The first time John Smith puts on his holster and pistols, the grip frames are pointing behind him. This would make it very difficult for him to pull the weapons in a timely manner when needed. However, when the time comes minutes later for him to pull the weapons, the grips are facing in the appropriate position for a quick draw and shoot.
At the beginning of the film, after ordering a whiskey, John Smith (Bruce Willis) is eating from a bowl. The bowl was not visible before hand on the bar, and Joe Monday (William Sanderson) did not fill a bowl from the stove behind the bar.
Smith carries two Colt 45. s that hold 7+1 rounds or 14+2 rounds. Smith fires way more bullets than that.
At the second to last battle at the Strozzi place, you can see John's 45. The action goes back and locks several times, and yet, he still fires when it is back.
When someone is shot they drop on the spot. They do not fly backwards as if they've caught the bullet. It doesn't matter what the calibre of the bullet, they drop, straight line, downwards. Proven in experiments bit beloved by Hollywood, it's a shame as it spoils the excitement of the film, but maybe this is cartoon violence as opposed to an historical depiction.
When the .45 automatic pistols were shown, they were the M1911A1 model because they had arched mainspring housings but with double diamond grips. M1911 pistols had flat housings and diamond grips. M1911A1 have flat grips.
The grips and mainspring housing (MSH) are interchangeable parts between 1911 and 1911A1, so an original 1911 can look like a 1911A1 by swapping these parts. Modern 1911 pistols makers don't even distinguish between 1911 and 1911A1 anymore (because they all have the crescent cutout). The only thing the A1 model has that cannot be had on the original 1911, is the half-moon/crescent cutout behind the trigger guard.
The grips and mainspring housing (MSH) are interchangeable parts between 1911 and 1911A1, so an original 1911 can look like a 1911A1 by swapping these parts. Modern 1911 pistols makers don't even distinguish between 1911 and 1911A1 anymore (because they all have the crescent cutout). The only thing the A1 model has that cannot be had on the original 1911, is the half-moon/crescent cutout behind the trigger guard.
At the very beginning of the movie there is a shot of Smith driving towards town and there is nothing but desert. In the next scene we see power poles following the road into town.
The power for Jericho comes from gas generators (Smith's conversation with the bartender); Jericho is in the middle of nowhere. The poles shown only extend so far and their sole purpose is to provide light just so far out-of-town because the town has few resources.
The power for Jericho comes from gas generators (Smith's conversation with the bartender); Jericho is in the middle of nowhere. The poles shown only extend so far and their sole purpose is to provide light just so far out-of-town because the town has few resources.
No, bullets will not throw a person backward. However, in the context of the scene, it's obvious that the guy who told Smith to leave is being pulled back on wires or some kind of rigging. He's being lifted back perfectly straight as opposed to clumsily staggering back as he's getting hit.
When Jacko slams the double doors shut on the room where the captured and beaten John Smith is being held the locks are visible on the John Smith side of the doors. Later the locks are shown, properly, on the opposite side.
In opening scenes we see "Mr. Smith" coming into town and obviously sweating from the south Texas heat. In subsequent scenes we see gang members in wool suits and wool overcoats.
After Smith gets his windshield punched through by Jocko, Doyle's man says, "Now you're free to go." Immediately following, another man punctures the right front tire. Now with a flat tire, Smith couldn't leave (immediately) even if he wanted to.
When John Smith is talking to Strozzi's girlfriend in the car in front of Slim's he asks her a question. His lips are obviously not moving when he asks the question.
During John Smith's first kill (around 0:12:10), as the gang member falls outside the door, wires holding/pulling him are clearly visible.
When Hickey is shot towards the end of the movie, the wire pulling him to fall to the ground is visible.