Continuity mistake: When Brewster goes to buy a stamp, the shop owner shows him the upside down airplane stamp. He is holding the stamp with a pair of forceps. The stamp is shown from the back, then from the front, then the back, and the front again. The view from the back has the forceps holding the stamp at the same angle. The views from the front has the stamp being held at two different angles.
Brewster's Millions (1985)
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Directed by: Walter Hill
Starring: John Candy, Richard Pryor, Stephen Collins, Lonette McKee
Genres: Comedy
Character mistake: Baxter and Granville complain about Brewster getting airtime on TV during prime time and running TV spots in all 52 states "just in case any New Yorkers are on vacation!" (01:08:00)
Monty Brewster: Gentlemen, do you think I'm a lowlife?
Tailor: Oh no, Mr. Brewster. Not with these clothes.
Question: Things are vastly different these days, obviously, but back when this movie was made, would a bank really have $30 mn in their vault like that and let him take $3 mn with him, or is this just for the movie?
Answer: A bank would never have that much money on hand. Not only would it be poor asset management to keep millions in cash on hand instead of in some sort of investment, it would be a safety hazard as well. Even in modern day, most banks would have less than $50,000 in cash on hand.
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