Good Boys

Continuity mistake: When the Good Boys tell newly-arrived Claude that the "CPR doll" is Thor's mom, the doll is wearing some type of headphones. The headphones are still on when Claude asks for a drink of water and shakes the doll's shoulder, but there are no headphones on the doll (or on the floor where the doll fell) when Claude sets the doll on the table. Also, when the doll falls, the flowers on the table fall over but are upright the next time they can be seen. Claude barely had enough time to pick up the doll, so it is doubtful that he put the flowers/vase upright. (00:32:31 - 00:34:21)

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Continuity mistake: While Thor is taking "sips" at Soren's party, the girl [who may appear to be a boy at first glance] behind him (on the far left of the screen) changes position a few times. Sometimes she is standing directly next to the girl to her right (almost touching shoulders), other times she is further away, and another time she is standing behind the girl.

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Continuity mistake: When Thor is crossing the highway before the mall and drops the beer bottle, there are three vehicles approaching and relatively close to him: from left to right, a blue car, a white (or gray?) car, and a red pickup truck. When Thor goes back for the beer bottle, there are different cars approaching, and they are more distant than the previous ones. There is a white truck in the far left lane and a white car in the far right lane and two vehicles further back in between. Looking behind Thor, the cars that have just passed him are not the cars that were first shown. Next, the initial three vehicles (blue car on the left, etc.) are approaching again, are close to Thor, and then crash.

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Continuity mistake: When the cell phone Max is using to steer the drone hits the ground, the grass is mostly brown and dry. When Thor throws and smashes the potted flower/vase on the ground in the same area, the grass is suddenly green. (00:20:47)

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Continuity mistake: At Thor's party, Max's hair (bangs) changes a few times. His bangs can be combed to the right or some strands are horizontal across his forehead. Sometimes he has a gap in his bangs on the right side and another time there is a gap between his bangs and sideburns. (01:20:13)

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Continuity mistake: At the sleepover (supposedly, Wednesday night), the Good Boys are supposed to go to the skate park the next day after school, but they are there before they are in school on Thursday.

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Continuity mistake: When they are trying to pop Lucas' arm back into its socket he has a ball gag in his mouth. Watch, as the depth of him sucking on the ball gag changes. Sometimes it's near the front of his mouth, sometimes he has it almost completely swallowed.

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Suggested correction: I rewatched the scene three times and I don't think it is a continuity mistake. It is true that sometimes the ball is mostly outside of the lips and other times it is mostly in the mouth. But there is a pattern - out, in, out, in, out. I get the impression that the depth of the ball in Lucas' mouth correlates with his breathing (inhaling or exhaling) and/or varies with his arm being pulled by Max and Thor. The ball goes lower in his mouth when Max and Thor start yanking.

Continuity mistake: At the sleepover (supposedly, Wednesday night), the Good Boys are supposed to go to the skate park the next day after school, but they are there before they are in school on Thursday.

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Max: We need to get rid of the drugs.
Thor: We can throw it in the forest.
Lucas: It's a sex drug. What if a fox eats it and tries to fuck a squirrel? It'll kill him.

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Trivia: In the opening scene, Mr. Newman told Max, "Please be nice to your sister. Help your mom, and do not touch the drone." During this 90-minute movie, Max's mom Amy says three words ("Winter is coming") and is on-screen less than 10 seconds. Max's sister (not named) does not appear at all. (00:02:03 - 01:02:28)

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Question: I don't understand Max's punishment. In the ending, Max says "a month in the hole", but his father tells him that birthdays, holidays, and summers are cancelled. He also tells his son that "the devil lives inside him", to no longer call him "Dad", takes away his electronics, locks him in his room, and says that he will always love him, but no longer likes him. So, is Max grounded for life or is it "a month in the hole"? Are his birthdays, holidays, and summers really cancelled? And does anyone else find this ending to a comedy actually depressing because of the way Max's father treats him in the end?

Cody Fairless-Lee

Answer: Max's dad probably over-reacted out of anger/rage over the drone and destroyed room and might have made changes after he cooled off. Plus, it was meant to be humorous. A "month in the hole" was immediately imposed; no more birthdays, holidays, summer, etc. would refer to after the month in the hole. Max's dad did not say he couldn't attend school-related events, such as the "Rock of Ages" show. Parents are supposed to give their kids unconditional love. A father can continue to love his son while disliking his behavior. Max's dad may have been unduly harsh (again, out of anger), but he still loves Max - which shouldn't be depressing. I don't think Max's dad said he was grounded for life, just grounded. However, Lucas told his parents that Max was grounded for life - an exaggeration.

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So, even after being grounded for a month, he can't celebrate his birthday or summer vacation?

Not necessarily. Max's dad said those things in the heat of the moment. Although it is possible that Max's dad meant what he said (at least at the time), it isn't probable. The severity of the punishment given to Max was a reflection of how angry Mr. Newman was. A proud and loving father who tells his son "I will always love you..." is more likely to forgive Max so that they can return to their good father/son relationship.

Answer: He is grounded for a month, although he cannot have birthday parties or summers or anything.

So, even after being grounded for a month, he can't celebrate his birthday or summer vacation?

Cody Fairless-Lee

It's entirely understandable that Max's dad is totally peed off with Max for what happened with the drone and accidentally thrashing the house and probably said a lot of what he did in the heat of the moment. To totally deny the kid a vacation is one thing (and makes sense considering the grounding is for a month as the time frame is around that time of year) but a birthday as well? What the dad probably meant was no birthday party (and no fun) for that year, its not like four years later and "we're not going on vacation this year because you did something stupid when you were 12."

Neil Jones

And Mr. Newman saying, "No more summers" is probably meant to be an exaggeration to get across to Max the authority he has over him and ability to stop him from engaging in fun activities. Similarly, Mrs. Newman said, "Winter is coming!" The restrictions they put on Max might make him feel as though there are no fun, sunny, carefree days. The parents obviously cannot CHANGE what season it is, but they can impose restrictions that will make him feel as though it is a different season.

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