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Audio problem: When Chelsea is screaming "Liar! Liar! Liaar!!" to her mother, Kathy, in one shot we see Chelsea's mouth still saying "liar," but no audio is heard. (00:47:05)

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Continuity mistake: When George is laying in the bath and two arms grab him, the hands are all slit around the wrist, but in the next shot they're not. (00:42:25)

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where George talks to Billy about the key incident in the car, in the overhead shot the car is speeding very fast. In the next closeup, through the window we can see the car is now going much slower. (00:27:05)

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Visible crew/equipment: When George leaves the room after receiving the phone call from Kathy's mother, a boom mike dips into view, reflected in the large ornate mirror at the head of the bed. (00:14:50)

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Continuity mistake: When the realtor shows the Lutz's the bedroom, and hears a noise, she turns her head to look. In this shot she is in the living room, not the bedroom. (00:09:05)

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Continuity mistake: When the Lutz's look around the house, they enter a bedroom. Kathy walks up to a window and looks out. In the next shot George walks up to the same window - the whole window is in shot, but Kathy has gone. (00:08:50)

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Continuity mistake: When Kathy and George kiss on the bed, and in following shots, the mug on the desk to the viewers right of the bed constantly rotates itself, evident by the mug handle. (00:04:20)

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Continuity mistake: When Billy is holding logs still for George to chop, the second log he puts on the stump is stripped of any bark. But when George swings down to chop it, the log is suddenly covered in bark. (00:50:45)

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Continuity mistake: When the children and Kathy push the large wooden desk in front of the door, to barricade George in the basement, the items on the desk (cloth, doll, books,) repeatedly change position, disappear, reappear etc. (01:10:45)

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Continuity mistake: When Kathy and George spot Chelsea up on the roof, Kathy races up the stairs, her sweater buttoned up. In the next shot as she enters Chelsea's room, the sweater is wide open and unbuttoned. (00:45:10)

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Continuity mistake: There is a plate on the end of the dinner table, and egg which gets spilt on the dinner table which disappear between shots, as George serves the eggs. (00:05:40)

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Continuity mistake: When George rips the phone from the wall, a long cord is attached to the back of it, but in the next shot only short frayed wires are on the back of the phone. (01:08:05)

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Continuity mistake: After Kathy gets her hair caught in the boat's rotor, she runs back to Chelsea, through a downpour. But when George appears, he is dry, despite having to have had to run through the downpour as well. (01:08:40)

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Continuity mistake: After Kathy falls into the water and gets her hair caught in the boat's rotor, she climbs out of the water and onto the deck. Between shots her hair becomes much drier and more stringy, and her face is dry. (01:09:20)

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Audio problem: When the realtor suggests turning the basement into "A game room. Or a play room," her mouth says otherwise. (00:09:20)

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Continuity mistake: When the Lutz's get their first house call, the clothes in the suitcase, on the end of the bed, change between shots. (00:14:20)

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Continuity mistake: Lisa's finger becomes bloody, as Jodie puts it into her bloody hole on her forehead. However, between shots, Lisa's finger becomes clean. (00:36:15)

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