The top mistakes in The Conversation http://www.moviemistakes.com/film3457 en Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:55:28 +0000 118597 In the opening shot of Union Square from above, all pedestrians have very long shadows. Later we learn that the action took place during the lunch hour. The sun should have been higher and the shadows shorter. 113653 Gene Hackman's character has been listening at the door of Terri Garr's apartment. When he finally enters her apartment and she tells him she feels like he's somehow listening to her, the boom mike is visible in the frame in several shots in the scene.