Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning of the movie after Jess and Pinky have finished shopping, there's a shot of the guys playing football in the park. If you look closely, the end of a microphone is shown leaning into the top left of the screen. The microphone moves a little, and then is moved back. (00:06:40)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
Starring: Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Parminder Nagra
Jess and Jules are recruited to join teams the United States. Joe stays behind in England to continue coaching. Joe also tries to get on Jess' dad's good side because he is romantically interested in her.
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Wedding Guest: Lesbian? Her birthday's in March. I thought she was a Pisces.
Trivia: The director's family stars as extras in the movie. For example, when Pinky and Teets are getting engaged, just before the cell phone rings, a person is shown in a close up. That is the director's aunt. Even the director is shown at the party after the engagement.
Question: Is there some reason that we are considently seeing planes fly over her house? Is that supposed to symbolize something?
Answer: I doubt it; it's probably because the film is set in the Borough of Hounslow, which is in the flight paths of many London airports, including Heathrow.
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Answer: Jess' house is supposed to be on the main flight path of Heathrow airport. Her mum and dad work there.