While not related to military service or law enforcement the M14 type rifle has been used dramatically in entertainment industry television shows and films over the years. The M14 rifle made its entertainment debut on the NBC broadcast television drama series The Lieutenant starring Gary Lockwood and Robert Vaughn. The series depicted a U. S. Marine infantry unit stationed at Camp Pendelton, CA. The series received strong support from the U. S. Marine Corps. There were twenty-nine hour long episodes which aired during the 1963-64 season. The M14 was next featured on the hit CBS broadcast television situation comedy Gomer Pyle, USMC starring Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton. It aired from September 25, 1964 to September 19, 1969. The M14 type rifle is also seen in scenes of fictional 1960s Viet Nam combat on the NBC broadcast television drama American Dreams. This series began September 29, 2002 and was entering its third season in the fall of 2004. The M14 type rifle has also been featured more than once on the History Channel cable television weekly program Mail Call hosted by former U. S. Marine, Viet Nam veteran, actor and M14 fan R. Lee Ermey. Mail Call began its third season on July 06, 2004.
A list of big screen and television films as well as documentaries with the M14 type rifle includes
1960s - Goldfinger (1964), Follow Me, Boys (1966), The Green Berets (1968)
1970s - Tribes (1970), White Lightning (1973), The Omen (1976), Billy Jack Goes To Washington (1977), Black Sunday (1977), Slap Shot (1977)
1980s - A Rumor of War (1980), Uncommon Valor (1983), Hard Knox (1984), Missing In Action (1984), Purple Hearts (1984), Crocodile Dundee 2 (1986), Raw Deal (1986), The Manhattan Project (1986), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Gardens of Stone (1987), the director's cut edition of Lethal Weapon (1987), Saigon Commandos (1987), Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1988 theatrical release), Distant Thunder (1988), Empire of Ash (1988), The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988), 84 Charlie Mopic (1989), Counterforce (1989), Born On The Fourth Of July (1989)
1990s - Bullet in the Head (1990), NAVY SEALS (1990), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Prisoner (1990), Dogfight (1991), Flight of the Intruder (1991), Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), Hot Shots! (1991), South Central (1992), A Perfect World (1993), Demolition Man (1993), Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Forrest Gump (1994), On Deadly Ground (1994), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Congo (1995), Star Hunter (1995), Mars Attacks! (1996), My Fellow Americans (1996), Tremors 2 (1996), Money Talks (1997), The Postman (1997), A Bright Shining Lie (1998), Rogue Force (1998), The Negotiator (1998), True Story of The Big Red One (1998), Dick (1999), Dogma (1999), The General’s Daughter (1999)
2000s - A Better Way To Die (2000), Thirteen Days (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Spy Game (2001), The Believer (2001), Path To War (2002), Tears Of The Sun (2003), The Fog of War (2003), The Rundown (2003), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), The Punisher (2004), Alien Apocalypse (2005), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Munich (2005), State of the Union (2005), Stealth (2005), The Island (2005), : State of the Union (2005), Ghetto (2006), Ghosts of Cite Soliel (2006), Love Comes to the Executioner (2006), Skinwalkers (2006), US vs John Lennon (2006), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Across The Universe (2007), Beaufort (2007), Big Stan (2007), Hot Fuzz (2007), My Name Is Bruce (2007), Postal (2007), Shooter (2007), The Devil Came On Horseback (2007), Body of Lies (2008), The Objective (2008), Black Dynamite (2009), The Messenger (2009), and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
2010s - Kick-Ass (2010), Red (2010), Restrepo (2010), Storm In An Hour Glass (2010), The Objective (2010), Winter’s Bone (2010), Abduction (2011), Fast Five (2011), Act of Valor (2012), and The Hunger Games (2012)
A list of big screen and television films as well as documentaries with the M14 type rifle includes
1960s - Goldfinger (1964), Follow Me, Boys (1966), The Green Berets (1968)
1970s - Tribes (1970), White Lightning (1973), The Omen (1976), Billy Jack Goes To Washington (1977), Black Sunday (1977), Slap Shot (1977)
1980s - A Rumor of War (1980), Uncommon Valor (1983), Hard Knox (1984), Missing In Action (1984), Purple Hearts (1984), Crocodile Dundee 2 (1986), Raw Deal (1986), The Manhattan Project (1986), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Gardens of Stone (1987), the director's cut edition of Lethal Weapon (1987), Saigon Commandos (1987), Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1988 theatrical release), Distant Thunder (1988), Empire of Ash (1988), The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988), 84 Charlie Mopic (1989), Counterforce (1989), Born On The Fourth Of July (1989)
1990s - Bullet in the Head (1990), NAVY SEALS (1990), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Prisoner (1990), Dogfight (1991), Flight of the Intruder (1991), Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), Hot Shots! (1991), South Central (1992), A Perfect World (1993), Demolition Man (1993), Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Forrest Gump (1994), On Deadly Ground (1994), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Congo (1995), Star Hunter (1995), Mars Attacks! (1996), My Fellow Americans (1996), Tremors 2 (1996), Money Talks (1997), The Postman (1997), A Bright Shining Lie (1998), Rogue Force (1998), The Negotiator (1998), True Story of The Big Red One (1998), Dick (1999), Dogma (1999), The General’s Daughter (1999)
2000s - A Better Way To Die (2000), Thirteen Days (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Spy Game (2001), The Believer (2001), Path To War (2002), Tears Of The Sun (2003), The Fog of War (2003), The Rundown (2003), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), The Punisher (2004), Alien Apocalypse (2005), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Munich (2005), State of the Union (2005), Stealth (2005), The Island (2005), : State of the Union (2005), Ghetto (2006), Ghosts of Cite Soliel (2006), Love Comes to the Executioner (2006), Skinwalkers (2006), US vs John Lennon (2006), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Across The Universe (2007), Beaufort (2007), Big Stan (2007), Hot Fuzz (2007), My Name Is Bruce (2007), Postal (2007), Shooter (2007), The Devil Came On Horseback (2007), Body of Lies (2008), The Objective (2008), Black Dynamite (2009), The Messenger (2009), and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
2010s - Kick-Ass (2010), Red (2010), Restrepo (2010), Storm In An Hour Glass (2010), The Objective (2010), Winter’s Bone (2010), Abduction (2011), Fast Five (2011), Act of Valor (2012), and The Hunger Games (2012)
