American Sniper

Continuity mistake: When the two Humvees are leaving, they get intercepted by a green Renault 12 which they shoot up and ram. The Humvee after hitting the Renault then hits a wall and suffers damage. After the Humvees come to a halt some moments later, the wall damaged Humvee is now pristine again.

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Continuity mistake: When Taya is nursing their baby, Chris takes the baby from her and Taya zips up her jacket. In the next shot, her jacket is not zipped anymore. (01:16:25)

Continuity mistake: While Chris is waiting for his baby girl to finish being breast-fed, he talks to his wife and puts heaps of stuffed animals, including the really big one that he won, for his then girlfriend/later wife, into the cot. When he puts the baby down into the cot, there's not a stuffed animal to be seen.

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Continuity mistake: When Chris visits Biggles in the hospital, he reaches out to shake Biggles' hand with his right hand, but then in the next shot, his hands have switched. (01:29:50)

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Continuity mistake: When Chris and family move to Texas, Chris takes one tall box off the ute and into the house, but once in the house there are two boxes, not just one.

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Taya Renae Kyle: You're my husband, you're the father of my children. Even when you're here, you're not here. I see you, I feel you, but you're not here.

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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.

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Question: When Chris and co are having dinner with an Iraqi family, why does Chris react the way he does when he sees the mark on the Iraqi father's left elbow? What does Chris think it is?

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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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