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Retroactive (1997)

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Retroactive

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Continuity

The gun Frank takes from Jesse's truck is an old-fashioned six shooter, yet he fires off at least 20 rounds without reloading during the shootout at the gas station.
When Karen goes back the final time, she stops just before the sign, completely off the road. When she gets out of the car, the tail end is hanging over the road.
During the first iteration of Karen reaching the Accelerator Project door she is still wearing her white top tied around her waist. In the security camera footage showing her from above, she is only wearing the black jumpsuit (which is from the second time she comes to the site). The next cut shows her running back to Brian's truck wearing the white top tied around her waist.
When Karen fills up the magazine (for what appears to be a 9mm automatic) and starts shooting at Frank she fires about 27 times continuously. A magazine might hold 15 rounds TOPS.
At 57:48 Frank's revolver hammer is cocked. At 58:10, the hammer is down. At 58:17, hammer is cocked once again. At 59:09, hammer back down again.

Factual errors

When Frank is pulled over the Trooper asks for "license and registration". In Texas registration is displayed on the windshield on the driver's side. In Texas law enforcement officers ask for license and proof of insurance during a traffic stop.

Revealing mistakes

Frank racks his slide-action shotgun repeatedly without having fired it. Every one after the first he would be ejecting live rounds.
The movie was definitely not shot in West Texas because of the presence of Joshua Trees in almost every background. They are not found in Texas, only California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.

Miscellaneous

Near the ending with the car chase in the desert with the station wagon, the police car loses a hubcap. Subsequent shots show the police car with all 4 hubcaps intact and then after that shot one hubcap missing again.

Audio/visual unsynchronised

After the Gold 1970 Cadillac Sedan De Ville flips over in the desert there are scenes of a BLACK Cadillac burning.

Crew or equipment visible

A stage light and the camera operator are reflected on the side of Frank's car when he reverses to pick up Karen.

Errors in geography

Multiple indications such as Joshua trees and mountains show that filming took place in the southern California desert instead of Texas.

Plot holes

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