Audio problem: When Claire is in the car about to leave hospital, she turns around to tell Emma to put her seat-belt on. Though you hear her say "fasten your seat-belt sweetheart" - her lips aren't moving when you hear "sweetheart".
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992)
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Starring: Julianne Moore, Ernie Hudson, Rebecca De Mornay, Annabella Sciorra, Matt McCoy
Continuity mistake: After Claire punches Peyton for the first time, there is blood on Peyton's face. When she gets up off the floor, the blood is completely gone.
More mistakes in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
Marlene 'Marl' Craven: The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.
Peyton Flanders: When your husband makes love to you, it's my face he sees.
Claire: She's Doctor Mott's widow, Michael.
Question: Do we know if Peyton's husband was really molesting his patients? I can't tell if he killed himself out of guilt, or because he was depressed that he had been accused of something like that.
Question: How did Peyton get back in the house at the end without keys?
Answer: The same way any common criminal gets in to a house, she "broke" in by either kicking the door, or smashing a window, etc. A locked door is not that hard an obstacle to overcome.
Question: If nobody was home when Claire got unconcsious then who called the ambulance when Peyton was outside with Joey?
Answer: Claire had called 911 but she couldn't talk. I'm sure their city had enhanced 911 coverage so they knew where the call was coming from and sent paramedics.
Answer: Claire calls police to help with the dead woman in the green house, when she fails to answer the police shows up to investigate.
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Answer: Yes, Dr. Mott was molesting his patients, as was seen when he slipped off his plastic glove just before performing a pelvic exam on Claire. After Claire reported Mott to the authorities, a number of other women came forward and their accusations were made public. Mott never showed any remorse, and it appears he committed suicide because he was unable to face the ensuing scandal and criminal investigation.
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