That's probably my biggest question about the movie.
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Anticitizen — 11 years ago(March 08, 2015 06:25 PM)
Missed major organs I guess. The shot to the head went through his mouth, in one cheek and out the other; probably blew out most of his teeth. He'll be wearing dentures for sure.
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fgeorgio — 11 years ago(April 02, 2015 09:06 AM)
People can survive gunshot wounds.Reagan was shot at point blank range and made it.If I remember correctly,Bud was shot on the left shoulder,the right chest and after stabbing Smith was shot through the jaw.He is shown afterwards to be in very bad shape and it is implied that he was medically discharged from the LAPD
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cyborgt800-1 — 10 years ago(August 30, 2015 11:20 PM)
I'm at the range quite often and I see guys standing still, taking their time and not stressed missing big targets so I could see it.
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tehck — 10 years ago(September 06, 2015 07:11 PM)
How could Bud survive three close-range shots?!
The same way Vito Genovese survived twice as many bullets from even closer range, it's in the script.
Actually, it's a truth is stranger than fiction moment. There are many examples of people surviving what would seem to be worse. Also, the shooters were likely using the preferred police round for the time, the .38 special, which is not particularly effective. That's why virtually no one uses it for anything now.
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GenusHomo — 10 years ago(September 28, 2015 09:57 PM)
It was actually a .32, commonly used during that time (especially by an older cop like Dudley). The .32 cartridge is roughly 1/3 the size of a .38 special.
It's a very weak round. .32 is Number 11 on this page:
http://herohog.com/images/guns/ammo/Comparitive_handgun_rounds.jpg
and .38 special is Number 7 for comparison. -
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AlexDuran — 9 years ago(July 29, 2016 11:51 PM)
How could Bud survive three close-range shots?!
Because Bud White is a bad mother beep Think of him as a force of nature.
More realistically people have been shot more than 3 times and lived. 50 Cent survived a shooting similar to this, actually twice as many bullets with a similar shot to the face. Two revolver shots to the torso missing certain vitals can be survived, not that uncommon. The last shot to his face went through one cheek and out the other, lost teeth but survivable. It's not a great stretch White survived.
Also the guy looked physically dense. Muscle does in fact slow projectiles down compared to fat or very little mass. I doubt Exley would have survived that same situation. The best part of that scene; as White is getting blasted by Dudley he still tries to advance on him. Unstoppable. -
venanttout — 9 years ago(August 18, 2016 03:53 PM)
Seach about Jacky Imbert. This man survived twenty two projectiles in his body.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacky_Imbert
