Factual error: While featuring a brand-new 1962 Cadillac, a 1963 Chevrolet and 1963 Ford are shown.
The Shape of Water (2017)
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Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Sally Hawkins
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Giles: If I told you about her, what would I say? That they lived happily ever after? I believe they did. That they were in love? That they remained in love? I'm sure that's true. When I think of her - of Elisa - the only thing that comes to mind is a poem, whispered by someone in love, hundreds of years ago: "Unable to perceive the shape of You, I find You all around me. Your presence fills my eyes with Your love, It humbles my heart, For You are everywhere."
Trivia: Guillermo del Toro wrote the parts of Elisa and Strickland specifically for Sally Hawkins and Michael Shannon. Giles was written for Ian McKellan, who was unavailable, but Richard Jenkins, whom got the part, was del Toro's second choice for the role.
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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