Corrected entry: In the scene where Alvin Straight is going to shoot his old lawnmower, you can see he walks outside carrying a double-barrel shotgun. You then hear him take three shots in fairly rapid succession. He could have only fired twice before needing to reload.
The Straight Story (1999)
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Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Richard Farnsworth, Donald Wiegert, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter
Continuity mistake: After Alvin zooms down the hill with his tractor, Danny Riordan and four other people help him. In the shot of Alvin standing next to his tractor, the tractor is facing the right side of the house, in the next shot, from Alvin's perspective, the tractor is facing the left side of the house.
Alvin: I'd give each one of 'em a stick and, one for each one of 'em, then I'd say, 'You break that.' Course they could real easy. Then I'd say, 'Tie them sticks in a bundle and try to break that.' Course they couldn't. Then I'd say, "That bundle... that's family."
Trivia: Richard Farnsworth earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal as Alvin Straight. At the age of 79, Farnsworth was at the time the oldest person to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar.
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Correction: What you hear is two shots and an echo, hence the rapid succession.