Goofs

In the Spanish-language court scene, the subtitles use the phrase "flaunt the law." This is a common error: the correct phrase is "flout the law."

When Howard enters the prison, the sign says "LORRACH GEFÄNGNIS". In fact, the city is called "Lörrach".

The car that Rhys Ifans (Mr Nice) uses during the scene where the police pull his vehicle apart clearly uses a number plate font that was not introduced in Britain until 2001. Prior to this letters had more width and the same hight as the current standard.

When Howard Marks crashes his car in Ireland, it's obvious that the car went further than the film makers expected as the camera jerks untidily to the right to keep it in shot.

When Howard meets with Mac, the MI-6 operative, in the pub, a modern day Ford Focus can be seen out the window.

When Howard is hunting for an unoccupied working phone box, the couple he attempts to interrupt are using a modern style push button phone.

Throughout the film, there are several occasions when modern UPVC windows are visible - most clearly when the projector is stolen from the school, and in the accountant's office before he gets arrested.

When Howard visits the airport of Shanon for the first time an ATC radar appears on the screen for couple of seconds. It is most likely a Marconi PSR system co-mounted with a MSSR radar which is too modern for the late 70s or early 80s.

Howard's first drug run, supposedly in early 1970's, he is crossing the German-French border in a Mercedes. Before him is a Renault 6 with red stripe German export plates. These plates replaced the iconic oval "Z" export plate first in 1989.