Corrected entry: In the final sequence we get a low shot of the bulldozers with the sun as a big ball low on the horizon behind them. But in the shots from there on we don't see any shadows, even those that are meant to portray the scene directly after this sun shot.
johnrosa
12th Aug 2004
Vanishing Point (1971)
22nd Apr 2004
Vanishing Point (1971)
Corrected entry: At the end of the movie just before the Challenger hits the Bulldozers, the right rear wheel on the Challenger changes from a factory Dodge rally wheel to a Cragar S/S wheel.
Correction: I went through the last five minutes of the film before the collision, and found no such shot. In the absence of a clear screenshot or exact time index, I'd say this one isn't true. All three of the Challengers were brand new at the time - all wore factory Rallyes.
4th Mar 2002
Vanishing Point (1971)
Corrected entry: There are several versions of this film, in one when Kowolski stops at the desert house to get drugs he put the car into park with a column shift yet there are numerous scenes of him shifting the 4spd pistol grip throughout the film.
Correction: To my knowledge, there are only two versions of tyhe film (ignoring TV-censored edits). Both are included on the official DVD - the US version and the longer UK version. I checked both and they use the same footage for this shot and in it, Kowalski can be seen putting some real force into throwing the manual shifter forward to put the car in 1st gear (a safety technique in case the parking brake slips). No column shifter is evident (and neither type can be seen from the distant, rear-quarter camera angle). No error here.
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Correction: This is not the sun. It is an illusion only Kowalski can see. It's his 'light at the end of the tunnel' per se, and he smiles upon seeing it as he then believes the light indicates he is going to be able to squeeze through unharmed. Yes, we know better, but then we aren't doped up and deprived of sleep. No mistake- just a surreal head-trip moment.
johnrosa