Revealing mistake: When David is re-loading his gun whilst out duck shooting, we see three ducks flying to the right and then immediately to the left, revealing that it is the same film in reverse.
Straw Dogs (1971)
1 revealing mistake
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna
Continuity mistake: When Amy tells David to go out and get some lettuce, David notices the addition symbol on the blackboard was changed to subtract by Amy earlier on. At this point, there are two subtraction symbols between the equation, but in the next shot the left subtraction symbol has changed to an addition, and in the shot after that, it becomes a subtraction again.
David Sumner: Jesus. I got 'em all.
Trivia: The British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) banned this film from being released on video/DVD from 1984 to 2002 due to its graphic violence and two brutal rapes.
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