Factual error: Macaulay Culkin hides the gold coins in the duffel bag of a mall mannequin, Problem is, gold is heavy. It would rip the plastic arm, the duffel bag, or yank the mannequin over (and assumes store people won't change it anyway).
Getting Even With Dad (1994)
1 factual error
Directed by: Howard Deutch
Starring: Ted Danson, Macaulay Culkin, Glenne Headly, Saul Rubinek
Continuity mistake: After Ray serves Theresa soup in the restaurant scene, her and Ray's plates mysteriously vanish in the very next shot.
Carl: You know Ray, since your kid's moved in, the food's gotten better.
Question: Could the police in the film legally pursue Ted Danson's son (Macauley Culkin) the way they did? Merely possibly knowing about a crime doesn't seem like grounds for arrest.
Answer: Oh far more than that! He could face charges as an accessory to the crime, and or blackmail.
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Answer: I think they can. Using a measure called preventive detention, law enforcement agents can prevent a crime before it happens.
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