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Directed by Wes Craven, starring Ving Rhames (add more)

Genres: Horror, Comedy

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Continuity: When Leroy is in the kitchen talking to Ruby and Fool, the position of the map in his shirt pocket changes a few times in the scene.

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Continuity: When Fool first arrives at the house, dressed as a bear trooper, the whole lawn is sunny and bright. In the next shot the house casts a huge shadow over the lawn, making it dark.

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Continuity: When Fool tips Alice's dolls onto her bed, in the next shot the pile is positioned differently.

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Revealing: When Alice is pushed to the floor, to mop up the blood, her kneepads are visible.

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Continuity: The amount of blood on the side of the Man's face changes alot through the movie, especially in the cellar scenes.

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Continuity: When Roach writes 'Alice' in the white wall, in the first shot he writes it neatly. In the next shot the writing is very messy, then neat again in the next shot.

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Continuity: When the Man tells Prince to shut the fuck up, the amount of blood on his chin changes between shots.

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Continuity: When Grandpa Booker looks at the coins, the pile on the table in front of him changes position between shots.

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Continuity: When the Man and Woman have lost Alice, they look in the kitchen to find her, and the Woman starts opening up some cabinets and in the process she leaves some of the doors open. Then in the next shot, the cabinet doors that are open have now changed, and some doors that were open in the previous shot are now closed.

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Revealing: When Alice trips and falls on the staircase, the Woman gets on top of her and tries to stab her. Throughout their struggle, you can clearly see that Alice is in fact replaced by a stuntman.

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