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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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And he looks at me
and he goes, "Business!" - 2nd Chance

And he looks at me and he goes, "Busines...

[Aaron]
I've always thought to myself - 2nd Chance

[Aaron] I've always thought to mysel...

I think peop-- other executives - 2nd Chance

I think peop-- other executives

They were thinking, you know, - 2nd Chance

They were thinking, you know,

[Ramin]
Richard's father - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] Richard's father...

When investigative journalists
in Detroit - 2nd Chance

When investigative journalists in Detroit...

We found a, we found a copy
of the Detroit police report, - 2nd Chance

We found a, we found a copy of the Detroit police re...

Ah, boy, I-I don't-- - 2nd Chance

Ah, boy, I-I don't--

We found a low-resolution one
in an obscure gun forum online, - 2nd Chance

We found a low-resolution one in an obscure gun forum on...

I asked Richard
if it was all a fabrication. - 2nd Chance

I asked Richard if it was all a fabrication....

[Ramin]
When I look at this photo, - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] When I look at this photo,...

And frustratingly,
in all the other wedding photos, - 2nd Chance

And frustratingly, in all the other wedding photos,...

[Aaron]
And not only was it me getting - 2nd Chance

[Aaron] And not only was it me getting...

[Kathleen] Richard strikes me
as being a narcissist. - 2nd Chance

[Kathleen] Richard strikes me as being a narci...

His mind never turns off. - 2nd Chance

His mind never turns off.

He thinks out loud,
and that was a problem. - 2nd Chance

He thinks out loud, and that was a problem....

You come out of this gorgeous
woods to this... just - 2nd Chance

You come out of this gorgeous woods to this... j...

Boom-de-boom-de-boom.
Shakes the china cupboard - 2nd Chance

Boom-de-boom-de-boom. Shakes the china cupboard...

Richard and his followers - 2nd Chance

Richard and his followers

They don't see it,
all these people coming up and, - 2nd Chance

They don't see it, all these people coming up ...

There's nothing really creative
or reparative about it. - 2nd Chance

There's nothing really creative or reparativ...

The world would probably be
better off without people, - 2nd Chance

The world would probably be better off without peop...

I-I believe that it will,
the way we're going now. - 2nd Chance

I-I believe that it will, the way we're goin...

Um, I think
that we'll become extinct, - 2nd Chance

Um, I think that we'll become extinct,...

[helicopter whirring] - 2nd Chance

[helicopter whirring]

I said, "We're gonna get busy." - 2nd Chance

I said, "We're gonna get busy."

America united like that was - 2nd Chance

America united like that was

Everybody just, whoa--
you got a real superpower - 2nd Chance

Everybody just, whoa-- you got a real superpowe...

N-Nobody's gonna
stand there and say, - 2nd Chance

N-Nobody's gonna stand there and say,...

[explosion] - 2nd Chance

[soldiers shouting] - 2nd Chance

[soldiers shouting]

Uh, well, in all wars, - 2nd Chance

Uh, well, in all wars,

[Ramin]
As the war on terror began, - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] As the war on terror began,...

The company planned
to go public on Wall Street, - 2nd Chance

The company planned to go public on Wall Stree...

We're gonna introduce to you
the newest, - 2nd Chance

We're gonna introduce to you the newes...

I am 55 years old, - 2nd Chance

I am 55 years old,

Three, two, one. - 2nd Chance

Three, two, one.

The bullet is embedded here
in the Zylon. - 2nd Chance

The bullet is embedded here in the Zylon....

'Cause basically,
lighter, thinner, stronger. - 2nd Chance

'Cause basically, lighter, thinner, stro...

To me, it was something - 2nd Chance

To me, it was something

And we announced it by saying,
"There's a new sheriff in town, - 2nd Chance

And we announced it by saying, "There's a ne...

[Ramin] The Zylon
going into their vests was - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] The Zylon going into their vests w...

Aaron had become
director of research, - 2nd Chance

Aaron had become director of research,...

A former Marine from Texas,
Ed is a chemist - 2nd Chance

A former Marine from Texas, Ed is a chemist...

In his basement, he showed us
how he liked to relax: - 2nd Chance

In his basement, he showed us how he liked to re...

That's a 185-grain,
.45 ACP jacketed hollow point. - 2nd Chance

That's a 185-grain, .45 ACP jacketed hollow ...

I shoot them as fast
as I load them. [chuckles] - 2nd Chance

I shoot them as fast as I load them. [chuckles]...

In 2001, I was called in
by the general manager, - 2nd Chance

In 2001, I was called in by the general manager...

Obviously, I'm not a chemist
or mechanical engineer, - 2nd Chance

Obviously, I'm not a chemist or mechanical e...

Yeah, right here
in the shop, we did. - 2nd Chance

Yeah, right here in the shop, we did....

We took and put a phone book
on the floor - 2nd Chance

We took and put a phone book on the floor...

But anyways, he shot at it, - 2nd Chance

But anyways, he shot at it,

I'm going, "Holy crap." - 2nd Chance

I'm going, "Holy crap."

The standard
for our body armor is: - 2nd Chance

The standard for our body armor is:...

[indistinct chatter, chuckling] - 2nd Chance

[indistinct chatter, chuckling]

Pensive music - 2nd Chance

I reminded him that
he owned 51% of the company, - 2nd Chance

I reminded him that he owned 51% of the company,...

[Aaron]
Initially, Richard said, - 2nd Chance

[Aaron] Initially, Richard said,...

[Ramin] This was a memo
your dad wrote in 2002. - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] This was a memo your dad wrote in 2002...

I remember seeing this long ago, - 2nd Chance

I remember seeing this long ago,

[Ramin]
In his memo to the board, - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] In his memo to the board,...

He wanted the board to sign, - 2nd Chance

He wanted the board to sign,

Richard was unable
to stand up to the board, - 2nd Chance

Richard was unable to stand up to the board,...

The company knew
Zylon was putting lives at risk. - 2nd Chance

The company knew Zylon was putting lives at risk....

[Aaron] Richard must've
given out one to everybody, - 2nd Chance

[Aaron] Richard must've given out one to ...

Matt came back down
and wanted to know, - 2nd Chance

Matt came back down and wanted to know,...

And there, yeah, sure as heck...
[laughs] - 2nd Chance

And there, yeah, sure as heck... [laughs]...

[Ramin] But how do you know
it was that memo and not-- - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] But how do you know it was that memo and no...

Richard came home and said,
"Somebody's gonna die!" - 2nd Chance

Richard came home and said, "Somebody's...

You must do something about it." - 2nd Chance

You must do something about it."

...it was like
somebody pushed a timer - 2nd Chance

...it was like somebody pushed a timer...

[Jamie Zeppetella]
The morning after Tony was shot, - 2nd Chance

[Jamie Zeppetella] The morning after Tony was shot...

I was really just having
a hard time - 2nd Chance

I was really just having a hard time...

November of 2002, - 2nd Chance

November of 2002,

Tony liked to have the best
of everything, equipment-wise. - 2nd Chance

Tony liked to have the best of everything, equipmen...

Especially having
a baby on the way, - 2nd Chance

Especially having a baby on the way,...

I saw a shot of the officer - 2nd Chance

I saw a shot of the officer

And now Jakob does have - 2nd Chance

And now Jakob does have

They had a big production
after years, - 2nd Chance

They had a big production after years,...

And we weren't even
allowed to take - 2nd Chance

And we weren't even allowed to take...

And I went,
"What the hell's going on here?" - 2nd Chance

And I went, "What the hell's going on...

A second shot hit him
up on the edge of the cover, - 2nd Chance

A second shot hit him up on the edge of the cover...

And it's back to the old dilemma - 2nd Chance

And it's back to the old dilemma

[Jamie] I actually got to see
the vest in person, - 2nd Chance

[Jamie] I actually got to see the vest in per...

Tony was shot 13 times, - 2nd Chance

Tony was shot 13 times,

They, uh, you know, - 2nd Chance

They, uh, you know,

[Ramin] Just before
we finished the film, - 2nd Chance

[Ramin] Just before we finished the film,...

The bullet had gone
through and through. - 2nd Chance

The bullet had gone through and through....

We're very saddened for him,
uh, for his family. - 2nd Chance

We're very saddened for him, uh, for his f...

Things you don't intend
to have happen, - 2nd Chance

Things you don't intend to have happe...

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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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