Mamma Mia!

Corrected entry: During one of Sam and Sophie's private talks, Sam says he has two grown sons. He went home and got married after Sophie had been conceived, therefore his oldest son could not be older than 19.

Correction: The age of 18 is considered to be the age a child becomes an adult and thus considered a grown child. It is indeed physically possible he has children the ages of 18 and 19 or even twins.

OneHappyHusky

Corrected entry: Right after Sam, Bill, and Harry arrive and they are all in the goat house with Sophie, they hear Donna humming something, which prompts Sophie to run out abruptly. Listen more closely to what Donna's humming. It's "Fernando", another hit ABBA song.

Correction: The entire soundtrack to the film consists of ABBA songs. Pointing out one of them, even one less obvious that those that are actually sung, is not a valid use of trivia.

Tailkinker

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Continuity mistake: During the song "Lay All Your Love on Me" on the beach, when Sophie lies back and then Sky is on top of her, in this closeup we see Sophie's wearing something else over her swimsuit. It's visible below her waist and as she lifts her right leg. (00:45:00)

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Donna: I grew up.
Tanya: Well, grow back down then!

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Trivia: While neither the stage show nor the film reveals who Sophie's real father is, there is an official answer. According to Catherine Johnson and Phyllida Lloyd, Sophie's real father is Bill. Bill's character was Australian in the original stage production, but in the film he became a Swede instead, and he's played by Swedish actor Stellan SkarsgÄrd. This means the film's Sophie has her roots in Sweden - just like "Mamma Mia!"

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Question: When is the movie supposed to have taken place? There is reference to Donna having dated and presumably conceived in the 1960s. That would place Sophie's wedding, at age 20, no later than 1990. But isn't that a little early for Sky to be putting the Villa Donna on the internet?

Answer: Sophie finds Donna's diary from 1979, being the year Sophie was conceived meaning she was born in 1980 (as the diary entries are from July/August). So the movie is set in 2000.

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