Aliens (1986) Mark Rolston & the live-fire M56 Smart Weapon

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Жыл бұрын

I had the chance to talk to Actor Mark Ralston (Drake) from 1986's Aliens. And his experiences on set with M56 Smart Weapon.
One of 2 live-fire versions made for the film, this prop is up for auction through Prop Store in their Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction running June 21-June 24
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@nomenestomen3452 10 ай бұрын

Mark Rolston, underrated actor. He played in two of my most favorite movies: Aliens and Shawshank Redemption.

@zairehaylock4974 6 ай бұрын

Man, Mark Rolston has been on everything--Aliens, Survival Quest, Lethal Weapon 2, Shawshank Redemption, Hard Rain, Rush Hour, Saw and stuff like that.

@mpalfadel2008 Жыл бұрын

Holy shit Didn’t recognize Drake as a older gentleman Damn Frost showed up as well

@DETHMOKIL Жыл бұрын

oh man, is that the holy grail of alien props?

@TyyTheFlyGuy Жыл бұрын

There’s a guy on Reddit I’ve chatted with a few times who has the prop grips from the movie Vasquez used on the same model pistol and has a working pulse rifle build. I think all the stuff is cool, this smart gun being around is pretty mind blowing though.

@KaiNLinda Жыл бұрын

Look all i need to know is where they are.

@TyyTheFlyGuy Жыл бұрын

@@KaiNLinda Vasquez, kickass right?

@KaiNLinda Жыл бұрын

@@TyyTheFlyGuy Anytime, Anywhere.

@madaxe606 4 ай бұрын

If only we could get a Colonial Marines game that was worthy of the film and this ultra-cool fictional weapon.

@chination1796 Жыл бұрын

My guy Ricco Frost in the building 😂

@kevinedward6132 Жыл бұрын

God if I had the money I'd be all over this prop. This and the pulse rifle are just legendary, no other prop weapons are as memorable as this.

@amazingdany Жыл бұрын

I don't want any of the cool guns in that incredible movie, I want... THE ALIEN QUEEN. I want it on top of the house, like a xenomorph gargoyle ready to repel evil spirits...

@freqnlodown Жыл бұрын

You could build one of those. I see the cover latch of an M60 machine gun, couple of motorcycle swing arms, portion of a handlebar and brake / clutch lever. That thing is really interesting.

@DGneoseeker1 7 ай бұрын

That's no prop. REACTIVATE IT.

@Jason_556 3 ай бұрын

@@freqnlodownmainly mg42 or Yugo m53 with all kinds of parts added on. Looks cool! Love that flash cone they added . I’ve got a this gun but with out the mods. I’d like to copy it making it a real deal!

@alastairwallace6153 8 ай бұрын

Mark Rolston was also in Ashoka season 1 recently, great to see him on camera again!

@aleksibovellan9821 2 ай бұрын

I wished Drake and Vasquez got to keep their own Smart guns and had them above their own fireplaces, so well deserved 👑 Absolute legends!

@grahambtransparency9146 Жыл бұрын

LET'S ROCK!!💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🔥👍

@MeBeTheDB Жыл бұрын

*_WOWZA-!_* Such an iconic piece of science fiction, let alone cinematic history and to top that off, the ever so cool, Mr. Mark Ralston was there to share it. SIDE NOTE: Just after 'ALIENS' was released in 1986, I was in a SPORTS SHOE store in the Beverly Center in Beverly Hills, CA, buying myself some new Nike's ... and sitting a few chairs down, testing out another pair was -- -- Mr. Ricco Ross ... and what a cool, personable guy he was. As I was leaving with my new sneakers, I said to him, 'ALIENS-!' and he, replied with an, 'Ohhhhh, yeahhh ...' He was then, like when he happily now, crashed the interview, was indeed, back in the day, just as happy ... Time flies, eh-? Let's rock-!! D.A.

@themoguntian4917 10 ай бұрын

Legendary piece of Sci-Fi ❤ The idea of a mounted Mashine Gun was decades ahead of its time.

@mattrichardson4351 Жыл бұрын

My word mate you would be so blushing having two actors from such a massive movie talking about the props they used 👌🏼👌🏼

@icanseeyouallfromuphere 4 ай бұрын

I remember the night I was at home as a kid and sat in the dining room watching Aliens the first time, was the most amazing film Id ever seen utterly barmy ! 😞We lost that house, I plan to buy it back one day and Im 43 already

@porker2906 2 ай бұрын

🥺🥹❣️ Drake was my alltime favorite marine‼️

@Valorius Жыл бұрын

There's a guy on youtube that actually made a fully functional M56 smart gun out of a real MG42. It's pretty freaking awesome.

@brianbuttacavoli5692 Жыл бұрын

Lovely... so metal. Made for killing bugs. Deactivated? Not for long. Outside of the comics, they should of explored more with the Colonial Marines, terraforming colonies, and the Xenomorphs in the movies or a mini-series. Equipment like the M56 and the M577 is made to be seen in use on the silver screen, they are too beautiful to be not.

@PropsToHistory Жыл бұрын

At this point it would be cheaper to make a new one

@MeBeTheDB Жыл бұрын

Actually, as you likely know, from 1995 onwards, there's been the 'Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual(s)' and if you or anyone shall do a film in the times preceding 'ALIENS' ... that's a good place to use as a 'story bible' to keep it Canon. Keep Bug Hunting, amigo ..! D.A.

@andrewkerr3836 Жыл бұрын

The second Alien movie was the best of the lot in my opinion. 👽👍

@beskarman38 Жыл бұрын

It's 'Aliens', my bud. And yes it's the most memorable of the series.

@Jason_556 3 ай бұрын

Part 3 sucked! Boring as can be. 4 was ok.

@smoke301 Жыл бұрын

When I was in the Army I so wished that we had this weapon. Geneva convention and practicality be damned.

@gibbyboi7313 Жыл бұрын

Any time i went to jrtc i would always put a forgrip in left of my 240 and everyone thought i was a idiot 😅 but id scream LETS ROCK

@smoke301 Жыл бұрын

@@gibbyboi7313 yeah I saw lot guys do that to their SAWS also

@jasonvanniekerk9269 Жыл бұрын

What about the Geneva Conventions would limit using a weapon like this (if there were a weapon like this)?

@mpalfadel2008 Жыл бұрын

The rounds would be a little large for anti-personnel work…

@stephenjdutton Жыл бұрын

@@jasonvanniekerk9269 I think the M56 was supposed to fire explosive rounds like the pulse rifle. The use of exploding, expanding and fragmenting rounds in small arms is forbidden.

@Scopper81 Жыл бұрын

There is only place for that, mounted over the fireplace below the family flintlock rifle. Talk about how far we've come!

@PropsToHistory Жыл бұрын

Get some heavy-duty pegs for this ol girl. She heavy

@jefferydraper4019 Жыл бұрын

Whats funny is I have the main colonial marines as characters in my XCOM2 games, including Drake (Mark Ralston) with voicepacks courtesy of a mod. Probably one of the best sci-fi action movies ever especially with the added footage with Newts family and the Sentry guns.

@PropsToHistory Жыл бұрын

I need to revisit the XCOM series

@jefferydraper4019 Жыл бұрын

@@PropsToHistory Im surprised with the mania for game-based movies that no one has hit up them or the guys at Bethesda for Fallout as movies. I personally find XCOM more interesting than HALO.

@AaronH9111 Жыл бұрын

Those guns were Badass in Aliens !

@PropsToHistory Жыл бұрын

Indeed. And they're badass in person

@ErnieShown Жыл бұрын

Somebody is missing a motorcycle handle bar and and brake lever :)

@nomenestomen3452 10 ай бұрын

someone is also missing a MG-42

@trumplessplease8933 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mark...from a fellow B-CC Alum. Great role, great film!

@lexdad1193 Жыл бұрын

Cool AF! Thanks

@jameschapman7284 Жыл бұрын

Awesome film. Awesome prop for some lucky punter. I wish I could get that for my Alien Museum!

@alonzohall8939 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video to see this great solid piece of sci-fi being auctioned off it's such a shame that his ex had no idea of what she was throwing away and the sad thing was it wasn't for her benefit it was for his son and the thing was he was 19 at the time when he filmed this movie that is amazing in itself and he him and Rico Ross still look great to this day I remember seeing this movie when I was 13 years old this was solid sci-fi at its premium great video

@ClaytonStone895 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that was fantastic!

@PropsToHistory Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@beskarman38 Жыл бұрын

To be a smart gunner, it's cooler than I can think of. It has their auto targeting system of firing specific kinds of possible threats as "the steady cam" does the aim for you automatically as the gunner fires the enemy which that eye scope shows which threat you should be firing and the other not, that's awesome. If only had a grenade launcher or flamethrower attached on that smart gun it'll be an unstoppable weapon and a nightmare to the Xenos. Kickass gun!!

@matthewrobbins663 Жыл бұрын

The newer Aliens Fireteam Elite game literally has a ton of steady cam supported weapons just like you are imagining!

@beskarman38 Жыл бұрын

@@matthewrobbins663 I tried to play that game. Sadly I find it too repetitive so I got easily bored.. I'm just gonna give another try. But thanks, bud. 😊👍

@donaldscott6135 4 ай бұрын

Truly sad how many things are thrown away during a divorce soley out of spite. Now his son has nothing to memorialize his father for being in that film after he passes. Nothing to do with cash value, but sentimental value is priceless. She may never admit to it, but I bet his mother does regret it now to some extent.

@lazzzZaruZ 3 ай бұрын

Stay frosty

@neosilly1 6 ай бұрын

What? Real Colonial Marine!!

@abu4m9ja Жыл бұрын

Another excellent episode. Im waiting for this to become a full fledged show on Discovery or Netflix.

@PropsToHistory Жыл бұрын

Me too... 😆

@lyianx 9 ай бұрын

Duuude.. his Exwife threw away iconic armor from a hit movie that would be worth thousands?

@JonMadsen70 Жыл бұрын

@JacobsenBros Жыл бұрын

I wish I was obscenely rich and had just have an armoury that I could fill with every movie weapon I could get my hands on.

@starkistuna Жыл бұрын

you know you can 3d print these right? there are tons of guides and models out there you can make this with a cheap $300 3d printer and it will look 90% accurate if you take if to a painter or stress sand it to make it look worn

@michaelwood8071 Жыл бұрын

When you say this is deactivated what exactly does that mean for a prop gun. I mean it really fires blanks right?

@PropsToHistory Жыл бұрын

It's completely incapable of firing anything anymore

@c0nstantin86 Жыл бұрын

"Drake" shouldn't have been so territorial with his sargent... guy is just as much part of the story as he is, he "died" with honour in that hell hole...

@terry85t81 Жыл бұрын

Bogs never put anything in Andy’s mouth but what he did do was beat him within an inch of his life.- red

@JacobsenBros Жыл бұрын

also always curious what was the thing they took out when collecting ammo. was that the actually gun magazine? also do they normally have the actors there for the prop? because I love that!

@PropsToHistory Жыл бұрын

Normally isn't really a thing. This is the first time propstore was able to put on an event like this

@michaelwood8071 Жыл бұрын

That’s the battery.

@DGneoseeker1 7 ай бұрын

That was a battery. I believe the gun used ammo drums.

@Jason_556 3 ай бұрын

@@DGneoseeker1wonder if it was chambered in 8mm?

@DGneoseeker1 3 ай бұрын

@@Jason_556 In lore, 10mm caseless. In realty either 7.92mm if based on an original MG42, or more likely 7.62mm if based on one of the newer models (MG3).

@abu4m9ja Жыл бұрын

@CorridorCrew put this man on your VFX show #CorridorCrew

@PropsToHistory Жыл бұрын

I'd be about it

@TheKrawallkurt Жыл бұрын

MY LEFT KIDNEY....ok it's has over 100.000 Beers on the counter^^

@gold333 Ай бұрын

Why have the guy there is you wont let him speak

@MatthewHuntley1961 Жыл бұрын

Dude, I am seeing a lot of Motorcycle hardware in that prop. I wonder what bike those were sourced from?

@PropsToHistory Жыл бұрын

Kawasaki AR-125 actually

@MatthewHuntley1961 Жыл бұрын

@@PropsToHistory awesome. I knew that answer was buried in the CorriePedia!

@MatthewHuntley1961 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Past-Me!

@kirktravis5780 Жыл бұрын

Where do you get the white gloves?

@PropsToHistory Жыл бұрын

U-Line

@thebubba1 3 ай бұрын

what did it sell for?

@kristinaF54 6 ай бұрын

Why is he not mic'd up? Can't hear a word he's saying.

@mrleglove3377 7 ай бұрын

How much did it sell for?

@Jason_556 3 ай бұрын

That’s what I want to know also.

@DGneoseeker1 7 ай бұрын

Wait a minute. Based on my memory, Drake didn't USE the steadycam rig. Didn't he just carry the gun on its own?

@JacobsenBros Жыл бұрын

Why was it called a "smart" weapon?

@nathanward5738 Жыл бұрын

"The M56 is carried into combat on a self-aiming stabilized mount that is linked to an infrared target tracking system for accurate, autonomous aiming." - This is from the wiki

@JacobsenBros Жыл бұрын

@@nathanward5738 really is too bad we never got to see them hammer down and just plow into a swarm of xenomorphs.

@DGneoseeker1 7 ай бұрын

@@JacobsenBros But the good news is if you play Aliens Vs Predator 1 you get to use a largely movie accurate smartgun and it actually tracks targets, makes the correct sound effect, and fires in bursts correctly. See also Aliens Fireteam Elite. Too bad they buggered it up in every other piece of Aliens media somehow.