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Boom mic visible (1) |
Continuity (5) |
Crew or equipment visible (1) |
Revealing mistakes (2)
Boom mic visible
As Ethel and Norman prepare to leave the dock after gassing up the boat, the microphone boom is reflected in the boat's windshield. It moves each time one or the other actor speaks.
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Continuity
When Norman lets Billy Ray go off in the boat by himself, we see him speeding across the lake. Billy Ray and the steering wheel are on the alternate sides of the boat in subsequent shots.
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When Ethel and Norman first drive to Golden pond it's supposed to be early spring, but there is a close up of Queen Anne's lace, which is a flower that blooms in late summer.
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When then mailman comes earlier in the movie, the screen door is broke; but a few scenes later you can see when the door is open it goes back to the closed position. Later on it is broken again.
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There are windows on the landing of the stairway up to the second floor. When Chelsea and her new boyfriend the dentist and the dentist's son arrive it's dark outside. But sunshine is coming through the windows on the landing. Whereas all other windows are showing dark. And the time is verified that it is dark outside when Chelsea comes into the house and greets her father.
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The numbers of the pump indicate that the fuel cost 67.9 cents per gallon and a total cost of $19.00. The price of gasoline in 1981 was around $1.30 per gallon; the old pumps were not capable of charging more than 99.9 cents, so they were set to half the price and it was then doubled. That is why the teenager asks for $38.00.
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Crew or equipment visible
When Billy Ray is circling the sailboat in the lake, you can see the shadow of helicopter used to film the scene.
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Revealing mistakes
When the boat crashes into the rock a panel can be seen sliding over to reveal the hole in the boat.
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When Ethel and Norman are watching the loons from their boat, there are obvious decoys placed where the loons should be. The decoys aren't even in the correct shape of a loon.
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