U Turn

Revealing mistake: As Bobby drives along the dirt roads at the start of the film, in one shot when the camera is filming inside the car, you can clearly see the gear is in park position yet the car is "driving." (00:01:55)

Hamster

Visible crew/equipment: In the opening credits after the car radiator bursts, in one shot the shadow of a high crane filming the overhead shot is very visible. (00:03:40)

Hamster

Continuity mistake: When Bobby is offering to carry Grace's packages, the old man has vanished from the road behind them. (00:11:10)

jle

Continuity mistake: When the Sheriff pulls up there is a shot from inside his car showing that the rear window is wound down nearly all the way. As he drives away, the rear window is fully up. (00:13:05)

jle

Visible crew/equipment: When the shopkeeper shoots the second robber, as he flies backwards you can see a long black wire coming from out his shirt. (00:27:15)

Hamster

Visible crew/equipment: When Bobby returns to find his car totally taken apart at the front, when he says "how much?", you can see the head of a crew-member reflected in the windsheild. (00:28:50)

Hamster

Continuity mistake: When Bobby is in the diner, he is given his bottle of beer. In the two shots before the Sheriff drops the pot of coffee between the shots Bobby's bottle of beer moves it's location on the diner bar. (00:39:15)

Hamster

Continuity mistake: When Bobby is contemplating pushing Grace off the cliff, he looks over the edge and a body of water is visible. In all the other aerial shots, there is no water at the bottom of the cliff. (00:48:20)

jle

Continuity mistake: When Bobby is having sex with Grace, in some shots his shirt is dry and in others it is wet with sweat. (00:51:40)

jle

Continuity mistake: As Darrell is threatening to scratch Bobby's mustang with his crobar, the small round sponge sitting on the bonnet keeps moving location. (01:06:05)

Hamster

Revealing mistake: In one overhead shot where Jake is apparently giving anal to Grace, the straps of his flesh-coloured thong are visible. (01:22:35)

Hamster

Visible crew/equipment: When Jake says "your just like your mama, always scared of things," the shadow of a boom mike is clearly cast on the wall behind Grace. (01:24:45)

Hamster

Revealing mistake: When Bobby pushes Jake's dead body down the cliff, it's blatantly obvious it is a dummy. You can easily tell by the way the limbs move and flex about. (01:48:55)

Hamster

Visible crew/equipment: After Bobby is pushed off the cliff by Grace, towards the end of the shot of him rolling on the rocks, a black pad is visible under his shirt and attached to his trousers which was used for the stunt. (01:49:20)

Hamster

Continuity mistake: After Bobby is pushed off of the cliff by Grace, as he rolls in a closeup he has a big blood stain on his shirt, by the shoulder. In the following wideshot the stain isn't there, and his shirt is remarkably white. (01:49:25)

Hamster

Visible crew/equipment: In one shot of Bobby laying on his back, after being pushed off the cliff, his shirt is open at the bottom and a long black microphone wire running up his chest is visible. (01:50:15)

Hamster

Flo: Now you can fuckin' take it, or you can fuckin' leave it.

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