Factual error: A scene near the beginning of the movie when Forest Whitaker and Oprah are both speaking on different phones. The phone that Forest is using has a modular plug. The scene takes place during the Kennedy administration (early 60's). The modular phone plug was not patented and put into use until 1975.
The Butler (2013)
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Directed by: Lee Daniels
Starring: John Cusack, Forest Whitaker, David Oyelowo, Michael Rainey Jr., Lenny Kravitz, David Banner, LaJessie Smith
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Cecil Gaines: You must look through your eyes, see what it is that they want, see what it is that they need, anticipate, bring a smile to the principal's eyes.
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