Factual error: The henchman with the prosthetic arm bends Bond's gun. It would require something in the range of 1000 pounds of pressure to bend a gun like that. It would be impossible for anyone to generate that much pressure since the arm is driven only by human muscle. (00:24:50)
Factual error: Clifton James' character is "Sheriff J. W. Pepper of the Louisiana State Police". A sheriff is not part of any state police organization - a sheriff is an elected COUNTY official. (Interestingly, in Louisiana, they are not called counties, they are called "parishes"). (01:30:20)
Factual error: When the camera does a close up shot of Bond in the sky in the Microlight, the fabric is far too loose for it to actually be in the sky. The fabric would be taut as the air flows over it. (00:48:40)
Factual error: At the climax, Baron Samedi falls into a coffin crawling with snakes, which promptly bite him to death. But a closer look shows they're mostly harmless species—boas, pythons, racers, and green tree snakes. None of these are venomous; boas and pythons kill by constriction, and the others are basically harmless. The scene tries to sell a terrifying venomous death, but the reality is he just got dropped into a reptile house full of non-killers. (01:47:34)
Factual error: At the opening voodoo ritual, a large green snake is used to kill a man. The species is visually identifiable as a Green Tree Python, a non-venomous constrictor from New Guinea and northern Australia. It would never be found in the Caribbean, where the film is set, and despite being shown as lethal with a bite, in reality, it can't deliver venom. At worst, it could constrict small prey, not instantly kill a human. (00:04:15 - 00:04:55)
Chosen answer: One assumes that the card that 'foretold' that Rosie was a double-agent was either sent by Felix Lighter of the FBI/CIA or by Solitaire herself. But, more than likely, it was Bond's faithful sidekick Quarrel, Jr. (the fisherman/boat captain on San Monique).
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