A Perfect World

Continuity mistake: When the trick-or-treaters come to the Perrys' door, Phillip's mom ushers her children back into the house. They obey immediately, but when the camera angle changes the girls are back where they were and leave again. (00:02:30)

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Continuity mistake: When Butch kidnaps Phillip he grabs him with his left hand, holding his gun in the right hand. When he leaves the house Phillip and the gun have switched places. (00:12:40)

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Continuity mistake: When Butch pulls up to stop after he punched Terry, Terry is holding his nose with one hand. When the camera angle changes he is holding both hands to his nose. (00:21:50)

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Continuity mistake: When the police check Terry's body the corn is significantly higher than in the chase scene, where even little Phillip had to crawl on his knees for cover. (00:25:35 - 00:33:10)

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Continuity mistake: When Sally and Red talk at the bonfire about Butch, Red is holding his coffee mug to his lips or in front of his chest in alternating shots. (00:26:00)

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Continuity mistake: When Phillip is pulled into the Ford, his socks, in which he has been running around all day, are remarkable white, but later, at the Friendly store, they are as dark grey as one would expect. (00:39:25 - 00:45:00)

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Continuity mistake: When the farmer hangs on to his car his elbow switches back and forth between inside and outside the car. (00:39:55)

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Continuity mistake: When Butch makes room by ramming the Ford into several police cars, the trusty vehicle survives this without any visible damage. (00:49:30)

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Continuity mistake: When Phillip is about to leave the Friendly store he is seen from behind with his arms hanging down. When the camera angle changes he is holding on to his booty. (00:50:30)

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where Sally tries to put herself into Butch's shoes, the short ends of both Red's and his colleague's ties keep disappearing and reappearing. (00:54:30)

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Continuity mistake: When Butch and Phillip go past the police trailer Sally spots the Casper costume. In this shot the relative movement of both vehicles is shown far too slow. (00:57:20)

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Continuity mistake: When Butch and Phillip reach the end of the tarred road they stop directly in front of a signpost. Towards the end of the scene there are some shots where the distance to the post is at least five meters, and also from the position of the steering wheel one can tell that the car has been moved in between. (01:01:50)

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Continuity mistake: After Phillip has tricked-and-treated the old lady she closes the screen door behind her. When the camera angle changes and he says thank you the screen is open again. (01:05:20)

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Continuity mistake: When Phillip drives the Ford across the meadow the way he pushes the pedals doesn't match the engine sound and the movement of the car. (01:09:10)

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Continuity mistake: When the waitress at Dottie's seduces Butch, the degree of boob exposure varies depending on the camera angle (not only due to perspective). (01:17:15)

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Continuity mistake: When Butch sits at the counter at Dottie's, his left hand changes from pointing upwards and resting on the counter between shots, and when the camera looks across the counter his glass disappears. (01:18:45)

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Continuity mistake: When Phillip crawls under the fence the barbed wire tears the lower part of his costume, whereas in the next shot the tear starts at the shoulder. When Butch sends him back to his mom, the costume is totally torn up in the back for no specific reason. (01:45:05 - 01:59:10)

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Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the movie the dollar bills Butch has stuck into the neck of Phillip's costume change positions or disappear completely between shots throughout the scene. (01:58:10)

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Continuity mistake: When Phillip is pulled into the Ford, his socks, in which he has been running around all day, are remarkable white, but later, at the Friendly store, they are as dark grey as one would expect. (00:39:25 - 00:45:00)

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More mistakes in A Perfect World

Robert 'Butch' Haynes: You know, Phillip, you have a goddamned red, white and blue American right to eat cotton candy and ride roller coasters.
Phillip 'Buzz' Perry: I do?
Robert 'Butch' Haynes: Hell, yes, you do.

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