Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Jake McDorman, Luke Grimes
Character mistake: While watching the events of 9/11, the broadcaster notes that the "south tower is collapsing" while footage of the North tower's later collapse is showing. The south tower fell first, 29 minutes prior to the north tower. (00:22:25)
Character mistake: When Chris joins the Marine unit they are going to breach a door. Chris removes his shooting hand from his weapon to signal the breacher. He would have used his support hand.
Factual error: Chris Kyle did not make Chief after his first deployment. He made Chief during his fourth deployment.
Marc Lee: You got some kind of saviour complex?
Chris Kyle: No. I just want to get the bad guys, but if I can't see them I can't shoot them.
Trivia: Chris Kyle did not shoot a child as portrayed in the movie. That was put in to make it more dramatic about the choices he had to make as a sniper. He did shoot a woman, however. He had stated that he didn't think he could ever kill a child.
Chosen answer: Chris has "shooter's strawberries" on his elbows, which are red callouses caused by lying in the sniper's position for long periods. He notices the same marks on the elbows of the father, and realizes that he too is a military sniper.
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