Blane describes ricin as a nerve gas, which it is not. He also says it is absorbed through the pores, which it cannot be. Ricin is a plant-based toxin that can be inhaled, ingested, or absorbed through broken skin.
At 36:43 there is the sound effect of a pistol slide being racked. As Col. Ryan enters the frame, he holds a Model 1911A1 pistol on the terrorist Evan Skaff, who is disguised as an NYPD officer. At 37:02 and 37:05 the hammer of the pistol is shown as uncocked. Two problems: 1) racking the slide on the pistol would automatically cock the hammer, and 2) the pistol cannot be fired without a cocked hammer.
As Colonel Ryan presses the button for the elevator a boom is heard followed by loud scraping and metallic sounds. The Elevator crashes to the ground floor crushed under its own weight by momentum.
This would not happen as elevators have 2 distinct systems to prevent absolute free fall. 1 is mechanical brake pads, the second is an cable based brake system.
This would not happen as elevators have 2 distinct systems to prevent absolute free fall. 1 is mechanical brake pads, the second is an cable based brake system.
In the shot where you can see the front of the U.N. the flag of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is being flown. The GDR joined the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) in 1989.