Lockpicking in Motion Pictures? ( Picking in Movies & Film )

[SFGOON]

In Dexter, lockpicking is usually referenced by him saying "Nope, I can't pick that," and walking off. Awesome series.

[Emrys]

Dexter? You mean the cartoon on Cartoon Network?

-Rob

[JackNco]

i can open handcuffs with anything u can get in the lock thats bent in the rigth way. its a single "Lever" (if its classed as one" u simple push it round

its the first thing i teach friends to get them interested.

John

[FFVison]

yeah, from what I understand, handcuffs are easy to pick... there is however sometimes an additional locking mechanism though, but basically, you just have to slide the pick the other way first and then pick it... the locking mechanism moves a sort of block in the way of the lever so that it cannot be lifted, even with the key. If you want a pretty good explanation about how they work, check out the video Lockpicking For The New Millennium by David Storm. Pretty good video for learning all around.

[Emrys]

yea, handcuffs aren't too hard. I got to where I could bend an unfolded paperclip from behind my back and pick my way out in 2 minutes. Kind of long, but better than what I started with I've heard hair pins are better, but I've never tried.

The double locking mechanism does make it more difficult. I could never get it twist all the way around to trip the double locking part. If you can get it though, all you have to is twist it the other way around to pick it as you normally would. But, when you doule lock it, it feels like it requires a good bit of pressure to unlock it.

-Rob

[Icevovo]

Snakes on a plane where the asian guy just drills the whole barrel of the lock out in a couple of seconds. BS!!

[raimundo]

Emrys, The mechanism is simple, made of a few moving parts, stamped out and welded into the lockcase, probably without much lubrication, the double lock blocking bar, may have become rusted, and the spring simply rides between two notches on this bar, so a lubrication with some workin movement should reduce the pressure needed to open it by at least half.
Dont use graphite, it will eventually gum up the lock, use 3in1 light machine oil, it will eventually evaporate, but will not gum up the lock. and a lube with this should be good for a couple of years before you need reapply it.

[Emrys]

I've always found that WD40 to be the best lubricant/cleaner just because it is a cleaner AND lubricant in one. It will lubricate the crap out of a lock and clean one out that's got a lot of rust build up. That's what I've had to do to this old BEST padlock that I bought off ebay. It says BEST on one side and CHEVROLET on the other......don't ask me why but it operates much smoother.


Doesn't Mila Jovavich (SOOOO hot ) pick an electrical lock with a syringe in Resident Evil 3?

-Rob

[Isepic]

Sneakers had it pretty good when Robert Redford was practicing in the van. Of course, when he got to the lock he actually needed to open, he used an entirely different technique all together, which, as we all know, isn't to be discussed here...

[LeeNo]

In Dexter, lockpicking is usually referenced by him saying "Nope, I can't pick that," and walking off. Awesome series.

Yeah - Dexter is great!
Last episode, he was trying to get into the office of Lundy so he could delete the videos of him at the pier trying to eliminate evidence.

He looked at Lundy's door (which had two deadbolt locks) and said "Double-locked, he's good...". LOL!

He made it seem like double locks would be impossible. In reality, it would only mean he would need to pick two locks instead of one.

[JackNco]

he also said they were "beyond my expertise" one was unbranded and i couldn't make out the brand on the other one.

He does get past a few doors in the series but I like how he walks away from them, its better than in most things where a hair pin can open anything on any door.

John

[LeeNo]

He does get past a few doors in the series but I like how he walks away from them, its better than in most things where a hair pin can open anything on any door.

Yeah, a couple weeks ago he impressed Lila by picking the lock of a random house so they could have thrill sex LOL!

[JackNco]

looked like he raked the deadbolt

[yoyoboy]

The best representation seen was on "House" when house tries to pick a lock for a little while and than just gives up and breaks a window.

[LeeNo]

looked like he raked the deadbolt

That is exactly what he did (or what the TV showed us him doing).

But I give a big kudos to the show for actually having their lockpicker use a tension wrench instead of magic picks.