When Gator is trying out the 1971 Ford Galaxie he was given by the Federal agents, you see him working a manual gear shift in the floor. Throughout the scene Gator up-shifts and downshifts. However, when he arrives at his parents home, you see him place the car in park on the steering wheel, which is likely an automatic transmission.
When the cops are chasing Gator you can see that there is no rear widow in his car, but when he jumps it onto the barge the car now has a rear window.
Window glass is sometimes removed so there will be no glare or reflections. They were different cars, shot at different times. They certainly didn't replace the glass in the totaled vehicle.
Window glass is sometimes removed so there will be no glare or reflections. They were different cars, shot at different times. They certainly didn't replace the glass in the totaled vehicle.
During a car chase between the police and Gator, a rather large gold ring on the right ring-finger of Gator appears and disappears several times during scene changes.
When the sheriff jumps his car into the river, it can be seen to have no windshield or rear window.
When the Feds give Gator his brown '71 Custom, they are driving a silver '71 Ford LTD with a black vinyl roof and the small lug cover hub caps. This same car is used when Roy drives Dude's wife to the funeral.
When Gator tears out of the home for unwed mothers, he spins his tires and they squeal as if on blacktop. He's on gravel.
Both of Gator's parents, as seen in the close up on their porch when he went to visit, have blue eyes. Gator has brown eyes. The odds of this are about one in 1.1 million; less than 0.0000001%.
Mistakenly regarded as goofs: McCluskey was given a 1971 Ford Custom 500, not a Ford Galaxie.
In 1973, the USA was changing over road markings from white to yellow. During the main chase into town, the road originally shows the older markings, then the new, then the old. But the movie was made in 1973 and set in 1973 how could this be an Anachronism error. Maybe the road markings on those roads in white have not been updated yet.
The police car chasing Gator (while blocking for Roy), has a rear-view mirror in some shots, not in others.
It may have been distracting in the shot. The adhesive mount is visible.
It may have been distracting in the shot. The adhesive mount is visible.
During the first chase scene when Gator is tearing through town, one can see dozens of spectators at various location in anticipation of the staged pursuit.
There are several shots of Gators '71 Ford that show a stock front clip. Then there are some that show the left headlights covered in tape and a steel bracket that runs along the front bumper.
Diane Ladd's last name is misspelled "Lad" in the opening and closing credits.
Perhaps not misspelled. She's changed her name a couple times, from birth name Ladner/Lanier (sources disagree) to Ladd and to Lad in two 1973 movies, this one and The Devil's Daughter (1973).
Perhaps not misspelled. She's changed her name a couple times, from birth name Ladner/Lanier (sources disagree) to Ladd and to Lad in two 1973 movies, this one and The Devil's Daughter (1973).
In several scenes dialogue heard does not match mouth movements. This may be due to ADR work done to replace strong language used in the initial filming.
When Gator is talking to one of the young mothers about what happened to Donny, smoke drifts into frame when the girl is talking. Most likely from something the camera crew was smoking. She has no cigarette.
There is no smoke. Possibly the selective focus (background blurred) made it look like smoke during the shot with a lighter background at 01:28:30.
There is no smoke. Possibly the selective focus (background blurred) made it look like smoke during the shot with a lighter background at 01:28:30.
When Gator pulls up to his mother's house he puts the column gearshift in park before getting out of the car.
After Gator confronts J.C Conner with Dude in the passenger seat, the antenna can be seen for the wireless mics. It has a red tip and is seen in front of Dude most likely on the floorboard.
As the warden walks over to Gator as he is digging a trench, there is a cord along with a taped mic visible going up the right side of warden's back as it is seen through the warden's yellow collared shirt.
Burt says "429 dual carburetors," when there is clearly only one on the intake manifold.