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Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

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I Love You Phillip Morris

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Factual errors

The film portrays Steven Jay Russell's biological mother rejecting him and claiming that she put him up for adoption to deny his existence. Steven was actually born out of wedlock and put up for adoption because his biological mother didn't want to raise him as a single parent. He actually was allowed to meet his siblings from his biological family.
Diabetic or not, it is highly unlikely the police officer would give him his insulin kit while in custody in the back of a patrol car. It would be more likely Fire/Medical would be called.
Near the end of the film, one of Steven Russell's old colleagues is seen as a member of the Jury. Such a thing would never happen, as all 12 members of a Jury have to be unknown to the Defendant, otherwise the Defendants lawyer could accuse a Juror of being biased, and the entire Jury would be replaced.
Actually, this was the 90's, and police weren't as insane about things then, so they easily could have allowed him to hold his insulin.

Revealing mistakes

When Steven is leaving the private care facility the calender shown skips the 14th of the month.
Texas law requires display of license tags at the at both ends of the automobile. At least one of the two Mercedes cars displayed no tag at the front.

Anachronisms

The personalized license plates "STEVEN 1" and "PHILLIP 1" were not available in Texas in 1995. Texas allows a maximum of 6 characters for personalized license plates. 7 characters will be allowed beginning sometime in 2011.
The heart monitor for the flat-lining patient has the date 29-Jun-2008, even though the story is set in the mid-90s.
When Steven Russell is working at the deli, the customer pays with a newer five dollar bill that wasn't introduced until Series 1999. The film takes place in the early or mid 1990s.

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Errors in geography

Steven Russell receives a call in his car, driving through a sparsely populated area on a two or three lane road. The caller asks where he is. Steven says, "Gulf Freeway". That highway had 8 lanes in 2009, very urban, with many buildings and a lot of concrete.

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