Revealing mistake: While Bishop and Steve McKenna are practicing with various firearms, a slow-motion shot in the film of Steve shooting a .50 caliber rifle shows that, while the sequence depicts him firing "live" rounds, the extracted shell casing is from a "Blank" cartridge (evidenced by the crimped forward portion of the brass casing). (00:34:15)
The Mechanic (2011)
1 revealing mistake
Directed by: Simon West
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn
Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where Bishop gives Steve the first aid kit after Steve's first kill you can see a boom mic in the upper part of the screen. (00:48:25)
Dean: I'm going to put a price on your head so big that when you look in the mirror your reflection's gonna want to shoot you in the face.
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