MARASAN: A navíc je to stejná painless jaká byla použita v T2, jen s drobnými modifikacemi.
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Old Painless, which, like the rest of the weapons in Predator, was supplied by Stembridge Gun Rentals, was custom-built for the film (while rumors persist that a handheld Minigun system was tested by the US Navy SEALs in Vietnam, no such weapon ever entered production). The weapon was fitted with the handguard assembly from a full-size M60 machine gun (a short-barrelled variant of which was also used in the film by Mac), installed backwards under the M134's barrels, as well as a rear pistol grip taken from normal (at the time) Minigun spade grips, attached to the weapon via a custom Y-frame with an M16-style carry handle that mounts to the weapon's recoil absorbers. A special harness was also created, transferring much of the weapon's considerable weight to actor Jesse Ventura's (Blain) shoulders. Additionally, the weapon had its fire rate drastically reduced from 6,000 RPM to 1,250 RPM, partly to make the recoil manageable for Ventura, partly to conserve ammunition (even at the reduced rate, the ammo canister linked to the gun could only hold 4-6 seconds of usable ammunition), and also to make the weapon's rotating barrels visible on-screen (at the full rate of fire, the barrels appeared to be stationary blur on screen as they would spin faster than the frame rate on the cameras). The M134 also requires a significant amount of electrical power to operate; in the film this power source was external, consisting of cables that plugged into the Minigun and lead down Ventura's pants leg and along the ground to off-screen batteries. These were only attached for shots where the weapon is fired as the actor could not walk when they were installed.
The ammo box oriented correctly during a firing scene (left) and oriented incorrectly during a non-firing scene (right)
The ammo box oriented correctly during a firing scene (left) and oriented incorrectly during a non-firing scene (right).
The ammo pack for the weapon used an M23 armament system ammo box and cover assembly attached to an ALICE pack frame. These ammunition canisters hold approximately 550 rounds of 7.62×51mm ammunition when filled; at the confirmed rate of fire (1,250 RPM) when the weapon was sold, the Minigun actually had a maximum of 25 seconds of ammo. For scenes where the Minigun is fired, the box is oriented correctly across Ventura's back, with the feed chute attaching to the upper left corner of the box and oriented on the weapon so that the window is facing upward. During non-firing scenes, the ammo box is instead positioned up and down, with the chute turned upside down to hide the fact that there is no ammunition within.
The film's technical adviser, Kevin Dockery, had the following to say regarding the weapon's caliber:
"The Predator gun is an M-134. It was never a Microgun (XM-214). That story has been rattling around the Internet and elsewhere for years, that the Predator gun was a 5.56, it wasn't. Ventura had a hand in putting together the harness that held the gun, after all, he had to carry and handle the darn thing, and told me a bunch about it. When Dan had the gun (past tense I believe) he contacted me to see if Ventura wanted to buy the weapon. I'm going to do a writeup on the XM-214 including pictures of me holding one. It isn't a big deal to pick the microgun up and hold it cradled in one arm. Maybe when people see just how small the 5.56mm gun is, this story will start going away. The pack in the movie held all of four seconds worth of ammo and no batteries. In the first scene when Ventura fires the gun, you can see the cable for it in the dirt behind him. And the trigger didn't work. The special effects man handled powering the gun for several reasons, including safety. Something about them not wanting the actors injured if the gun was dropped and the trigger pulled."
―Kevin Dockery
Ventura himself described firing the weapon as "like shooting a chainsaw", no doubt referring to its ability to chop down an entire swath of rainforest (even if this was achieved with special effects explosives rather than actual live gunfire). Bill Duke (Mac) said, "Shooting those many bullets coming through that gun with that power is an amazing experience."