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

[JoshuaWest]

This show also unrealistically portrays computers and hacking too.

Joining the party later here (TL:DR all 25 pages) but need to ensure that this perfect example of NCIS incorrectly portraying the basics is passed along:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qgehH3kEQ
Two people, one keyboard.

Sorry didn't mean to derail the thread. Back to picking. /ENDRANT

[daniel22747]

The new Thief reboot video game looks like it has lock picking that is somewhat like real life when the player uses to focus power to see what is happening in the lock. It shows a lock with key pins and driver pins and you do set the drivers to the shear line to open the lock.

[Squelchtone]

I was watching Die Hard last night and when the SWAT team runs 2x2 up to the back door, they start to pick it, and it is actually realistic in that it takes a couple minutes while there in front of the door, then the SWAT guy doing the picking says something like "it's not gonna happen" and they bring over a gas torch to burn through the Adams Rite swing bolt. They don't get far because Hans is all like "just wound them" and then the Asian guy eating a Crunch bar unloads on the SWAT guys.

fun fact: Nakatomi Plaza was actually the FOX Plaza in Los Angeles.

[bembel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qgehH3kEQ
Two people, one keyboard.

Most ridiculous hacking attack and countermeasures I've ever seen.
It misses only one thing: Dramatic text reflections on their faces, because we all know that if some serious hacking is going on, your computer screen will always work like a digital projector.

[Squelchtone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qgehH3kEQ
Two people, one keyboard.

Most ridiculous hacking attack and countermeasures I've ever seen.
It misses only one thing: Dramatic text reflections on their faces, because we all know that if some serious hacking is going on, your computer screen will always work like a digital projector.

HAHA! They did this in the wikileaks movie The Fifth Estate as well:

[GWiens2001]

Watching the original A-Team television series with my son. In one of the early episodes, Faceman opens a door with a pick gun, using no tension wrench. In fact, he just snapped the gun a few times and didn't even turn the plug at all.

Gordon

[KPick]

Watching the original A-Team television series with my son. In one of the early episodes, Faceman opens a door with a pick gun, using no tension wrench. In fact, he just snapped the gun a few times and didn't even turn the plug at all.

Gordon

Easy. I've done that before. All you need is a wand, a little bit of the same floating powder robin hood used, and a rabbit.

You have to carefully put the powder on the rabbit. It has to be a white rabbit, so please be aware. As soon as the rabbit floats, all you have to do is say open sesame dramatically over and over at the lock while diligently hitting your self in the face with the magic wand, and once this has been completed, you make a sprinter's stance (not forgetting to hit yourself in the face with the wand) throw yourself at the door and voila. Presto! The stubborn hollywood door should open up.

[GWiens2001]

Watching the original A-Team television series with my son. In one of the early episodes, Faceman opens a door with a pick gun, using no tension wrench. In fact, he just snapped the gun a few times and didn't even turn the plug at all.

Gordon

Easy. I've done that before. All you need is a wand, a little bit of the same floating powder robin hood used, and a rabbit.

You have to carefully put the powder on the rabbit. It has to be a white rabbit, so please be aware. As soon as the rabbit floats, all you have to do is say open sesame dramatically over and over at the lock while diligently hitting your self in the face with the magic wand, and once this has been completed, you make a sprinter's stance (not forgetting to hit yourself in the face with the wand) throw yourself at the door and voila. Presto! The stubborn hollywood door should open up.

***scribbling furiously***need wand...white rabbit...floating powder (watch Robin hood for more info)....hit face with...no, powder on green rabbit first, then hit face with wand

What kind of wand was that I need to get?

Gordon

[teamstarlet]

So I finally got around to watching Season 5 of breaking bad. Noticed this in Ep. 10 (Buried) @ 13:21sec...



At first, I thought it was two tension wrenches, but now that I go back and freeze frame it, it looks like an L Rake? Whatever it was, he was in about 30 seconds.

[billdeserthills]

No, "yoyoboy" that is NOT the fastest way to get past a lock. Drilling out the entire lock plug is going to take much much longer than to use a small 1/8th" bit or so to drill out the shearline, even still, when damage is of no concern there are still yet, many faster ways of opening a whole lot of locks. With medico locks I usually drill in 2 places, using a single bit and I'm usually done within 5-10 min or so. Btw don't reveal our second way to drill out door hardware (if its not obvious), its only for the advanced section

Lazy diddles that don't put in the bearings.

Those bearings aren't so tough, last couple of times they rolled right out
on their own

[Squelchtone]

No, "yoyoboy" that is NOT the fastest way to get past a lock. Drilling out the entire lock plug is going to take much much longer than to use a small 1/8th" bit or so to drill out the shearline, even still, when damage is of no concern there are still yet, many faster ways of opening a whole lot of locks. With medico locks I usually drill in 2 places, using a single bit and I'm usually done within 5-10 min or so. Btw don't reveal our second way to drill out door hardware (if its not obvious), its only for the advanced section

Lazy diddles that don't put in the bearings.

Those bearings aren't so tough, last couple of times they rolled right out
on their own

so hey... drilling = destructive entry, if you do not have access yet to Advanced forums where that can be discussed freely, please do not talk about it in the public forums.

something something, preserving the public trust, something..
Squelchtone

[billdeserthills]

I never said the bad word, I think the post quoted was a couple of years old tho

[C locked]

So I finally got around to watching Season 5 of breaking bad. Noticed this in Ep. 10 (Buried) @ 13:21sec...



At first, I thought it was two tension wrenches, but now that I go back and freeze frame it, it looks like an L Rake? Whatever it was, he was in about 30 seconds.

it does look like an L rake, doesn't it,
plus that looks like a Masterlock - magnum padlock
and i can pick those in about 1-2 minutes, and i usually suck with picking smaller keyways

so, i'd expect 30sec for someone who is good at it, entirely possible.

[billdeserthills]

I had a client a year ago with 8-10 of those padlocks. He didn't have any of the keys & just wanted them off. I picked off a few for impressioning practice later on and turned my Harbor Freight padlock master key on the rest. Those hex shaped shackles sure looked tough, but not for very long

[KPick]

I had a client a year ago with 8-10 of those padlocks. He didn't have any of the keys & just wanted them off. I picked off a few for impressioning practice later on and turned my Harbor Freight padlock master key on the rest. Those hex shaped shackles sure looked tough, but not for very long

Yes. Those may look though, but they aren't. I'm guessing the only reason masterlock does this is to deter criminals who don't know how to pick locks. Thats the majority of them.