No Country for Old Men

Anachronisms: When Bell responds to the hotel shooting, a modern Carl's Jr restaurant is seen in the background over his shoulder. Furthermore, Carl's Jr. was not operating in El Paso in 1980. In addition, when he is driving to the motel, as he first hears the shots, a modern day Wendy's sign is seen behind him.

• Anachronisms: In the scene at the end of the film where Anton is driving and another car hits him, the license plate on the other car has a current plate on it that includes an image of the space shuttle. This plate was not being used in 1980.
  
  
• Continuity: When Llewelyn finds the transponder, he leaves the suitcase open, yet when he is escaping minutes later, the suitcase is closed when he grabs it.
  
  

• Anachronisms: In the scene where Anton makes the gas station attendant flip a coin, a rack full of Jack Links beef jerky can be seen in the background. The package is of the modern day design.
  
  
• Anachronisms: Just before Anton enters the pharmacy, a modern Wells Fargo bank is seen in the background on the left side. Not only is it a modern sign, but Wells Fargo didn't operate in Texas in 1980.
  
  
• Anachronisms: In the scene where Anton is chasing Llewelyn through the streets at night, a modern day Dominos Pizza sign can be seen in the background.
  
  
• Anachronisms: The opening scene of the police car features an 1988 Chevrolet Caprice and not a 1980 (or earlier). There are numerous late 80's Caprices in the film - all too new for the setting of 1980.
  
  
• Anachronisms: The glass milk bottle that Anton and later Sheriff Bell drink from is from Promised Land Dairy in Floresville, TX. This company did not exist until 1987.
  
  
• Anachronisms: Area code 210 appears on Llewelyn's phone bill, however this area code wasn't created until 1992.
  
  
• Anachronisms: When Anton goes into Mike Zoss Pharmacy, you can see a bottle of Prednisone on the shelf. This bottle was manufactured by generic drug company Watson, which wasn't established until 1984.
  
  
• Anachronisms: When Llewelyn Moss is talking to the lady by the pool, there is a Brown 2000-up GMC Tahoe in the drive-through in the background. It also disappears between the takes.
  
  
• Anachronisms: The $100 bills in the satchel have the signature of Treasury secretary Nicholas Brady. $100 bills with his signature were not printed until 1989. The newest possible $100 bills circulating in 1980 would be Series 1977 bearing the signature of secretary Werner Blumenthal.
  
  
• Anachronisms: When Chigurh enters Llewelyn's trailer and takes the milk from the fridge, you can see a bottle of Dawn Dish Detergent using the current logo.
  
  
• Factual errors: Several times the air device punches out lock cylinders, after which the door is pushed open. Actually the lock merely prevents the bolt from being withdrawn, it would still be necessary to reach inside the lock to slide the bolt in order to open the door.
  
  
• Anachronisms: In the gas station scene, when Anton places the empty peanut wrapper on the counter, you can see the nutrition information on the label. This information was not on food wrappers in 1980.
  
  
• Anachronisms: The weapon Moss picks up in the drug dealers truck is a Heckler and Koch SP89, so named because it was introduced to the American market in 1989. It was also a unique variation and was not sold in that form outside the US but modified specifically to conform with US gun laws.
  
  
• Anachronisms: In the scene where Llewelyn calls Carla Jean from a rotary bank of GTE pay-phones, there is a clearly visible graffiti tag above the phone in silver ink. Not only would this kind of graffiti be hugely unlikely in Texas in 1980, but the tag is dated "06".
  
  
• Anachronisms: In each hotel, modern models of smoke and heat detectors are visible on the ceilings.
  
  
• Anachronisms: The ambulance used outside the hotel scene has modern multi-flash strobe lights. Those type of lights were not introduced until the mid 1990's.
  
  
• Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the American border guard asks Llewelyn what outfit he was in Vietnam, the answer is "12th Infantry Battalion." This answer wouldn't make any sense to anyone familiar with how the army is organized and in fact would indicate that Llewelyn had never been in the army. (Every infantry regiment has ad-hoc numbered battalions. No regiment has as many as 12.) An infantry soldier would identify his unit by company and regiment, or just by regiment.
  
  
• Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Just after Chigurh lights the car afire outside the pharmacy, a man walks past the obviously burning car with no reaction at all.
  
  
• Anachronisms: The gray/blue Dodge 4x4 at the shoot-out is at least an 1982 (tail light design was changed in '82), and more likely an 83 or 84. Also the wheels on that truck weren't introduced until the mid 80s.
  
  
• Anachronisms: As Chigurh walks through the pharmacy, away from the flaming car, a Tempur-Pedic advertisement is visible to the far left, through a window. The original Tempur-Pedic product was invented in 1983.
  
  
• Anachronisms: In the shoot-out aftermath seen, the Ford Bronco has a FORD logo on the grill, meaning the truck is a 1983 -- 1986 model. In 1980, Bronco's had F O R D in chrome letters on the hood.
  
  
• Anachronisms: The hotel in El Paso is overflown by a 747-400. Assuming that 747s ever landed at El Paso in 1980, this model did not exist until 1988.
  
  
• Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Chigurh was involved in the auto accident and he is sitting on the curb talking to the two boys, he gives one of them $100 and tells them "Take it. You didn't see me. I was already gone". The response heard is "Yes, sir", however, neither of the boys' mouths move when the line is heard.
  
  
• Anachronisms: In the scene where Anton shoots at the crow as he is crossing the bridge, the weapon used is a suppressed Tec-9. These pistols were not introduced until after 1982.
  
  
• Continuity: While Moss is chatting with the girl by the pool, the exact same red coupe drives by in the background twice, in the same direction.
  
  
• Crew or equipment visible: During the shot of Sheriff Bell's reflection on the TV in Llewelyn's home, you can see at the far right corner of the television the reflection of three crew members.
  
  
• Anachronisms: Just before Anton's car gets wrecked, a late 90's Toyota Corolla wagon is clearly visible in the driveway of a neighborhood house.
  
  
• Factual errors: When Anton opens the gas bottle, the valve would not make that squeaking sound. Removing the cap that protects the valve while in storage makes that exact sound, his bottle never was shown with the cap