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2nd Chance

An exploration of Richard Davis, the inventor of the modern-day bulletproof vest who shot himself at least 192 times to prove his product worked.

Director

Ramin Bahrani

Year

Genre

Box Office

$18,523

Production

Noruz Films,Vespucci,Endeavor Content,Samuel Marshall Productions

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

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You got two 20-grain
federal .44 Magnums, - 2nd Chance

You got two 20-grain federal .44 Magnums,...

Uh, just in case this doesn't
go right, there's my car keys. - 2nd Chance

Uh, just in case this doesn't go right, there...

Okay. [chuckles] - 2nd Chance

Okay. [chuckles]

[sighs] - 2nd Chance

[gunshot] - 2nd Chance

It's been going on
for over 500 million years. - 2nd Chance

It's been going on for over 500 million y...

[roaring] - 2nd Chance

Then the other side, - 2nd Chance

Then the other side,

[arrows whooshing] - 2nd Chance

[arrows whooshing]

And for just a little sliver
of history, - 2nd Chance

And for just a little sliver of history,...

[Ramin Bahrani]
In 500 million years, - 2nd Chance

[Ramin Bahrani] In 500 million years,...

Someday I'm gonna ham it up
with a bag of ketchup there - 2nd Chance

Someday I'm gonna ham it up with a bag of ketc...

[Ramin]
As the inventor - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] As the inventor...

He was a showman, businessman
and a filmmaker, - 2nd Chance

He was a showman, businessman and a filmmaker...

[Ramin]
At his height, - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] At his height,...

His company, Second Chance, - 2nd Chance

His company, Second Chance,

His vests were being worn
by police, military - 2nd Chance

His vests were being worn by police, military...

[applause] - 2nd Chance

What makes a man
risk his own life - 2nd Chance

What makes a man risk his own life...

...only to endanger others, - 2nd Chance

...only to endanger others,

[grunts] - 2nd Chance

The purpose of what I'm trying
to illustrate to you here today, - 2nd Chance

The purpose of what I'm trying to illustrate to you...

Uh, Petula Clark. [chuckles] - 2nd Chance

Uh, Petula Clark. [chuckles]

And, boy, I can still do that.
[laughs] - 2nd Chance

And, boy, I can still do that. [laughs]...

In 1970, Richard's fiancée Karen
went with her friend - 2nd Chance

In 1970, Richard's fiancée Karen went with h...

[Karen] We heard somebody call
from the back saying, - 2nd Chance

[Karen] We heard somebody call from the back s...

And there were five men there, - 2nd Chance

And there were five men there,

But then another one said, - 2nd Chance

But then another one said,

Pensive music - 2nd Chance

And that's the same order
that Karen took - 2nd Chance

And that's the same order that Karen t...

I took the revolver like this
and I had it - 2nd Chance

I took the revolver like this and I had it...

I said, "Did you guys
order pizza?" - 2nd Chance

I said, "Did you guys order pizza?&...

Tallest one, he had
a small nickel-plated automatic - 2nd Chance

Tallest one, he had a small nickel-plated automatic...

I see some stupid Western movies
sometimes say, - 2nd Chance

I see some stupid Western movies sometimes say,...

Another one went
an inch off his heart, - 2nd Chance

Another one went an inch off his heart,...

I missed the third shot, - 2nd Chance

I missed the third shot,

Boom, I hit him
right dead center in the back, - 2nd Chance

Boom, I hit him right dead center in the back...

And the guy that I thought
was dead twice over - 2nd Chance

And the guy that I thought was dead twice over...

Hit me in the back
of the left leg - 2nd Chance

Hit me in the back of the left leg...

[siren wailing] - 2nd Chance

[siren wailing]

It was definitely an arson, - 2nd Chance

It was definitely an arson,

And I imagine people r-right-- - 2nd Chance

And I imagine people r-right--

[Ramin]
Out of work - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] Out of work...

And at one point in 1971,
around the country, - 2nd Chance

And at one point in 1971, around the country,...

The reason?
Probably narcotics - 2nd Chance

The reason? Probably narcotics...

First, they are too stiff
and heavy for everyday wear. - 2nd Chance

First, they are too stiff and heavy for everyday we...

Second, the criminal
can see the armor - 2nd Chance

Second, the criminal can see the armor...

[Richard] I realized the vest
has got to be comfortable enough - 2nd Chance

[Richard] I realized the vest has got to be comfortabl...

And I'm thinking to myself,
"Well, maybe somebody ought to." - 2nd Chance

And I'm thinking to myself, "Well, maybe some...

I made the squares and then
sewed them together with an awl. - 2nd Chance

I made the squares and then sewed them together with an...

We had to make
every single stitch by hand. - 2nd Chance

We had to make every single stitch by hand....

He cut the seat belts
out of our car - 2nd Chance

He cut the seat belts out of our car...

[Richard]
I had one year - 2nd Chance

[Richard] I had one year...

So, everything was
very scientific. - 2nd Chance

So, everything was very scientific....

He also shot in our basement
of our townhouse, - 2nd Chance

He also shot in our basement of our townhous...

[Richard]
People were saying, - 2nd Chance

[Richard] People were saying,...

Very least, you'll be so stunned - 2nd Chance

Very least, you'll be so stunned

I didn't think
that was the case, - 2nd Chance

I didn't think that was the case,...

"Show me.
Show me if this works or not." - 2nd Chance

"Show me. Show me if this works or not....

Or, uh, I'll do it right here,
if you guys d-don't mind." - 2nd Chance

Or, uh, I'll do it right here, if you guys d-do...

And the cops, they go,
"Wow, this really works." - 2nd Chance

And the cops, they go, "Wow, this really w...

You never heard of that.
[laughs] - 2nd Chance

You never heard of that. [laughs]...

Light music - 2nd Chance

There's a few seconds there - 2nd Chance

There's a few seconds there

Anticipatory music - 2nd Chance

Anticipatory music

So I took every dime I made - 2nd Chance

So I took every dime I made

And inside,
talking about the vest - 2nd Chance

And inside, talking about the vest...

"Sex & Violence." - 2nd Chance

"Sex & Violence."

The first question
they commonly asked: - 2nd Chance

The first question they commonly asked:...

That was the one that I kind of
had a problem with. [chuckles] - 2nd Chance

That was the one that I kind of had a problem with. [chu...

Whenever I'm going out
to be working with models, - 2nd Chance

Whenever I'm going out to be working with ...

[laughs] - 2nd Chance

[laughs] - 2nd Chance

[laughs] - 2nd Chance

That girl's got the two
best-looking legs in America. - 2nd Chance

That girl's got the two best-looking legs in ...

"Sex & Violence"
became an institution. - 2nd Chance

"Sex & Violence" became an i...

I said to Karen, "Do you realize
we're doing so well, - 2nd Chance

I said to Karen, "Do you realize we're ...

He hired hundreds of people
who were out of work - 2nd Chance

He hired hundreds of people who were out of ...

[both laughing] - 2nd Chance

[both laughing]

[both laugh] - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] He was a civic leader,
a savior to the town. - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] He was a civic leader, a savior to the...

Out of his own pocket, - 2nd Chance

Out of his own pocket,

All these people coming in, - 2nd Chance

All these people coming in,

Um, and made them aware of - 2nd Chance

Um, and made them aware of

[Ramin] At its core, Second
Chance was a family business. - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] At its core, Second Chance was a family b...

Richard's wife, sister - 2nd Chance

Richard's wife, sister

[Ramin]
And when his son Matt grew up, - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] And when his son Matt grew up,...

[Ramin] Richard bought
a 600-acre plot of land - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] Richard bought a 600-acre plot of l...

[Richard]
This land is your land - 2nd Chance

[Richard] This land is your land...

This land is my land - 2nd Chance

This land is my land

2nd Chance poster

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An exploration of Richard Davis, the inventor of the modern-day bulletproof vest who shot himself at least 192 times to prove his product worked.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ramin Bahrani

Writer: Ramin Bahrani

Production: Noruz Films,Vespucci,Endeavor Content,Samuel Marshall Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $18,523

Released: 22 Jan 2022

Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations

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