Continuity mistake: Sykes is shot in the right leg, in the thigh area, by the bounty hunters. We see the blood clearly on it when he sits on a rock and holds his leg. Later, when he returns to Aquaverde where he meets Robert Ryan, we see as he sits on his horse that his left leg is bandaged.
The Wild Bunch (1969)
1 continuity mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, William Holden, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien
Revealing mistake: Near the end of the movie, the Bunch are relaxing and passing around a bottle of whiskey. While the actors could not be expected to drink real alcohol, it's too bad the prop guy could not have mixed up some less foamy instant tea, typically used as a substitute in these scenes.
Dutch Engstrom: They'll be waitin' for us.
Pike Bishop: I wouldn't have it any other way.
Trivia: Ernest Borgnine's limp is genuine because he broke his foot before production began.
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