Continuity mistake: When Hi, Gale and Evelle are sitting in the trailer talking about robbing the bank, watch the newspaper on Hi's lap. It goes from being folded to being fully opened in his hands between shots.
Continuity mistake: In the scene where the dye pack explodes and Gale wipes off a spot to see H.I. and Ed coming right at them, you can see that H.I. is the one driving when the car swerves. Ed was driving in the previous scene.
Continuity mistake: In the classic fight scene between the two convicts who escaped jail and Nick Cage, the first shot of the destroyed trailer had Cheetos Puffs all over the floor. In the next scene there are Cheetos Crunchy all over the floor.
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Nic Cage is trying to choose a baby, his tattoo switches from right to left arm and back about four times.
Continuity mistake: Nick & Holly are having lunch outside their trailer with their friends & kids. One of the kids throws jelly at Nick Cage and hits him in the head, and a piece of jelly with a cherry in it falls on his plate. The camera cuts away as Holly and her friend are talking about Paediatricians. Cut back to Cage and the jelly is gone from his plate. Back to Holly then back to Cage shows the jelly is back!
Continuity mistake: When the guy with the broken nose enters his car you can see the exhaust-fumes on the right, indicating that the engine is already running. But then we clearly hear him start the engine again. (01:00:50)
Continuity mistake: When Cage sets up a camera to take the picture with Holly Hunter and the baby, the camera on the tripod is a Canon Sure Shot. When the shot zooms in on the camera as it goes off, it is a Nikon.
Continuity mistake: At the end, when H.I. is being dragged out from underneath the pickup, watch the shadows made by the car; they grow longer, then short, then long again.
Continuity mistake: When H.I. is standing in front of the old man's truck, it is a Chevrolet. When he is looking forward through the windshield, and later when he flies out of the truck, it is a Dodge.
Continuity mistake: In the scene where HI and his boss are talking about swapping wives, as they are walking and the camera POV is about five feet away looking at them (rolling backwards) you can see the track the camera is rolling on.
Continuity mistake: When H.I. (Cage) is running through the grocery store after he robbed the convenience store, the clerk shoots three quick shots at him. But, the gun's only a two barrel shotgun.
Continuity mistake: In the scene at the end where Nathan Arizona puts the gun in the baby's crib he does not leave it there. You never see him pick it up but it's in his hand when he leaves the room.
Continuity mistake: When Hi, Ed and Dot are sitting at the picnic table talking about the baby's education, look at the mustard bottle in front of Dot. It changes position between shots.
Continuity mistake: When the dye packet explodes in the station wagon, the inside shot shows the back windows are only lightly splattered. When seen from outside, the back windows are covered entirely.
Continuity mistake: I'm no expert on accents. But why does everyone sound like they're from the Deep South and not the Southwest? As far as I know, Arizonians don't have a twang like the characters in the film do.
Continuity mistake: After Glenn has informed HI that he will be back to take the baby, he peels off in his station wagon. The tires show a large black patch, free of dust, where it was contacting the ground prior to pulling away. The rest of the tire and car was dust covered.
Continuity mistake: When Hi fights Gale in the trailer, Hi is on Gale's back and Gale is spinning around. Hi's legs destroy a red lamp. Then the next shot shows the lamp in the floor and it is intact.
Continuity mistake: When H.I. is robbing the convenient store to get cash and Huggies, it's been raining as the streets are wet, but the parking lot of the convenient store is bone dry.
Continuity mistake: When H.I. robs a convenience store with Ed and Nathan Jr in the car, their 1972 Chevrolet Impala Sedan has 4 working tail lights. In subsequent shots, there are only 3 working tail lights, then back to 4 again by the end of the sequence.
