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In a deleted scene (available on the DVD) between Will and Marcus in Will's flat, we get to both see and hear clips of Countdown on Will's TV set. The errors are with the utilisation of Countdown for this sequence: The way it's laid out it doesn't just work like that on the Countdown programme itself. On the deleted scene in question, the countdown clip starts with the theme, when we next see it on Will's TV it's on a word game with the clock music running, then a couple of minutes later we hear that the clock music has started again but there's been no new selection of letters or numbers. When Marcus sits back down again at the end of the scene the starting theme tune for Countdown begins again. See more...

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We see Will typing in the website supermodelswithseethroughtops.com. This is actually an active Web site, but don't get excited. It consists only of a picture of the Pope in his "Pope-mobile". See more...

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About a Boy (2002) - 11 corrections

Directed by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, starring Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Weisz, Toni Collette (add more)

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Much is made of the fact that the story is set in the run-up to Christmas. However, this movie was filmed in the height of summer. For example, Marcus turns up at Will's flat "after school" and is shown in bright sunlight with a short, noon-day shadow. School's out at about 4.30pm in the UK, by which time it is nearly dark in November/December in London. Also, in every street scene, the London office workers are swanning around in shirt-sleeves. Rather unlikely for a London winter. [Most secondary schools in the UK finish lessons at about 3:30. Some fee-paying schools finish later, but only about 4:00. Will's house is obviously quite close to Marcus' school, from the fact that Marcus has the energy to run there and bullies can be bothered to chase him; so even if Marcus doesn't finish until 4:00pm, he would still make it there before it is dark. Additionally, the film takes place in late autumn.]

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When Will notices the advertisement for SPAT the first time he just purchased an Esquire Magazine with the face of a woman on it. When the shot changes after Will noticed the ad, Esquire Magazine, now with the face of Brad Pitt on it, can be noticed in the background. [Will is probably a regular reader of Esquire. If he knows when the magazine kiosk gets in new numbers of that magazine he may have bought the newest copy(with the woman's face on it) before the kiosk salesman has had time to replace the old copy(with Brad Pitt on the cover).]

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At the Christmas party scene, Suzie comes in and Will decides to leave, and then an argument ensues about whether he will leave or not. At one point, Fiona says "I've told Will to go" - except she hasn't said any such thing. It was Will who decided to leave. [Fiona doesn't say "I've told Will to go" at any point. She in fact says the opposite. Her dialouge is "I haven't told Will to go. Suzie's angry with him, as she has every right to be."]