The Substance

The Substance (2024)

5 mistakes - chronological order

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Visible crew/equipment: After the casting producers ask Sue her name, age, and measurements, the scene cuts to a close-up of her eyes and nose, where the reflection of the camera and light set is visible in both eyes. (00:37:52)

H.SI320

Continuity mistake: When Elizabeth is writing Sue's name on the 17th square on the calendar, she writes it roughly down the middle. When the shot changes, Sue's name is now on the lower half of the square. (00:45:38)

Phaneron

Continuity mistake: When Sue is leaving the apartment in the Louboutin boots, it shows the red bottoms, but when she is getting in the car, there are no red bottoms on the shoes.

Continuity mistake: When Sue's boyfriend walks to the bathroom door and looks down at the blood on the carpet, he's wearing shorts, but in the next shot, he's suddenly naked.

Sacha

Factual error: When Sue starts losing her teeth, she pulls out incisor and canine teeth. These frontal teeth, however, have a single root apex, not two as it is depicted in the movie.

Dangar

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Trivia: Whenever we see Sue nude (which is quite often), her breasts are actually completely fake. Director Coralie Fargeat wanted Sue's figure to be very exaggerated and almost cartoonish, likening her body to Jessica Rabbit from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit." Actress Margaret Qualley thus had to wear prosthetics to enhance her figure, including a fake set of hyper-realistic large breasts. Qualley joked that the effects teams gave her "the rack of a lifetime... just not my lifetime."

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Question: Although it's not officially stated or mentioned, the movie definitely takes place in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the time-lapse sequence of Elizabeth's Walk of Fame star, there's a wintery part with snow covering the walkway. Is it realistic to depict snow in Southwest California, especially in LA?

Dangar

Answer: It's rare, but it has occurred in Los Angeles and the surrounding area, particularly along Sunset Boulevard. However, according to online sources, the last time mentioned was 1949. Update: there was a report of light scattered snowfall in 2019.

raywest

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