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‘Heat’ Director Michael Mann, 83, Shoots Himself at LA Gun Range

The filmmaker suffered a 'superficial' leg injury when his holstered gun discharged, and was treated and released from hospital.

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What to know

  • 83-year-old 'Heat' director Michael Mann accidentally shot himself in the leg at The Range LA gun range.
  • His weapon discharged while he was holstering it; his representative called the injury 'superficial.'
  • Mann was taken to a hospital, treated, and has since been released.
  • The story broke first via TMZ before being confirmed by the Associated Press and widely picked up by other outlets.

Michael MannMichael Mann Film director ('Heat', 'Collateral')Michael Mann's representative Spokesperson for MannTMZ Celebrity news outlet

‘Heat’ Director Michael Mann, 83, Shoots Himself at LA Gun Range
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  1. 3

    Mann treated and released from hospital

    The LA Times reported that Mann suffered only a minor injury and was being released after treatment, with police saying the gun fired accidentally as he was holstering it.

    “superficial injury…”
    — Michael Mann's representative, Spokesperson · source
    1. 8 outlets 'Heat' director Michael Mann sustains 'superficial injury' at Los Angeles gun range

      first by ABC7 Los Angeles, 10d ago · also NBC Los Angeles, CBS News, Screen Daily, NDTV, Chicago Tribune, ABC News +1

      6 more headlines
    2. 7 outlets Hollywood director Michael Mann shoots himself in the foot

      first by The Telegraph, 10d ago · also USA Today, IGN, Yahoo, The Oregonian, PennLive, MassLive

      4 more headlines

    • Seconding the 10/22. If you decide to look at those, the 2026 model (model number 32000 and up) would be a good way to go. They can still be had for under $300 during sales. But yeah, you know your priorities. Fwiw putting aside $20 a week will get you there fast enough, it's what I did.

      dendrosporidr/movies10d agoview on r/movies ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 4 posts in this stretch

    • Heat was a beyond perfect movie with the “greater than 100 percent rating” urban combat scene (because the gunshots are as real as it can be). This, on the other hand is a literal “shoot yourself in the foot”. :(

      WeTheSummerKidr/movies10d agoview on r/movies ↗

    • I heard everything was fine, kind of slow actually, for the first four hours and then BAM!

      JerkyChewr/movies10d agoview on r/movies ↗
    all of them →
  2. 2

    AP and outlets confirm hospitalization, call injury 'superficial'

    The Associated Press, NY Post, Consequence and others confirmed Mann was hospitalized, with his representative describing the wound as a superficial injury caused by the weapon discharging while holstered.

    • It’s a strange and exhilarating experience at first. I go shooting every once in awhile and it’s always fun.

      CunningWizardr/movies10d agoview on r/movies ↗
  3. 1

    TMZ breaks news of Mann's shooting incident

    TMZ first reported that Mann had accidentally shot himself in the leg at the Los Angeles gun range and was taken to hospital.

    1. 32 outlets Director Michael Mann hospitalized after shooting himself at L.A. gun range: reports

      first by KTLA, 10d ago · also LA Times, The Times, Irish Independent, The Wrap, The Sun, Fox News +25

      32 more headlines
    2. 3 outlets Director Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself, Taken to Hospital (Report)

      first by Just Jared, 10d ago · also Consequence, Consequence of Sound

      1 more headline
    1 more claim →
  4. background

    Michael Mann's gun discharges at LA firing range — The 83-year-old 'Heat' director was at The Range LA, reportedly during a training session, when his weapon accidentally discharged while he was holstering it, striking him in the leg.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 4 outlets Heat director Michael Mann sustained 'superficial injury' at gun range, says representative

    first by CBC, 10d ago · also IndieWire, TMZ, NY Post

    2 more headlines

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