Goofs
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Anachronisms (2) |
Audio/visual unsynchronised (1) |
Character error (1) |
Continuity (7) |
Crew or equipment visible (1) |
Miscellaneous (1) |
Incorrectly regarded as goofs (1) |
Revealing mistakes (7) |
Spoilers (1)
Anachronisms
Early in the film, during the bad guys hooraw through tin-panner's camp, one member of the gang is clearly shown shooting a 1872 Colt Single Action Army revolver at a steer. The film is set prior to the availability of the SAA and all other revolvers shown throughout the film are Colt cartridge conversions of the 1860 Army model, or the Preacher's cartridge conversion Remington.
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When the Preacher rescues Megan Wheeler from the attempted rape by Josh, a modern bra strap can briefly be seen on her shoulder as she rides away on the Preacher's horse.
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Audio/visual unsynchronised
When Megan is shouting after Preacher at the end of the film, she calls his name twice - the echo following the second time she calls does not match her voice.
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Character error
Barrett speaks of a four ounce nugget being a quarter-pound of gold. Precious metals (gold, silver and platinum) are measured by Troy weight, which has 12 ounces per pound.
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Continuity
Amount of snow in town, and seasons in general.
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The stick of dynamite that Barret throws away after it is dropped by the Preacher explodes much too soon considering the length of the fuse still attached to it.
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When Barret throws a stick of dynamite into the tent, it lands near the front of the tent. The explosion comes from inside the tent. After the explosion the lit fuse of the thrown dynamite can clearly be seen.
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When Hull Barret rides into town by himself on the wagon he is fine. When riding out with The Preacher after the fight you can see a cast on his arm. It is also visible as he mounts the wagon. Back in camp, it's fine again.
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In the final showdown, the various scenes are cloudy, overcast and then sunny between shots.
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When Hull drives off in his cart after visiting town and being saved from a beating by the Preacher, a modern white bandage and finger splint can be seen on Hull's left hand. It disappears in later shots.
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One of Stockburn's bad guy deputies, actor John Dennis Johnston, appears earlier in the film as one of the pan-handlers, during Michael Moriarty's night-time fire-side speech about not taking the $1000 to get out of town.
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Crew or equipment visible
During the final gunfight, one of the gunslingers walks under a roof overhang on the side of a building where what appears to be a pair of aluminum colored floodlight housings can be seen.
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Miscellaneous
When Preacher splashes the man holding a lit match over Barret's wagon with a bucket of water, he actually fails to put the match out.
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs
When the preacher approaches Stockburn he unlocks his firearm to re-chamber it. The bullet chamber he chooses is visibly empty yet he locks it in place and kills Marshall Stockburn. However, this could be a deliberate choice by the filmmakers, in line with other suggestions that the Preacher is some kind of mystical character.
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Revealing mistakes
When Megan picks up her dog which has just been shot dead the dog's body is stiff, an obvious prop.
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When Coy La Hood gets on the horse for the first time, there is a rip in the seat of his pants.
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In the final showdown, Stockburn is shot several times by the Preacher. In the next shot, small rivulets of blood are shown running out of the bullet holes. Considering that Stockburn is wearing a trenchcoat over a suit, it's unlikely blood would just trickle out onto the coat like that - not to mention a gunshot wound would probably bleed a little more profusely.
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Before Marshal Stockburn shoots Spider Conway's large gold filled rock in half you can see that it is already split in half before Stockburn fires.
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When the Preacher shoots Stockburn at the end of the movie the camera angle shows his back and you can see the bullet holes on the left side of his coat, when Stockburn is shown from the front the bullet holes are on the right side of his coat.
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When Club splits a rock in two, the point where the rock cracks open is notably lower compared to the part the hammer actually hits.
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After the preacher left, the men find a huge nugget in the dry river. The man holds it easily in one hand. A nugget of that size would weigh at least 30 kilos (66 pounds).
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Continuity
When the preacher shoots Stockburn, bullet holes can be seen at the back of his trench coat. A few moments later as Stockburn is collapsing, there are no holes in the rear of his coat. When Stockburn is finally on the ground, the holes in the rear of his coat are present again.Share this
