Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo (1970)

2 corrected entries

(11 votes)

Corrected entry: Shasta, as they prepare to take the wagon down to the Phillips ranch house, makes the statement, "One little kiss and the balloon goes up," a phrase sources indicate was first used in WWI.

Correction: The phrase "The balloon's gone up" originated in the American Civil War, with Prof. Thadeus Lowe's observation balloon 'going up' prior to Union attacks for scouting purposes. Thus, the phrase 'the balloon's gone up' came to mean that an attack was immediately pending, as the balloon had been spotted aloft.

Corrected entry: The Duke knocks the bad guy about in his ranch house. He ends up on the floor with his legs ablaze from a fallen kerosene lamp. When they walk outside after his confession the bad guy's trousers are unmarked.

Phillip Churchfield

Correction: In that next scene we see Sergeant Major Gorman threading a belt through his trousers. He's obviously changed his pants (although putting pants over burned flesh should have been incredibly painful).

Factual error: So the Civil War ends, and the colonel heads for Texas. It must have taken close to a decade to arrive there, for when he rides into Blackthorne, Texas, he's packing a Model 1873 Colt, and a Model 1873 Winchester.

More mistakes in Rio Lobo

Cord McNally: Do you think you could sneak up on the fella at the gate?
Phillips: I could sneak up on a coyote if I've a mind to.
Cord McNally: Did you get that fella at the gate?
Phillips: He's at another gate now, lookin' fer Saint Peter.

More quotes from Rio Lobo

Join the mailing list

Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.