The Departed
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Continuity mistake: When a shootout between Sullivan's men and Costello's starts after Queenan's death, one shot initially hits the left glass of the van, then in the next shot the glass is intact, only to be hit again.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Queenan dies after being thrown out of the building and his body is crushed on the ground in front of Costigan, as he looks at his hand covered in blood, in the shot on the top on the left side of the screen the dolly track of the camera is visible for a second.

Continuity mistake: In the scene after Queenan dies, when Sullivan picks up his phone to contact Costigan, he presses the "talk" button and a smudge of blood is left. In subsequent shots, there's no trace of blood on the "talk" button. (01:49:45)

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Surveillance Guy: Who the fuck are you?
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Trivia: The title track to the movie, which plays at the menu and twice in the movie, is "I'm Shipping Up to Boston", a hit song by the Dropkick Murphys. The Dropkicks are a Boston-based Irish band, fitting for a movie about Irish mobsters in Boston. The song is also the entrance music for Red Sox closer Jonathon Papelbon.

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Question: If Costello was an FBI informant then why did he put Sullivan undercover in the police department, and then why did the police put Costigan undercover in Costello's mob, and therefore why the police were trying to get evidence against Costello and wanted to arrest him?

Answer: The FBI and police are separate organizations that do not share full information. Only the FBI and Costello himself knew about the informing, and the FBI can only do so much to stop Costello being caught without drawing attention to their relationship. The police and Costello's gang are fighting a separate battle, hence the two moles.

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