Deliberate mistake: During the finale of "One," near the end of the number when the entire cast and all of the extras, dressed in gold lame tuxedos, are doing the last kick line before the credits, one of the dancers (second row, third from the right) falls down and gets right back up again. While this mistake wasn't "deliberate" as such, it was probably simply prohibitive to film the entire kick line over again for the sake of the one fall that is barely noticeable, so was deliberately left in.
A Chorus Line (1985)
1 deliberate mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Michael Douglas, Terrence Mann, Jan Gan Boyd, Michael Blevins, Sharon Brown, Yamil Borges
Revealing mistake: During the first round of auditions. The gal in the yellow shorts does fine. But then suddenly during the final ballet elimination, she can't keep up with the other girls and makes mistakes before Zach kicks her off.
Zach: Goddammit, now can't anybody up there hear me! Just let your hair down! Can't you talk? All of you, just talk, to me, to each other... Jesus Christ.
Trivia: In the original Broadway production, Cassie didn't get the job. After a few performances, they changed it and since then have gotten standing ovations.
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Answer: The problem is she's "too good" of a dancer. The audition is for a chorus line where the dancers have to perform uniformly and as one unified group. She keeps doing the extra moves and gestures, making herself standout from the others, which is exactly what Zach does not want. He even tells her that she's too good of a dancer to be in a chorus line. She's talented as a lead or solo, but she needs this job. She has to continually restrain herself to blend in.
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