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Anachronisms (1) |
Continuity (4) |
Crew or equipment visible (4) |
Errors in geography (2) |
Factual errors (1)
Anachronisms
The movie was released in 1970 and is set in that time period. As the flight approaches New York City near the beginning of the film there is a broad shot of lower Manhattan; The World Trade Center is not seen, so the footage was clearly filmed before the World Trade Center was built. The construction on the WTC towers began in 1968, and should be visible as the Kellermans overfly the site.
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Continuity
As George and Gwen pull over on the way to the airport to have a brief chat, it is clear they are in a country setting - the view out of the front window is of trees, grass, and foliage. But after their brief conversation, and without driving anywhere, the same view shows a busy street with shops and businesses all around them.
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Near the end of the movie, when George and Gwen Kellerman are flying home to Ohio, first you see a Boeing 727 in flight, supposedly the plane they are flying home on. The very last shot of the movie shows a Boeing 707 banking away from the camera.
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On the way to the airport, as Jack Lemon and Sandy Dennis are driving, he pulls the car off the road to ask Sandy if she feels right about his promotion. It is a long, straight wooded section of highway. When they begin moving again, they are in front of a diner/truck stop.
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George doesn't have anything smaller than a twenty to pay the cab driver, but later he is able to pay $22 to the train conductor and has $10 to give to Murray.
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Crew or equipment visible
When George and Gwen Kellermen are walking in the rain to Waldorf Hotel and Gwen stops to look at garbage on the street, a thick microphone wire is visible extending from George's suit.
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As the couple exits a congested Grand Central Station in New York, a very large "Notice of Filming" disclosure sign is clearly visible on the door George storms through to the street. Such signs are commonly used whenever a film crew shoots in a practical location, in order to indemnify the production from any recourse from shooting real people in public places, but they are normally far out of the camera frame.
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In one scene in a hotel room, the motion picture camera is momentarily visible in a reflection in a mirror hanging on the wall.
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In one shot in Central Park (as George and Gwen walk uphill into the trees just before they spot the crying Hispanic boy) and as they leave Central Park onto Central Park West, the shadow of the camera is clearly visible. In the earlier scene, the shadow follows with them until the camera turns and moves alongside them.
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Errors in geography
During the opening credits, scenes of NYC are interspersed with scenes that are supposed to be in suburban Ohio. The shots were of easily identified landmarks (clock tower, Gerry duckpond, etc) in Roslyn, NY.
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When Jack Lemmon asks Sandy Dennis if she is going to stand forever on the corner of 65th Street, they are actually on the corner of 68th Street.
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Factual errors
When George & Gwen are dropped off in Central Park by the liquor store thieves, they open the rear doors of the police car from the inside. Police cars have their rear door interior latches deactivated and can only be opened from the outside.
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