Stupidity: When the police turn up the first time the mother lies to them to get them to go away but the burglars can't hear the conversation. She could have told them exactly what was happening and that she had to make it look like she'd got rid of them. She could have then smashed all the cameras and just let them in.
Panic Room (2002)
1 stupidity
Directed by: David Fincher
Starring: Dwight Yoakam, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart
Factual error: The mother tells the daughter to keep warm and drink water. In fact that would lower the blood sugar faster. This method is used for high blood sugar to lower it back to normal.
Meg: If we stay calm everything will be fine, okay? Just stay calm.
Sarah: You're making me nervous.
Meg: I'm sorry.
Trivia: The shot of Meg turning on the security screens took 57 takes before director David Fincher was happy.
Question: Can someone please tell me what happened to Jodie Foster's ex-husband? Did he live or die?
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Answer: He survived. His injuries were serious but not life-threatening.
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