Revealing mistake: When Jenny calls Oliver's parents' phone from their rotary phone, her fingers only change slots once. Jenny is supposed to be dialing 1-338-3434, but she really only dials 1-333-3333. (00:53:50)
Love Story (1970)
1 revealing mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Ray Milland, Ali MacGraw, John Marley
Continuity mistake: In the scene at the hockey game where Oliver talks to Jenny while he's in the penalty box, he wears number 7. When the shot cuts to the action on the ice during this conversation, number 7 is in the game sliding on his stomach, and then back in the penalty box talking to Jenny. (00:04:10)
Jennifer Cavalieri: You look stupid and rich.
Oliver Barrett IV: Well, what if I'm smart and poor?
Jennifer Cavalieri: I'm smart and poor.
Oliver Barrett IV: Well what makes you so smart?
Jennifer Cavalieri: I wouldn't go out for coffee with you that's what.
Oliver Barrett IV: Well what if I wasn't even gonna ask you to go out for coffee with me?
Jennifer Cavalieri: Well that's what makes you stupid.
Trivia: John Marley was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role as Phil, even though he had less than six minutes of screen time.