After the line "Get your filthy mouth off of my daughter's face." initially, when Malcolm lies down on the table in a foetal position, he is in full shade. On a change to overhead camera, his upper arm, thigh and shins are in full sunshine.
Nikki's father tells Malcolm that while he was in Vietnam, he was tied to a 'punjab' stick, but there's no such thing. The common Viet Cong weapon used against our troops was the punji stick, a small hidden spike that would pierce through the sole of the combat boot into the foot, plus it was tainted to cause infection.