The Other Sister

The Other Sister (1999)

12 mistakes

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Continuity mistake: When Carla and her mom have their "sex talk" people in the far background switch positions back and forth, especially visible because some of them wear rather loud colors. (00:36:30)

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: On Carla's birthday some huge boxes are piled up on the garden table with a big yellow box on top. After Carla leaves in a huff her mother rearranges them and a reddish box is now on top, but in the last shot of the scene the boxes are positioned again like at the beginning. (00:31:40)

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: When Daniel's painter friend gives him the allowance envelope that his father sends him, Daniel has the envelope and a conductor's wand in his hand. Scene cuts and now he just has the wand. Scene cuts again, and now he has the envelope folded up and the wand. Then final scene cuts and he sits down with neither object in his hand.

Continuity mistake: On Carla's birthday her parents start an argument. When the father sends her sisters away they walk by behind him twice. (00:31:05)

NancyFelix

Visible crew/equipment: When Carla's father drives off after dropping her at Bay Area Polytech the first time, two mic racks are reflected in the rear side window. (00:18:05)

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: In the scene of the party at the country club, Danny gets drunk and announces his love for Carla on stage, the microphone changes positions in front of him throughout the scene. (01:28:40)

Melissa

Continuity mistake: Danny is shaving when his father calls him. While he is talking we see a large wet spot on his t-shirt, but after he hangs up the t-shirt is suddenly dry. (01:18:25)

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: When Carla's parents are speaking to the doctor he's wearing his glasses. A shot behind him and he's suddenly not. Then a front shot and he's got them back on.

Rob245

Continuity mistake: The style of goldfish bowl is different in the scene where Danny and Carla are looking through The New Joy of Sex book, deciding on what positions to try.

Elizabeth: I also enrolled her in a calligraphy class, an origami class. I even got her into that.
Dr. Johnson: She doesn't want to do those things. They don't interest her. They don't work for her.
Elizabeth: Maybe Carla doesn't know what works for her.
Dr. Johnson: And you do.
Elizabeth: I think so. I'm her mother.
Dr. Johnson: That's why she tried to hitchhike over 200 miles to get back here?

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