Factual error: Otisville Prison was not in the direction Monty's father was driving. He said he would take the Henry Hudson Parkway north and later continue on the Taconic Parkway. The Taconic runs due north toward Massachusetts on the east side of the Hudson River. Otisville is 30 miles west of the Hudson.
25th Hour (2002)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Spike Lee
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosario Dawson, Edward Norton, Brian Cox, Anna Paquin, Barry Pepper
Naturelle (Rosario Dawson) didn't betray Monty (Edward Norton), it was Kostya. Nikolai's goons take care of Kostya. Jacob keeps Doyle. Monty tells Frank to beat him up so he doesn't go to jail looking all "nice" and then becomes someone's bitch. Monty and his father are on their way to Otisville prison and Monty's dad starts talking about a "what if?" situation: that they keep on driving and Monty lives somewhere else, changes his name, gets a new job, starts over, sees Naturelle some time later, have children and raise a family, etc. The last scene is Monty and his father on their way somewhere... either to Otisville or some place where Monty can start over...
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More mistakes in 25th Hour
Uncle Nikolai: This is my advice to you: When you get there, figure it out who's who. Find the man nobody's protecting. A man without friends. And beat him until his eyes bleed. Let them think you are little bit crazy, but respectful, too. Respectful of the right men.
Trivia: While filming a fight scene, Barry Pepper accidentally broke Edward Norton's nose.
Question: Wasn't the plan that Monty's father thought about actually bad, at the end? I mean, even if Monty started a new life far from New York and his friends and family and never got recognized, his father would be arrested when coming back to New York. Suddenly him and his father disappear and later on his father gets back to New York, a little bit suspect no?
Answer: Monty's father was suggesting they go into hiding together. He was not suggesting that he would take Monty out west and return to New York himself.
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