Corrected entry: When the little black kid tells D-Fens how to shoot the bazooka and asks where he is aiming it, D-Fens tells him "That big yellow monster down there" (i.e. a construction truck about a block down) and at this, the bazooka is pointed at the ground, and accidentally goes off. The shell "travels" through some pipe system and then blows up a block away. This is total fantasy. Had this been real, the shell would have exploded right there, killing everybody within about 20 feet. (01:16:00)
Falling Down (1993)
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Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Robert Duvall, Michael Douglas, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin
Continuity mistake: When D-Fens' wife realises that D-Fens is just down the road, calling her, she locks the white gate in front of her house. She then walks back into the house. But when D-Fens comes running after her, the gate is wide open. (01:28:45 - 01:30:05)
Mr. Lee: Take the money.
Bill Foster: You think I'm a thief? Oh, you see, I'm not the thief. I'm not the one charging 85 cents for a stinking soda! You're the thief. I'm just standing up for my rights as a consumer.
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Question: Why does the Beggar throw the apple at D-fens? I found it odd since he just gave him a briefcase and a lunch.
Correction: Rockets that are not on a timer are set off by a pressure sensor at the nose of the rocket, and it was common practice to "Bounce" rockets off the ground at shallow angles in order to penetrate the bottom of a tank, where the armor is weakest. With the angle D-FENs fires the rocket at it is entirely possible for the rocket to bounce upwards and travel along the channel.
There is also the consideration for the arming distance. The rocket would not have blown up on contact at the distance it hit the ground, as you stated. I could see it bouncing and going down the tunnel until it reached arming distance and then hit something.