Factual error: Humbert finds Lolita in a phone booth at an Esso station. There were no Esso stations in Ohio, where they were living. That brand was used only in the Northeast. (01:59:20)
Lolita (1962)
1 factual error
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon, Gary Cockrell
Revealing mistake: The professor has a blowout, but all four tires on the car are fine. (02:04:30)
Charlotte Haze: Do you believe in God?
Humbert Humbert: The question is does God believe in me?
Trivia: When Humbert first sees Quilty in the mansion, he asks him if he is Quilty, to which Quilty replies with "No, I'm Spartacus. Have you come to free the slaves or something?" This is a reference to the scene from the movie Spartacus, where the slaves who have been recaptured by the Romans all announce that they are Spartacus to try and protect Spartacus when he tries to announce who he is. This is also serves as an in-joke as it was Stanley Kubrick's previous movie, which he made before doing Lolita. (00:03:36)
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