Tuco's magical disapppearing and reappearing hybrid pistol.

[Clinton]

Are you sure? Writing about what a character is thinking is a big no-no for scriptwriting.

An arguement can also be made that Blondie has never heard Tuco fire his pistol (except once when he was firing at Blondie's canteen but it isn't the same pattern). So how would he know Tuco's pattern?

Yes, I checked last night: "Dilapidated room XXX. Blondie’s eyes dart open. He contemplates the pattern of shots which he has just heard. The angle of view increases and we discover that Blondie is stretched out on a double bed, together with Angel Eyes, who is resting in the shadow of his hat."
I guess it would also have been possible to cut to Blondie after the 5:1 firing and he could have made an appropriate facial gesture . . . The opening scene also stresses the 5:1 pattern. The script states that there is a distinct pattern of firing - five rapid, pause, then a sixth shot.

[sadhill]

This was not a gaff or continuity error as Clint's actual dialog was dubbed over after filming. Clint actually said
"Five to one makes it easy. That's a perfect number large one" which was dubbed to "Every gun makes it's own tune, and it's perfect timing large one"
Tuco's shooting pattern was confirmed by" Hanley" in the script, and now also by "Clinton".  Review the entire "kitty scene dubbed" topic I started. 

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[moviesceleton]

So Clinton, you have a copy of the original script, or what? Is it on-line? Is it original or just something written later?

[Clinton]

So Clinton, you have a copy of the original script, or what? Is it on-line? Is it original or just something written later?

Clinton = Hanley, since my original user account was blocked (bug in system). I have virtually finished the text (mostly comprises of interviews) of a book dedicated to the GBU (www.gbu-book.net), and one chapter will include a translation of the original Italian script together with comparison photos of the shooting locations.  From what I have heard, the Italian scripts were only ready just before shooting started and each head of department received a copy.
After Blondie hears the 5:1 shots (bathtub scene), the script states that he raises himself from the bed and says, “I don’t like the sound of those shots. It could be Northerners. I’ll go and take a look.” The script was quite detailed but, in the end, I guess it was just a guide. There were lots and lots of differences between the script and the film. For example, in the script, Blondie & Tuco don't already know Angel Eyes. I will try to get the book published as soon as I can find more spare time!
Cheers,
Peter

[moviesceleton]

So in the future I'll call you Hanley. Gotta remember that.

I wish luck to your book project. Hope you get it published!

[Poggle]

Am I the only one here who feels that Tuco probably just took a trip to a gun shop like he did when we first saw him construct his gun?

[Clinton]

Am I the only one here who feels that Tuco probably just took a trip to a gun shop like he did when we first saw him construct his gun?

Blondie recognizes the "tune" (pattern of shots) rather than the sound of a single shot from a particular revolver. The 5:1 pattern of shooting by Tuco is very strongly stressed in the original script - he even shoots the corpse in the shelled town in a 5:1 fashion (not adhered to during shooting) but under the sheets it is a gang member rather than Angel Eyes.

[cigar joe]

Am I the only one here who feels that Tuco probably just took a trip to a gun shop like he did when we first saw him construct his gun?

No that's a possibility, but the other explanation makes a little more sense to me.

[Cusser]

That's right - Tuco's hybrid gun, he recycled those used parts for this.  So Tuco was the world's first environmentalist !!!

[dave jenkins]

This was not a gaff or continuity error as Clint's actual dialog was dubbed over after filming. Clint actually said
"Five to one makes it easy. That's a perfect number large one" which was dubbed to "Every gun makes it's own tune, and it's perfect timing large one"

This is weird, because I just checked the Italian dub and it seems the English is a close translation. I don't know Italian, and I'm somewhat guessing here (maybe titoli can help me out), but to my ears (with help from BabelFish) the first thing Blondie says after hearing Tuco's shots is something like "ogni pistola la sua voce," which would literally translate as "each pistol, its voice." Remember, it doesn't matter much what is in the script or whatever, what counts is the audio track as it actually exists. Based on that evidence, it seems Blondie is talking about the sound emanating from the weapon itself, not the pattern Tuco habitually fires.