Continuity mistake: When Pete awakes on the shore, the dog licking his face steps over his head, leaving footprints in the sand. In the following shots, however, the footprints have disappeared. (00:18:40)
The Majestic (2001)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Starring: Bob Balaban, Hal Holbrook, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jim Carrey, Laurie Holden, Martin Landau
Peter finds out he isn't Luke when his movie comes to the Majestic. When Peter tries to tell Harry he isn't Luke, he decides to let him die thinking he is. Afterwards Peter leaves for his trial, but gets off clean. He comes back to the town and hooks up with Adele.
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Peter Appleton: I thought this was a democracy.
Leo Kubelsky: The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, they're all just pieces of paper with signatures on them. And you know what a piece of paper with a signature is: a contract. Something that can be renegotiated at any time. Just so happens that the House un-American activities committee is renegotiating the contract this time around. Next time it will be somebody else, but it will always be somebody.
Trivia: The voice of Luke during the reading of the letter is Matt Damon.
Question: How is it that everybody except Bob mistook Peter for Luke? Luke was well-known by the whole town so it seems kind of strange that they would mistake a complete stranger with amnesia for someone they've actually known for a long time.
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Answer: The father showed a picture of Luke. Peter and Luke were identical twins.