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4 unusual facts about The Brave One


John Jovino Gun Shop

The shop was seen in the film Serpico, in the thirteenth episode (Season One) of Law and Order (A Death in the Family) and very briefly in Mean Streets as well as The Brave One.

Kahr K series

In the 2007 film The Brave One, Jodie Foster's character used a Kahr K9 to kill criminals.

King Brothers Productions

Some of their films include Dillinger (1945), Suspense (1946), Gun Crazy (1949), Carnival Story (1954), The Brave One (1954, which earned writer Dalton Trumbo (who also worked on Gun Crazy) a Best Screenplay Academy Award), Gorgo (1961), Captain Sindbad (1963), and Heaven With a Gun (1968).

Munich Symphony Orchestra

The orchestra has recorded music for over 500 films, including El Cid by Miklos Rozsa, Jerry Goldsmith's score for The Wind and the Lion, Christopher Young's music for Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Victor Young's score for The Brave One and Howard Shore's score for The Silence of the Lambs.


Susan Downey

Downey later produced Neil Jordan's psychological drama The Brave One, starring Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard; Guy Ritchie's comedy RocknRolla, starring Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Idris Elba, Chris Bridges and Jeremy Piven; the horror thriller Orphan, starring Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard; and the thriller Whiteout, starring Kate Beckinsale.


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