Factual error: The view from the aircraft Jane is flown home from France in shows the modified double engine pod of the 747 famously at Dunsfold Airfield, Surrey. Also a late livery grey RAF VC-10 parked in the distance. Also the engines of the plane she is in are upgrades and not right for the year it is supposed to be happening. (01:23:20)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
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Directed by: James Marsh
Starring: Emily Watson, Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox
Factual error: The view from the aircraft Jane is flown home from France in shows the modified double engine pod of the 747 famously at Dunsfold Airfield, Surrey. Also a late livery grey RAF VC-10 parked in the distance. Also the engines of the plane she is in are upgrades and not right for the year it is supposed to be happening. (01:23:20)
Jane Hawking: So, I take it you've never been to church?
Stephen Hawking: Once upon a time.
Jane Hawking: Tempted to convert?
Stephen Hawking: I have a slight problem with the celestial dictatorship premise.
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Chosen answer: Throughout his existence, prognoses of the life expectancy for Dr. Stephen Hawking have been repeatedly offered and then surpassed. He continues to amaze with not only his brilliance, but his resilience. In this case it sounds like a callback to the initial estimate, which was demonstrably inaccurate.
Michael Albert