Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

1 correction since 29 Feb '24, 08:19

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Corrected entry: If Jess has to cover up, then why is she running around in a singlet top in the middle of the park playing soccer with Tony and the other guys?

Correction: Jess probably would not care because her parents were not around.

Correction: Also, her parents probably did not care quite as much when she was a bit younger and her sister's wedding was not as imminent. When they saw her being picked up by the man, and when she got more serious about playing football, was when they started to get apprehensive.

Continuity mistake: About 35-40 minutes into the film, Jules and Jess are at the bus stop. Pinky's future in-laws drive by in the Jaguar with nothing in front of them. When the camera shot moves back as they enter the bend, another car has appeared in front of them.

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Mrs. Bhamra: What family would want a daughter-in-law who can run around kicking football all day but can't make round chapatis?

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Trivia: When Jules is practicing football with her dad, her mother insults Sporty Spice by saying that she is the only one without a boyfriend. Throughout the movie, however, most of the background music is performed by Melanie Chisholm a.k.a. Sporty Spice.

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Question: Is there some reason that we are considently seeing planes fly over her house? Is that supposed to symbolize something?

Answer: Jess' house is supposed to be on the main flight path of Heathrow airport. Her mum and dad work there.

Answer: I doubt it; it's probably because the film is set in the Borough of Hounslow, which is in the flight paths of many London airports, including Heathrow.

David Mercier

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