Audio problem: When Marcus is opening the CD on Christmas you can hear the rip of the wrapping paper just before he actually rips it.
About a Boy (2002)
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Directed by: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Starring: Hugh Grant, Madison Cook, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Weisz, Sharon Small, Toni Collette
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Will and Marcus are playing snooker, a close up shot shows that Will is taking a shot on the blue, which appears right at the bottom of the screen. The camera changes and he is at a different side of the table playing a long red.
Lindsey's Mum: Are we having duck? Delicious.
Trivia: In the beginning of the film, Marcus says he would be able to take care of his mum (Toni Collette) if he were Haley Joel Osment. Toni Collette played Haley Joel Osment's mother in the The Sixth Sense.
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