Factual error: While featuring a brand-new 1962 Cadillac, a 1963 Chevrolet and 1963 Ford are shown.
Factual error: Amazon rivers have no high salinity as shown as necessary to maintain the creature.
The Shape of Water (2017)
2 factual errors - chronological order
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Sally Hawkins
Audio problem: When Michael Shannon fires his gun, you can hear bullet casings falling to the floor, as is normal with a semi-automatic pistol. However, his gun is a revolver, so the casings won't eject until the gun is opened and emptied manually before reloading. (01:07:10)
Strickland: [to Elisa] What'd you say to me?
Elisa: [Signing] F - U - C - K
Strickland: What is she saying?
Elisa: Y - O - U
Zelda: Uh, I, I didn't catch it.
Strickland: [pointing at Elisa] what is SHE saying?
Zelda: She is saying "Thank you".
Trivia: There were rumors right up until the release that the film was a prequel to the 2004 superhero movie "Hellboy" - in no small part because both films feature an amphibious man played by actor Doug Jones as one of the lead characters, and both films were also directed by Guillermo del Toro. Despite the widespread speculation, del Toro consistently denied any plot or character associations between "The Shape of Water" and the Hellboy films.
Question: Was that egg timer type in use or even invented in 1962?
Answer: Yes, clockwork timers were invented in the 1920's. This sort of egg timer was in heavy use by the 1960's.
Answer: There were mechanical kitchen timers (patented in 1926), but they looked more like square/round alarm clocks until the 1970s when the egg-shaped timer design started to appear.
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