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The boys go deer hunting somewhere in the Appalachians, but the geology is all wrong. That scene is in North Cascades National Park in Washington State. See more...

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To acquire the withdrawn, hollowed-out look of his character, Christopher Walken ate nothing but bananas and rice. See more...

The Deer Hunter (1978) - 7 corrections

starring Christopher Walken, John Savage, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro (add more)

Genres: Drama, War

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During the scene when Michael pursues a deer and then refrains from shooting it, the bolt action on his rifle switches from a left handed model to a right handed model. When it switches the shots are flipped, also note other items that are reversed. [The revealing mistake is not that a GI learned how to shoot right-handed, the mistake is that they switched rifles; from left-hand action to right-hand action.Why would Michael go out and buy "another" 308 Remington(right-handed model) if he is a lefty and already has a left-handed model?]

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The helicopter rescue scene from the suspended bridge contains the continuity error that the helicopter seen from the bridge has two people hanging off the runners even though they have not been picked up yet. [Why couldn't there be two choppers, one with and one without men on the runners?]

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The orthodox church (St. Theodosius) is a cathedral in Cleveland and never would be found in a small town. [Was it supposed to be in a small town? I always figured we were just seeing a corner of their community. Seems like a mill that big wouldn't be in a small town.]

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