Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Mozambique Drill" in English language version.
Collateral alley shooting: a great Mozambique drill. Tom Cruise (Vincent) draws and puts two bad guys down in 1.38 seconds from concealment with a USP 45.
Head. A bullet through the brain has a similar effect as turning off a light. The opponent will immediately cease all action and will have no involuntary muscle contraction, provided that the shot was properly placed. This is known as the "Immediate Incapacitation Shot" and is highly successful. The shooter must place the shot directly through the "T-Box". The "T-Box" is the area that encompasses the nose and eyes. At 25 yards the shooter will need to acquire sight picture directly between the eyebrows.
Head. A bullet through the brain has a similar effect as turning off a light. The opponent will immediately cease all action and will have no involuntary muscle contraction, provided that the shot was properly placed. This is known as the "Immediate Incapacitation Shot" and is highly successful. The shooter must place the shot directly through the "T-Box". The "T-Box" is the area that encompasses the nose and eyes. At 25 yards the shooter will need to acquire sight picture directly between the eyebrows.
[Director Michael Mann:] I designed a program, and I used somebody that I'd also used in Heat, Mick Gould, ex-SAS, British Special Air Service, an expert in close-quarter combat, with the kind of training he would have had if he had spent eight to 12 years in special forces." [Mick Gould on training with live ammunition:] Because actors use blank guns, then they pretend to feel like what happens when it actually goes off, it's a whole different deal. [Tom Cruise:] Yeah, we were using live ammo. ... The training on this, building this character from the ground up, really added a dimension, this is what he does, he just does it, it's an extension of who he is.
Overall, excellent scene. Tom Cruise put a lot of time in to master it. In my opinion, probably the best handgun gunplay scene in movie history.
