The Whole Ten Yards

The Whole Ten Yards (2004)

106 mistakes - chronological order

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Continuity mistake: When Oz opens the door for the buttercup scout girl, he's holding his gun with his left hand. When it cuts he is holding it with both hands. (00:10:55)

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Continuity mistake: In the scene with the buttercup scout, Cynthia takes the gun from Oz and after Oz walks off she turns around twice to lay the gun down. (00:11:30)

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Continuity mistake: When Lazlo and his men park their car in the junk yard, they park in the shade. When it cuts, the sun is shining on their car. (00:11:40)

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Visible crew/equipment: Towards the beginning of the movie, Lazlo shoots the two men that are in the trunk of the car. When they arrive and Lazlo opens the door, in the car door you can see the camera crew. You can even see them move as they follow Lazlo. (00:11:45)

Continuity mistake: When Lazlo shoots the men in the trunk, the man behind him grabs his hat with one hand. When it cuts it shows him grabbing the hat with both hands. (00:12:05)

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Other mistake: Towards the beginning of the film when Oz talks to Jill on his cell phone in the car and he hangs up, you hear Jill answer Jimmy in Oz's cell phone. (00:13:25)

Other mistake: When Strabo leaves the car and about to go kill Oz, Lazlo slaps him. It is quite obvious the hand isn't even near Strabo's face. (00:14:25)

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Revealing mistake: When Oz asks Strabo "How is that implant treating you?", the camera start moving sideways from behind Strabo. When the camera gets to the side of Strabo we can see a paper on the wall swinging behind Strabo. This paper is swinging because a crew member has bumped into it. (00:14:35)

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Continuity mistake: When Cynthia tells Oz she is pregnant on the phone Oz removes the phone from his ear and shouts "We're pregnant". When it cuts the phone is back to his ear. (00:15:05)

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Continuity mistake: When Strabo is unconscious in the dentist chair his mouth is open. When it cuts from outside the office door the mouth is closed. Back inside the mouth is open again. (00:15:40)

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Continuity mistake: When Oz is about to give Strabo mouth to mouth, his magnifying glass attached to his forehead change position during the shots. (00:15:45)

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Continuity mistake: When Oz says "Think of it as a swimming pool" about the moat, Cynthia is resting her arms normal on the table. When it cuts her hands are folded. (00:17:05)

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Continuity mistake: When Cynthia calls Jimmy on the phone you can see Jimmy's necklace chain on both sides of his chest. When it cuts to a close-up of him one side of the chain is hidden under his shirt. (00:17:25)

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Continuity mistake: When the waitress is done pouring wine into Oz's glass, she puts the bottle into the wine cooler. When it cuts to a closeup of Cynthia, the waitress is still holding the bottle. (00:17:45)

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Continuity mistake: When Oz and Cynthia are discussing her pregnancy and she says "Don't ruin this," a waitress pours wine into Oz's glass, then she stops. When it cuts, she is still pouring wine into the glass. (00:17:45)

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Continuity mistake: During Oz and Cynthia's lunch to celebrate the baby news, Cynthia's hair is over her shoulder for almost all of the shots from the back, but behind her shoulder for almost all of the shots from the front. (00:17:50)

Tiffany

Continuity mistake: When Oz is having a conversation with his wife, Cynthia, over lunch/brunch in a restaurant in LA, there are two bouquets of black and white balloons for the two tables behind Oz, one off to the side of the screen on Oz's left. Just after Oz quickly ducks under the table, the next wider shot shows that one of bouquets right behind Oz is no longer there. (00:18:10)

Visible crew/equipment: When Oz gets home, Lazlo is sitting by his piano. When Lazlo gets up from the piano while saying "Your wife is in a safe," you can see a man's face reflected in the window to the left on the screen. It's not one of Lazlo's men, because they haven't entered the living room yet, and it can't be Oz's face, because he is sitting too far away from the window. (00:19:25)

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Continuity mistake: Home at Oz, when Lazlo is giving him hints about who he is, and Oz says "Do you guys understand any of this?", we can see two pillows on the couch. One of them is under Oz' arm. When it cuts the one under Oz' arm is gone and one pillow is now behind his back. (00:20:20)

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Continuity mistake: When Oz gets up from his couch and the man punches him in the stomach, Oz jumps. When it cuts he jumps again. (00:20:50)

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Oz: What, no Jewish prayer before we have our ham and cheese?
Jimmy: You got a problem with my religiosity, Oz? Do unto others before you turn into a pillar of salt.
Jill: Exactly. Unless they're a rat. Then you can shoot them in the eyes.
Oz: A pillar of salt?
Jimmy: That's right. Moses said that. Read the bible, Oz.

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