G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Factual error: When the French President uses his nuclear trigger, the device he uses has a button labelled 'bras'. Bras is the French for 'arm' as in arms and legs. Presumably someone was supposed to look up the word for 'arm' as in arm a weapon.

Factual error: You can't launch a tungsten (or any other heavy object) at a terrestrial target such as a city and create as much destruction as a nuclear weapon. The energy that creates the destruction is kinetic energy: Mass x Velocity^2. A Tungsten rod as depicted would need to travel at around ~400,000mph to create that destruction. That impact would also create an EMP disabling half the planet. (large/energetic asteroid impacts create EMPs and radioactivity too).

Plot hole: How do you construct and launch into orbit 7 Zeus platforms in complete secrecy? Based on the scenes depicting them, you also couldn't launch the Zeus in a single piece... so probably it would be dozens of launches too. You couldn't hide this from a budget. It would take years to get it over the line. Zartan only replaced the president a short time ago... it goes beyond impossible. (01:25:00 - 01:27:00)

Factual error: The shots of Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC show a bridge nearby. Fort Sumter is far out in the harbor - there are no bridges anywhere nearby. Fort Sumter is accessible only by boat, and there is no footbridge crossing a moat. (01:19:00)

Captian Duke Hauser: Drive it like you stole it!
Roadblock: As your good friend, you need a new catchphrase.

More quotes from G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Trivia: The subterranean prison's name is "Einsargen." "Jemanden einsargen" is a colloquial German description for "to coffin someone", normally meaning to kill someone.

More trivia for G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Question: After the first Pentagon scene, the G.I. Joes are on drop ships flying to go get a nuke. Who are the other Joes in the ship with Duke, Roadblock, Mouse, Flint, and Jaye? (00:07:10)

Quantom X

Chosen answer: I believe three are named as Grunt, Clutch and Tunnel Rat in the script and credits.

More questions & answers from G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Join the mailing list

Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.