The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys (2016)

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Corrected entry: The film takes place in 1977, but when Holland March shows a guy a printed photo of Amilia's licence it says "Birthday 1979."

Correction: A California license in the 1970s had a section at the top left that reads "expires on birthday...". It means her license will require renewal on her birthday in 1979. The image has just cropped part of the writing off so only the word "birthday" remains.

Corrected entry: Holland tells Janet to "Call 911". It is supposed to be 1977 and the first city in California to implement 911 service was San Diego in 1980.

foxine

Correction: The first city in California to implement the 9-1-1 system was Gustine, in March 1970, and by 1972, the 9-1-1 system was installed countywide. In 1972, Assembly Bill 515 was passed, mandating that 9-1-1 be implemented statewide. Although it took until 1985 to be statewide, 9-1-1 services were available in 1977.

Bishop73

First and foremost, I can't express enough admiration for the precision. That being said, you do say that it wasn't implemented statewide until 1985, and in fact a quick googling returns reputable sources such as a 1985 article from the LA Times that says that it was implemented in the city only in October 1984. Overall, isn't it fair to say then that in 1977 two Los Angels kids wouldn't just say "call 911" like we do today? I think the entry needs radical rewriting or flat-out reposting, but overall there is some merit.

Sammo

Correction: Jackson spits his water out just as his wife says it is his dad she is having an affair with. While he spits out the water before the sentence ends, his reaction to knowing that his wife is having an affair with his dad is not premature.

Casual Person

Factual error: The movie takes place in 1977. A boy tells his father he is playing PacMan, which came out in 1980. Then we see a cabinet of Ms. Pacman, which came out in 1982.

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