Factual error: The car blows up in Mr Weasley's property towards the end of the movie and the guy touches the door to open it to check if Dalton is dead. The door would have been too hot to hold on to the door handle for more than a second without a burn. (01:41:35)
Continuity mistake: When Dalton rips the guy's throat out, he wipes his hand on his pants and no blood is on his hand or pants, the next cut shows him looking at his hand full of blood.
Audio problem: When Dalton gets into the bar and the band is playing "road house blues" there is a moment while the singer is away from the mic but his voice is still on.
Continuity mistake: Swayze and his new landlord are standing near the horse corral talking. His landlord says "Calling me sir, is like putting an elevator, in an outhouse, don't belong. I'm Emmitt". Swayze says "I'm Dalton". Notice Swayze has his eyes open normally and fully when they shake hands. In the second shot of the same handshake, the sun suddenly glares, and Swayze is suddenly squinting in the bright light. Weather don't move that fast, folks. (00:20:45)
Revealing mistake: In the first fight in the entire movie, the first guy Dalton punches is bleeding from the nose before Dalton actually makes contact.
Factual error: Desert and mountain scenery is visible throughout the film despite being set in Missouri; there is no desert anywhere near Missouri, and its only mountains are the Ozarks, which are smaller and more rounded in appearance than those seen in this film.
Continuity mistake: When the 4 henchmen turn up to fight at the Double Deuce armed with a boot blade, 2 of the henchmen actors are completely different in the inside and outside shots in this scene.
Chosen answer: Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison.