In the crash involving Grossman, the positions of the blue sedan and brown station wagon change from being at a right angle to being in line with each other. Additionally, Grossman is not visible anywhere near the green Torino when it approaches the brown station wagon, but he appears alongside it in the following scene.
In the opening footage, the overhead view is a street with no trees by the sidewalk. In the subsequent street-level shot, there are trees on the side of the street by the sidewalk.
When the thief steals the Datsun Z-car, he is shown hot-wiring it but he does not disable the steering column lock. While he could start the engine, he could not turn the steering wheel.
The same light blue car from the freeway crash in In the Best of Families (1982) is used for the crash involving Grossman. In each stunt, the light blue car is pulling a ramp so the car behind can become airborne after rear-ending the light blue car.
When the 2 cops are riding tandem, the trailer they are being pulled on is visible several times.
When Ponch attends to Grossman after he (Grossman) has rolled his motorcycle, Ponch takes off Grossman's helmet to reveal a large wound or bruise on Grossman's face. The strap from Grossman's helmet was covering part of the wounded area, but the wound is consistent throughout, so it can't be a scratch or any other kind of abrasion, as the strap would have protected part of the area or at least altered the shape.
Bruises can form despite the fact that the outer skin seems protected, but this would take a lot longer than the time it takes for Ponch to get to Grossman. So if the wound is supposed to be an abrasion, the strap would have altered it, and if it's supposed to be a bruise, it appears too quickly.
Bruises can form despite the fact that the outer skin seems protected, but this would take a lot longer than the time it takes for Ponch to get to Grossman. So if the wound is supposed to be an abrasion, the strap would have altered it, and if it's supposed to be a bruise, it appears too quickly.
The horn and engine sounds for the Datsun Z-car do not match the car shown. Japanese cars of that era had a distinctive horn tone, and the horn sound was from an American car. The Datsun used a 6 cylinder engine and the sound used as it drove away was that of an American V-8.
Bonnie tells the complainant she is on his side. A professional investigator would not tell someone they are taking "sides" in an investigation.