Revealing mistake: When you watch the accident scene frame by frame you see that Laroche's mother and uncle are replaced by dummies. You can see the joints in his mother's hands and a large spring that holds his uncle's head in place. (00:41:50)
Adaptation (2002)
1 revealing mistake
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton
Continuity mistake: When Susan talks to Matthew at the orchid nursery his left braid keeps moving forward and backward in alternating shots. (00:21:40)
Susan Orlean: Can I ask you a personal question?
John Laroche: Look, we're not lost.
Trivia: At the end, when Amelia is talking with Charlie, she is talking about Prague, which has a great puppet exhibit there...this is a tribute to the film Being John Malkovich, which was written by the writer of this film (Charlie Kaufman).
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