Man on Fire

Other mistake: When Creasy is coaching Pita in the home swimming pool he calls her by his name, Creasy, not Pita.

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Suggested correction: Nonsensical. He says Pita, not Creasy. It's just harder to hear with other people (the housekeepers) shouting over him.

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Other mistake: When Sam is going through Creasy's resume in the back of the Mercedes, the resume speaks of a "Mr. Rosche", not Creasy. (00:09:40)

Other mistake: When Creasy thumbs through Pita's journal (which, unusual for American English, is addressed by her as "Dear Diary"), you can catch a glimpse on her first entry, made on a page titled "January 1", but reading "Today at school I had a great time." So, if she's alleged to be keeping her diary true-to-date, she's describing a school day on New Year's Day. Also, her handwriting changes considerably within the next three months (cf. April entry) - but then suddenly changes back in June.

Other mistake: In the cemetery all of the headstones are blank except for Ryer. (01:26:25)

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Mistakes

Continuity mistake: When Creasy is cutting off the fingers of Jorge Gonzales, the sunglasses resting on Gonzales's nose constantly changes from one shot to the next. In some they're halfway down his nose so you can see his eyes, in others they're pushed all the way up. (01:18:00 - 01:21:00)

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Quotes

Rayburn: A bullet always tells the truth.

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Trivia

Trivia: In the original ending Creasy is taken to "The Voice" for search and interrogation. After some interesting dialogue, a watch among Creasy's personal effects begins to beep and there is a huge explosion. Sharp eyed viewers will remember this ending was set up during the suppository bomb scene under the bridge where Creasy showed an unused charger, pager, watch, and detonator to the victim. The producers thought that this alternate ending screened as too improbable and closed the plot too neatly.

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Questions

Question: Why does Creasy almost kill himself in the beginning of the movie? How does Creasy die at the end of the movie?

Answer: Creasy was a contract assassin for the CIA. His downfall was his drinking because it affected his reaction time and so forth. He had a lot of bad memories he was trying to live with. He considered this bodyguard assignment to be a blow off assignment. This and his bad memories combined with his drinking problem, made him severely depressed. This is why he considered killing himself. At the end of the movie, you see Creasy being taken away in a car. His gunshot wound from the "Voice's" brother, along with his prior gunshot wounds that were never properly treated, had finally gotten the best of him. He was bleeding the whole last half of the movie because he never fully recovered from the gunshot wounds. So, to answer the question of why he died, he bled to death.

Answer: He wanted to kill himself because of his past. Hence- "will God ever forgive us for what we have done?" His friend answered "no"

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