Back from Viet Nam, De Niro is wearing a green beret and he has a 101st Airborne Division patch on the left shoulder of his dress greens. It should be a Special Forces patch. This is done deliberately, as the film makers are refrained by law unless permission is granted, from showing accurate military uniforms. See more...
To acquire the withdrawn, hollowed-out look of his character, Christopher Walken ate nothing but bananas and rice. See more...
starring Christopher Walken, John Savage, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro (add more)
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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.]
When Michael Vronsky gets back from his tour he has a full grown beard. The only branch of the service that allows a beard is the Navy, and he was an Army Green Beret. The beard would not have been tolerated under any circumstances. [It is a fact that there are times then and now that members of Special Forces; ie. SEAL/BUD, combat controllers, and "Green Berets" are not required to maintain military regulation in regards with uniform and hair length. My brother in law is a member of Special Forces and he validates this correction. Allowing hair and beard growth could have something to do with a future mission.]
When Christopher Walken is in Saigon after leaving the hospital, he is not wearing a name plate on his uniform. Name plates are required, and every other uniformed soldier is wearing one. [Hollywood has to change at least one thing on a uniform as not to bring charges for impersonating a soldier or the wearing of unauthorized awards and decorations. These are violations of the UCMJ and applicable to a civilian.]
In the early scenes of DeNiro deer hunting he is left handed and using a left handed bolt action rifle. Upon his return from Viet Nam he again goes deer hunting and he is right handed using a right handed bolt action rifle. [In the military, people, not all, but some people learn to fire a weapon right handed. There are adapters for the M-16 to keep the casings from hitting the lefthanded shooter. Some lefties eventually learn to fire the weapon righthanded. Therefore, after fighting in Vietnam, he could very easily have switched his firing position.]
During the wedding, Meryl Streep's hair is down and flowing. At the wedding reception, it is up and curly. [Wedding receptions don't usually take place immediately after the wedding, but several hours later. She could have gone home to freshen up after the ceremony.]
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