Flashlights in TV shows and movies (Part 4)

[kelmo]

Does anyone here remember an old Sci Fi series called 'SPACE:1999'? Produced by Gerry Anderson in the mid seventies and starring Martin Landau and Barbara Bain? Here's the sort of thing...

Moonbase Alpha in all it's glory.

With all the futuristic paraphernalia in each scene it is easy to miss a prop for what it is, but even as a kid I recognised this for what it was.

It is used as their version of a hypo, for all futuristic injections are made with light, it would seem.

But this is not one of the props that a designer laboured long and hard over - in fact you could buy them in any medical suppliers (in those days)

Ladies and Gentleman, I give you The Twinlite (manufactured by Eschmann in England)

Here it is next to my EDC for comparison (ARMYTEK PRIME C1 PRO-BTW)

It is made of brass and chromed to within an inch of it's life - a very attractive little light. Gotta love those old lensed PR bulbs. Feeding it lithium primary AA cells at the moment - Dr. Russell would have approved!

BTW - the perspex tip is one of two you get with it - this pointy one is known as the Auro-Nasal Illuminator (Which reminds me, I must get around to disinfecting mine!)

This show and UFO were the best after the original Star Trek!

And you are correct, Martin Landau and Barbara Bain + Barry Morse!

 

[Swordforthelord]

In the first couple episodes of Jessica Jones season 2 I'm almost positive she's using a smaller Olight Baton, something along the lines of an S10, S15, or S1. Still haven't had a clear view of it though.

 

[etc]

Necrobump, but a deserving one..

I am pretty certain I asked this before but the search comes up with nothing.

What was that huge light used in the OmegaMan?

 

[KITROBASKIN]

Don't know about a huge light in "The Omega Man", but a recent, amusing rental called "Peter Rabbit" has a scene where a rather insensitive fellow is shining a blueish white beam from his headlamp into a woman's eyes repeatedly. So wish headlamp users would see how annoying that is, and mend their ways by trying to minimize that...

 

[PartyPete]

Watching the movie "A Quiet Place"

I'll have to go back and take a closer look again but it looks like a few Fenix cameos - RC40 I think and either a TK or LD series light as well.

 

[Nyctophiliac]

For the 'OMEGA MAN' question.

If you mean the one slung under the barrel of his machine gun, then it really looks like a Rayovac Sportsman 3-cell model (Circa 1965).

In the scene where he's dictating his diary and he's holding the gun barrel up - you can clearly see the switch on the side and also half of the Black and gold Rayovac brand logo by the rear clip.

If you mean the red lantern he uses when starting up the projector to watch 'WOODSTOCK', then I think that's a 6v Burgess Red Metal 'Bearcat' Lantern with toggle switch. You can see the handle and the black battery connection knobs on the top of the battery carrier - quite an old light for the film (1955).

All research from www.flashlightmuseum.com.

 

[etc]

For the 'OMEGA MAN' question.

If you mean the one slung under the barrel of his machine gun, then it really looks like a Rayovac Sportsman 3-cell model (Circa 1965).

In the scene where he's dictating his diary and he's holding the gun barrel up - you can clearly see the switch on the side and also half of the Black and gold Rayovac brand logo by the rear clip.

If you mean the red lantern he uses when starting up the projector to watch 'WOODSTOCK', then I think that's a 6v Burgess Red Metal 'Bearcat' Lantern with toggle switch. You can see the handle and the black battery connection knobs on the top of the battery carrier - quite an old light for the film (1955).

All research from www.flashlightmuseum.com.

That's the answer I was looking for.

Rayovac Sportsman 3-cell model (Circa 1965).

 

[etc]

Rayovac Sportsman 3-cell model - I wonder what the lumen rating is? The reviews say very low but not sure how to quantify that.

 

[Thetasigma]

Rayovac Sportsman 3-cell model - I wonder what the lumen rating is? The reviews say very low but not sure how to quantify that.

With a PR-3 bulb, max around 20 lumens

 

[Nyctophiliac]

Yes, low lumens, but with that wide reflector, it'll be a piercing spot beam.

And a beautiful yellow.

My kids often ask me why I bother with such dim and yellow incandescent lights, when there are so many bright white led lights everywhere.

I just let them get used to a small 2 cell incand light, then switch it off - they can still see!

Compared to a bright led light, your dark adapted eyes are so much better with incandescent.

Surefire e1e for me please.

 

[Nyctophiliac]

Another sighting of Medical Pen lights!

Remember Casino Royale? The Woody Allen scripted spoof of James Bond starring David Niven, Ursula Andress and Peter Sellars?

Midway through the movie, Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellars) goes to Q branch to get his gadgets, he has to sign a form and picks up a pen - but is told that pen would squirt poison in his face!

Anyway here's the 'pen', held by 'Q' (Geoffrey Bayldon)

And used by Peter Sellars

As you can see, it's a similar torch to the one used in SPACE:1999 (see post 1241) made by Eschmann throughout the sixties and seventies.

I will update this post with a picture of mine when I can.

BTW - absolutely loved this film. Clear source of inspiration for so much of the 'Austen Powers' movies (right down to the circular bed and fembots).

 

[perryknifeworks]

Don't remember the seen with the flashlight but love that movie and the new version with Will Smith (I Am Legend)

Don't know about a huge light in "The Omega Man", but a recent, amusing rental called "Peter Rabbit" has a scene where a rather insensitive fellow is shining a blueish white beam from his headlamp into a woman's eyes repeatedly. So wish headlamp users would see how annoying that is, and mend their ways by trying to minimize that...

 

[etc]

Don't remember the seen with the flashlight but love that movie and the new version with Will Smith (I Am Legend)

In the new version of the original "Legend" there is a PentagonLight involved, way more tactikool.

IMO the original was better, better acting and the monsters recited poetry which made them kinda scarier to be honest versus mindless animals portrayed in the second iteration.

But that original light is so retro that it's worth having just for that reason. I read the reviews, it's very dim.Not sure what "very dim" means. 5 lumens? LOL

 

[Nyctophiliac]

I managed to pick up a 3-cell version of the 'Sportsman' on a well known auction website, nice torch - very wide lens and reflector - yes - 5-12 lumens, but throws a tight spot beam which is useful, but a little like navigating with a small tunnel of light - pretty good. Dodgy metal spring-like thing that holds in the lens and reflector - I would have preferred a screw in bezel assembly.

 

[Ann.Landik]

Does anyoone watching "Strange Angel"? Imha a must for a flashlight lover

 

[Charley]

I caught myself trying to see what Mike Wolfe was using in a old barn on American Pickers yesterday!

 

[Monocrom]

I caught myself trying to see what Mike Wolfe was using in a old barn on American Pickers yesterday!

Could be anything. For some odd reason, they both use different lights in all the different episodes. If it was reality, they'd each have one main light they use in several episodes while traveling around the nation. But it's Reality TV. They're not out there alone. There's always at least two other vans full of crew and gear following them. Seems they just borrow whichever lights are available at a given time.

 

[Johnnyh]

Ha! American Pickers! I love that show and am constantly trying to see what lights they use! Never can quite see them. I know Elzetta sent them personalized light some years back but never saw them in use.

 

[Monocrom]

I've seen everything from 9-LED dollar Store 3AAA lights to a 2AA Mini-Mag model. Sometimes just a generic No-Name light on that show. If you're willing to search through 42 pages of posts, I know I've I.D.ed a handful in the past.

 

[thermal guy]

I remember watching Arthur and the Invisibles with my kids. I'm like hey that kid has a SureFire M6 magnum. They looked at me like I had 2 heads 😂