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Continuity mistake: Captain Willard and his two escorts get out of a helicopter and walk up to the guard post on the way to see General Corman. The soldier in the front is carrying some yellow papers in his right hand. In the next shot as they pass the guard the papers are in his left hand. (00:09:40)

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Continuity mistake: When Captain Willard punches the mirror with his right fist, he bloodies it up considerably. Later in the scene when the soldiers come and throw him into the shower, we see a close-up of his right hand without any cuts or blood. (00:09:15)

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Continuity mistake: When the soldiers come to the door with Captain Willard's new orders a green piece of paper (money) appears behind his gun lying on the table under the lamp. It's there in the close-up but not when they first walk in. The other pieces of paper in front and to the left of the gun are also moved. (00:08:20)

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Continuity mistake: In the beginning of the movie as Captain Willard dances around his room there's a red and white can sitting on the left of his mirror. It's there for two shots but then in the next shot when he busts the mirror it's not there and we see a box instead. (00:06:45)

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Continuity mistake: After he cuts his hand on the mirror Captain Willard rubs his face with his bloody right hand. In the next shot as he attempts to pour a drink into his mouth only his thumb is bloody and there is no blood on his face. (00:07:10)

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Continuity mistake: When Captain Willard looks out his window at the streets of Saigon you can tell by the shadows that the sun is overhead. But in the next shot the sun is coming directly through the window and shining on his face. (00:04:20)

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Continuity mistake: In a close-up after he burns the picture of his wife with his cigarette, Captain Willard says to himself, "When I was there all I could think of was getting back into the jungle". Look closely at his left cheek and note a red scratch missing from previous shots and not visible in later shots during his drunken dance. (00:05:20)

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Continuity mistake: In the beginning of the movie when Captain Willard hears the helicopter flying over and walks to his window the blinds are dark. In the next shot when you see him looking through them they're lit up. (00:04:15)

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Deliberate mistake: Martin Sheen has a cut on his cheek that starts as a scar and becomes an open wound. (00:02:27)

Continuity mistake: When we first see Captain Willard in the movie he's looking at the ceiling fan spinning above his head. There's only one fan above his head yet we see two different fans in the scene. The first ceiling fan has a different motor and the acoustic tiles show signs of water damage not seen on the second fan. (00:01:50)

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Continuity mistake: When Richard tells Stan to turn off the air con and help him, the windshield of the SUV is mostly clear due to Stan wiping off some blood from the windshield using the wipers. As Richard walks back to Dimitri's body, the windshield is mostly clear, but when it cuts to a close-up shot of the car mirror, a blood stain has suddenly reappeared. (01:02:35)

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Continuity mistake: When Jen attempts to remove the tree branch from her body and fails, she lies down on the ground. When the shot cuts, she suddenly has her head lying on her hand, even though it was not there in the previous shot. The position of the locket also changes between shots. (00:51:40)

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Continuity mistake: When Jen is in the cave, she opens a can of beer and foam begins to spill down the side of it. The shot cuts and the foam has suddenly disappeared. (00:50:40)

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Continuity mistake: In the cave, Jen cracks open a can of beer with her left hand. The camera changes angles to a close-up shot and she is using her right. (00:50:35)

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Continuity mistake: When Richard realises Jen was standing against the cliffside wall, Dimitri begins to notice a trail of blood. When he begins to approach it, he is holding a flash light in his right hand, but in the next shot, he is suddenly holding it in his left hand. (00:38:25)

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Continuity mistake: When Richard finds the blood trail at the bottom of the cliffside wall, he points his flashlight at it and begins to point it upwards. In the first shot, he is shown holding the flash light with his left hand near the top, but when the shot cuts, he is suddenly holding it in his right hand near the middle. (00:38:15)

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Continuity mistake: When Richard, Stan and Dimitri return to the cliffside to retrieve Jen's body, there is a shot of the three shown from below the cliff looking up at them where Richard and Stan are standing side by side and Dimitri is standing a couple feet from them. When the shot cuts to a different angle, all three are standing side by side. (00:36:10)

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Continuity mistake: Just after Richard pushes Jen off the cliff, Richard, Stan and Dimitri are shown looking over the edge all standing side by side. The camera changes angles and Richard and Stan are suddenly further apart by a couple of feet. (00:27:40)

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Continuity mistake: When Jen wakes up after she is raped by Stan, her earphones are shown positioned on top of her iPod beside her. A couple of shots later, the earphones and iPod are positioned separately beside each other. (00:23:50)

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Continuity mistake: When Richard starts explaining what the peyote is, Dimitri is smoking a cigarette and then begins to take it out of his mouth. When the shot cuts, the cigarette is far away from his mouth and is suddenly putting it out in an ash tray. (00:10:45)

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