Other mistake: It is stated at the beginning of the film that the events that take place start in the spring of 1976, and span over the summer. The Climax, and final scene of the movie, take place on Halloween night. In the scene directly after Milt Sturmfuller was killed, the gas station attendant is seen reading about the slaying in the local newspaper. The date on the paper is Friday September 8, 1980.
Silver Bullet (1985)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Daniel Attias
Starring: Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Megan Follows, Corey Haim
Uncle Red(Gary Busey), Marty Coslaw(Corey Haim), and Jane Coslaw(Megan Follows) hole up in the house with a gun that is loaded with only one silver bullet. Megan sees the werewolf looking in through a window. A few moments later the power is cut. Suddenly the werewolf explodes through a wall and attacks them. Uncle Red wrestles with it but it easily overpowers him and knocks him out. It then tries to kill Marty, but he shoots it in the head with the gun and it falls to the floor, dead. It's carcass transforms back into.... Reverend Lowe(Everett McGill).
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More mistakes in Silver Bullet
Jane Coslaw: Aww, look out world, Marty the Great didn't get something he wanted.
Trivia: Gary Busey ad-libbed a majority of his lines. When director Daniel Attias told Stephen King about this, Stephen said he was OK with it.
Question: Why did Marty insist on shooting the firework at the werewolf? It took him far less time to turn the bike round and roar away than it did to light the rocket it and aim it.
Answer: He might have been hoping that the sudden loud bang and/or flame would scare the beast (werewolf) away - most (if not all) wild animals respond to noise and are afraid of fire.
Answer: Simple fight or flight response. His first thought is to fight whatever is stalking him. Once he discovers it's an actual werewolf he takes off.
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