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Continuity mistake: In Maney Gault's first scene, the porch he is lying on loses a screen covering for the closeup, only to regain it for the third shot.

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Continuity mistake: A dirty Union cavalry officer hits himself to clean off the dust that made him appeared Confederate. His first two strikes barely shake the dust on his uniform, yet, after a cutaway and two off-screen strikes, his arm is almost completely free of dust. (01:16:50)

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Continuity mistake: When Larry realizes they are in Mexico for the first time and he runs into the square, in the wide shots there are two children playing with a pinata. In the close ups, there is a whole line of children.

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Continuity mistake: When Larry says, "Gitr Done", he is holding an M60, yet when he then runs to the Humvee he has an M16 which is noticeably smaller.

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Continuity mistake: When Kurt Russsell first goes to the crazy guys' shack, he puts a bottle down with the label facing forward. When he leaves it is facing the other way.

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Continuity mistake: When the newborn alien is getting sucked out of the ship, the women have their hair pulled and strained in the wind. Yet, when we see a video of the women, their hair is not moving at all.

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Continuity mistake: When the Doc and Kurt Russel enter the burnt Norweigan building the door closes itself behind the Doc. It closes and opens several times over the course of the scene.

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Continuity mistake: When the three men are shown finding the UFO from the front, their hoods are down. In the next scene, from behind, their hoods are over their heads.

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Continuity mistake: When Kurt Russell first looks at the chess game, amount of ice in his glass changes between shots.

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Continuity mistake: When all the characters tumble down the hill they get snow on their clothes. During the chase after this, the snow is gone and the characters are not wet.

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Continuity mistake: When the two lawyers are in the bar, you see a woman in a green dress with a watch pass behind the lawyer who's not Tom Cruise. After it cuts back shortly later, you see the same woman going the same direction.

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