Corrected entry: Nazi soldiers wore brown boots not black as is shown on numerous occasions in this film.
Apt Pupil (1998)
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Directed by: Bryan Singer
Starring: Ian McKellen, Joshua Jackson, David Schwimmer, Brad Renfro, Mickey Cottrell
Continuity mistake: Keep a close eye on Ian McKellen's picture in the newspaper. When the picture was taken, he was in bed and reclined; the picture in the newspaper has him standing, against a wall and holding a small paper with numbers on it mug shot style.
Kurt Dussander: Boy, be careful. You play with fire.
Question: Why did script writer Brandon Boyce change the ending of the story? In Stephen King's book, Todd Boyden commits suicide but he doesn't in the film.
Answer: He didnt commit suicide in the book, he took his rifle to a fortified spot alongside a highway, and began shooting at cars. The police killed him. The film seems to tone down the story a lot, so I guess the only answer is they didn't really want to end it in such a violent way.
Answer: The director, Bryan Singer, was quoted as saying, "I told [King] the ending reads so beautifully. I could never measure up to it; I would have killed it." It also gives a darker ending to most people, since Todd gets away with everything rather than being shot down by the police.
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Correction: Their boots were indeed black. They were issued to them in brown or natural leather, and the boots were blackened by the individual. Orders were given in 1943 to stop blackening of boots, but before then, Nazis would indeed be found with black boots.