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no sign of facial wound?


He is in a hospital bed after being shot in the face, and yet there is
no bandaging or signs of a wound, and his long hair and beard are just
as they were before the shooting. Seems like a continuity goof.

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I thought the wound was surprisingly light every time it was shown.

In the opening scene i thought "small bullet hole!"

then when it happened it looked slightly smaller but i knew the range. Who'd have thought you could survive being shot in the face at 6 inches? even if it is a .22, which it didnt look like to me.


...and then 5 mins later - or a few months in the film - not the slightest scar! result!

but then the Doc describes all the symptoms he's still gonna feel - downer.

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I havent seen the movie in some time. But didnt it have to go through the door or somehting.

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well since that last post i have incurred my own facial wound! fell off my bike , needed 8 stiches in chin. It dosent look like its gonna clear up anything like as well as serpico's!

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