Other mistake: As Packard backs out of the cemetery there's no damage to his car, despite crashing through an iron fence and headstones.
The Wraith (1986)
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Directed by: Mike Marvin
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Randy Quaid, Nick Cassavetes, Sherilyn Fenn
Visible crew/equipment: In many of the racing scenes the camera crew's shadows can be seen at the bottom of the screen. (Corrected in the DVD version).
Billy Hankins: Look, do you mind if I lay my towel here? I ain't welcome over there.
Jake: Why not?
Billy Hankins: Why ain't I welcome or it's ok to lay here?
Jake: Take your pick.
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Chosen answer: I believe they are markers to show how many people are left to take revenge on for his death.
EMTurbo
The problem with that answer is that the Wraith had to kill five people (Oggie, Minty, Skank, Gutterboy and Packard) and he only had four of those metal braces. If he had one for each gang member he wanted revenge on, he would have had five. I think he was only given four chances to crash his car and reassemble, and once they were gone, that was it. That's why he killed Skank and Gutterboy at the same time.