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In fact, the toy guns look so good that they're popping up in movies like 2009's Hunter Prey. The gun below is actually a $30 NERF N-Strike Recon CS-6 Blaster.

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Despite having a $20 million budget to work with, the guys behind the flopped sci-fi show Terra Nova ended up spray painting NERF Longshot guns black and calling it a day.