While in Louisville, Hibben was contacted by Sylvester Stallone to make a modern version of a Bowie knife for the film Rambo III. After the release of the movie, Hibben began a long-term partnership with United Cutlery of Taiwan who released factory versions of the “Rambo III Knife” and a subsequent annual factory “Art Knife” each based on one of Hibben’s custom designs every year afterward.
The popularity of Hibben’s mass-produced fantasy designs led to Hibben’s knives being used in other films such as Spawn, Mortal Kombat, The Perfect Weapon, Natural Born Killers, Under Siege, Babylon 5 and the Star Trek franchise. Hibben’s “Jackal” knife appears on the poster for Star Trek Nemesis. Hibben made another “Rambo” knife for Stallone’s Rambo and the Bowie knife and Arkansas toothpick used in the film, The Expendables. Paramount Pictures has given Hibben the title Official Klingon Armorer for all the weapons he has made for the Franchise’s villains.
Officially Licensed Knives
| FILM | FEATURED PRODUCT |
| Rambo III | UC201 – BowieUC245 – DaggerUC246 – Mini Bowie |
| Rambo IV – 2008 | GH5007-Hibben IV |
| Expendables Toothpick – 2010 | GH5019 |
| Expendables Bowie – 2010 | GH5017 |
Hibben: In Movies and TV
Hibben Knives have been used all over Hollywood in movies and TV for decades and are still being used today in some of the world’s most popular shows. These range from blockbuster movies like Rambo III, Star Trek Nemesis, and The Rundown, to TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Arrow, and The Night Agent.
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| FILM / TELEVISION PROGRAM | FEATURED PRODUCT |
| HideawayMillennium (TV) | Double ShadowUC700 (Raven) / End of Season 1 |
| Babylon 5 (TV) | UC453 (Double Shadow) |
| Space Rangers (TV) | UC453 (Double Shadow) |
| Crusade (TV) | UC453 (Double Shadow) |
| White Dwarf | UC453 (Double Shadow) |
| Sprite Commercial | UC453 (Double Shadow) |
| America ’s Most Wanted | UC453 (Double Shadow) |
| LEXX (TV) | UC945 (Hibben Pro Folder) |
| Good vs. Evil (SciFi Channel) | UC699 Dragon Claw (in credits) |
| X-Files (TV) | Eagle Talon Dagger |
| The Crow – Stairway to Heaven (TV) 1999-2000 | UC989 (Dragon Lord) *used in one episode (very good close up) |
| Buffy The Vampire Slayer (TV) | UC1169 (Jackal) used by Faith in 3 episodes – Buffy in 1 episode (2000) |
| Gladiator (not the Ridley Scott film) | UC453 (Double Shadow) |
| Modern Vampires (Video) | UC989 (Dragon Lord) in movie & on video cover |
| Star Trek Generations | Modified Raven (UC700) knife used as a Klingon knife in several scenes. Also features as accessory for a Klingon toy from the film, by Playmates. |
| Star Trek – Deep Space Nine (TV) | UC750 (Raptor) * used by Dax in 1 episodeRaptor (UC750) and Raven (UC700) shown on walls of Worf’s quarters (several episodes) |
| Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone film) | (UC627 Highlander Bowie ) * shown in slow motion, thrown by Woody Harrelson |
| Under Siege (Steven Segal) | Hibben Thrower (also shown in Playboy magazine same year) |
| Mr. Nice Guy (Jackie Chan film) | UC851 (Warbird) |
| Hideaway | UC453 (Double Shadow) |
| Time Cop | UC453 (Double Shadow) * prominently used in a fight scene by Van Damme |
| The Fifth Element (Bruce Willis film) | UC453 (Double Shadow) |
| Spawn | UC989 (Dragon Lord) *modified. Used in graveyard scene * in Spawn playset toy. |
| Star Trek – Nemesis (2002) | UC1169 (Jackal) |
| Divergent (2014) | Hibben Throwing Knives |
| Umbrella Academy (2022) | Hibben Throwing Knives |