When Tuff is riding the bull for the extra 8 seconds for the late Lane Frost, he has his cowboy hat in his right hand and is swinging it. However, as he jumps off the bull, his hat is back on his head and he takes it off with his left hand.
When the bull blows and Tuff is bucked off, his face is shown covered in mud. The mud disappears and reappears.
When Tuff Hedeman rode in the final round he did take his hat off and fan the bull. However he did out it back on before he dismounted his bull.
Lane's father, Clyde (James Rebhorn), is portrayed as judgmental and unaffectionate. However, according to family and friends, Clyde Frost was very supportive and loving to his son.
The film shows the "Challenge of Champions" between Frost and Red Rock as a series of 3 match-ups, all of which taking place in Texas. However, the Challenge was a really series of 7 match-ups (4 of which Frost won) and took place in California, Oregon, and Utah.
Lane Frost was never injured while riding the bull Red Rock.
Red Rock was not Lane's 10th and final bull at the 1987 National Finals Rodeo.
The movie implies that Lane Frost had already won the 1987 NFR bull riding world title by the 9th round. In reality, the title was still up for grabs by the 10th and final round.
When Lane calls Kelli to ask her to take him back he has the phone backwards so he is talking into the earpiece and listening to the mouthpiece. They then cut to Kelli. When cutting back to Lane he is using the phone correctly.
When Kelly asks Cody if lane is okay in the background there is a late-'80's/early-'90s GMC pickup, even though the year is supposed to be 1983.
When Lane and Kellie are talking about having her father finance their new house, Kelly keeps talking even while they kiss as he gets into the truck.
The morning after the cheating incident, when the guys are waiting for Lane at the van, a billboard is shown for Natural Bridge Caverns and Wildlife Park, which is located near San Antonio, Texas, but they were not in Texas.