Revealing mistake: In the scene at the golf course, Mary Tyler Moore and Donald Sutherland are supposedly putting out on the 18 green. If you look carefully, you'll see more than one hole cut in the green. They're actually on the practice putting green.
Ordinary People (1980)
1 revealing mistake
Directed by: Robert Redford
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Timothy Hutton, Judd Hirsch, M. Emmet Walsh, Mary Tyler Moore
Genres: Drama
Continuity mistake: When Conrad visits Dr. Berger's office for the first time, and he is in the elevator, his hair changes length and style between shots.
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Trivia: Timothy Hutton was the youngest actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. On the advice of his sister, he apparently keeps his Oscar statuette in his refrigerator.