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 - chronological order
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton
Continuity mistake: When the police officer drives by the two cars of the orchid stealers they are in the shade. When he stops and looks back the sun is shining on the cars, also when he gets out and walks over. (00:07:40)
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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