in this Movie, Moses is seen using a Regency ACT-R10 eavesdropping on the local police. Type: SciFi/Comedy. |
| Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco |
Peter Parker (Maguire) is using a Realistic PRO-48 to monitor the local police frequencies Type: Action. |
| The Anderson Tapes | 1971 | Sean Connery Dyan Cannon Martin Balsam |
While Duke Anderson (Connery) and gang are robbing a block of apartments, A young boy uses a Heathkit HW-101 To radio for help Type: Action. |
| The Bank Job | 2008 | Jason Statham Saffron Burrows Stephen Campbell Moore Hattie Morahan |
A Radio Amateur Picks up the Bank Robbers Walkie Talkies, Whilst Tuning his Yaesu FT-101 And Informs The local police Type: Action. |
| The Ring 2 | 2005 | Naomi Watts Max Rourke Elizabeth Perkins |
About 11 minutes into this Movie, we can see a Regency ACT-E106, and a Regency R-2060 and a Uniden BC-9000XLT in action in the News reporters office. Type: Horror. |
| Taken | 2008 | Liam Neeson Maggie Grace Leland Orser |
About halfway into this action movie, Bryan Mills is using an Alinco DJ-S41C together with a Nokia cellphone to fool the french security agents. Type: Action/Thriller. |
| Terry & June - Eyeball Eyeball |
1982 | Terry Scott June Whitfield Ian Masters |
In this episode of the TV Series "Terry & June" (Season 5, Episode 4) Terry is seen using an Elftone ELCB6000 in his living room & later on talking on an LCL Economy 40 FM while out in his car. Type: Comedy. |
| Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life |
2003 | Angelina Jolie Gerard Butler Noah Taylor |
Lara Croft goes Yaesu! Yes it's true. About 58 minutes into this movie, Lara and Terry enters a bio lab, where Lara grabs a Yaesu VX-7R from an unconscious guard. Type: Action. |
| Up Close & Personal | 1996 | Robert Redford Michelle Pfeiffer Stockard Channing |
After about 45 minutes, we get to see a Realistic PRO-54 in Warren Justice's home. Type: Romantic/Drama. |
| Vanishing Point | 1996 | Viggo Mortensen Jason Priestley Peta Wilson Keith David |
In this remake of the 1971 movie, Kowalski buys a used Realistic PRO-48 from an ex marine to monitor the police activities. The local broadcast station (KBHX) is listening in with a Realistic PRO-2022. Type: Action. |
| Virus | 1999 | Jamie Lee Curtis Donald Sutherland William Baldwin Joanna Pacula |
In this Sci-Fi movie, the crew is running around on a science ship, using Kenwood TH-27A HT's. For one brief moment, one of them is clearly displayed. Type: Sci-Fi/Horror. |
| Where Eagles Dare | 1968 | Richard Burton Clint Eastwood Mary Ure Sir Michael Hordern |
Smith (R.Burton) is using a British Wireless set no.18 to keep in contact with HQ ("Broadsword" calling "Danny Boy"). The short telescopic whip antenna is a movie fake though. The real antenna is made for the lower HF spectrum and consists of a number of copper tubings that threads together. Type: Action. |
