Scent of a Woman (1992)

◄ Scent of a Woman (1992)

Character error

Frank mispronounces "espresso" as "expresso" - extremely unlikely for an Italiophile.
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Lt Col Slade sternly warns Charlie not to refer to his .45 pistol as a "gun", but rather to call it a "weapon" or "piece" in accordance with military custom. Moments later just after Charlie refers to it as a weapon, Slade then refers to the pistol as a gun (which was most likely an intentional contradiction of what he had just told Charlie).
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Continuity

When Simms and Slade meet in Slade's apartment, the amount of whiskey in Slade's glass and bottle repeatedly change.
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When Slade and Simms get ready to leave for NY, Slade's tie changes from straight to crooked and back again.
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Slade's tie during the suicide scene repeatedly switches between disheveled and neatly tied.
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When Colonel Slade is threatening to shoot Charlie (and himself), the position of his tie changes between shots (from tilted to the right, to straight).
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The small amount of paint seen inside the balloon above Mr. Trask's car before he pops it, is not consistent with the amount that actually falls on the car.
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During the tango scene, Donna's earrings can be seen in one shot and in the next scene, they're gone. Then, at the end, the earrings return.
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In the scene where Frank crosses the street and falls in the grass, Charlie, helps him to stand up again. At first, Charlie doesn't have the walking stick, but when Frank stands up, Charlie inexplicably has the walking stick in his hands.
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In the scene where Slade directs Charlie to get his dress blues from his closet, there is no Silver Star ribbon on the jacket. In all the later scenes with the dress blues there is a Silver Star ribbon.
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During the driving scene, a left turn is made and a the rear of the car begins to drift. Application of counter steer (to the right) can be observed from the external shot, and then on the next camera angle from the inside of the vehicle, Al Pacino's character is seen recovering the steering wheel from the left.
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In the scene where Slade is threatening to commit suicide, he has tears coming out of his left eye and not his right. When the camera breaks away and then returns, the tears are flowing down his right cheek and not his left.
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Crew or equipment visible

When Slade is driving the Ferrari, the crew is reflected in the paintwork.
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The camera is reflected in Slade's sunglasses while he is talking with the political science teacher at Baird.
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When Donna and Frank descend to tango on the dance floor a microphone boom can briefly be seen overhead.
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Errors in geography

When the colonel and Charlie get out of the cab at the airport to catch their flight bound for New York, they are clearly at Newark airport less than 10 miles from the Holland Tunnel into New York City.
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Factual errors

Several times during the movie, Slade handles what is supposed to be his U.S. Army issue M1911A1 .45 caliber pistol. But the pistol has a bright blue finish, white highlighted sights, and wood grips with a medallion. These features identify it as a civilian copy of the M1911A1.
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While Slade is explaining to Charlie the proper way to perform the military salute, he says the right hand should be positioned "at the hairline." Doing this would result in a ridiculous-looking salute. The proper position for the hand is adjacent to or just above the right eye. Additionally, in a proper salute the arm is raised and lowered in a fluid motion. The right arm is never "snapped" to or from the right eye as the salute is rendered. Finally, the outside of right hand is always canted towards the individual receiving the salute, in accordance with Army custom. Slade does not cant his hand properly when he salutes Charlie.
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Four unit citation emblems are mounted in one row over the right pocket of Slade's Army dress uniform. In actual practice, the emblems would be arranged with only three in the row, with the fourth being placed just above and centered on the first three.
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