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Visible crew/equipment: Near the end of Come Alive, one of the dancers in a white dress spins around, and when she does so, what appears to be a black mic pack is visible on her back. This black item is not visible in other shots of her during the song.

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PT Barnum: I'm putting together a show and I need a star!
Tom Thumb: You want people to laugh at me.
PT Barnum: They're laughing anyway kid, might as well get paid.
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Tom Thumb: What you looking at, flop doodle? (00:16:15)

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Trivia: During The Other Side Phillip goes up to PT who is sat at the piano and goes to grab his shot glass from on top of the piano. However he misses the shot glass, has a quick glance and then grabs it. (00:37:30)

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Continuity mistake: At the start of Come Alive, PT stands in front of his museum and is on a wet patch of ground. Camera cuts and now the floor is dry. (00:25:15)

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Continuity mistake: When PT is handing out flyers you can see there is none on the floor. However a few shots later the floor is littered with flyers. More than was handed out. (00:18:50)

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Continuity mistake: When PT is showing the family his museum, he picks one of the girls up with her facing him. Camera changes and now she's facing away from him. (00:18:00)

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Other mistake: When Charity makes her wish the spinning cage has almost stopped. However the lights continue to spin at speed around the family. (00:15:20)

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Continuity mistake: When Charity is playing on the roof with the girls, she is around 6ft away from the washing basket in one scene and right next to it after the camera changes. (00:12:20)

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Continuity mistake: At the start of From Now On, Tom Thumb pushes two pump handles to pour some mead. However only one pump has mead come out. The barman then hands PT two tankards full of mead. (01:22:10)

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Continuity mistake: During Rewrite the Stars, Phillip is lifted up by the rope holding Ann. When they land, Ann manages to get a rope of her own from nowhere. (01:03:30)

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Other mistake: Ann rolls down the rope and lands in Phillip's arms just as the camera changes. In the second camera shot, the rope that Ann has just rolled down is perfectly still. Not possible after Ann rolled down the rope less than half a second before. (01:03:00)

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Continuity mistake: Throughout Rewrite the stars, the marks on Phillip's trousers are constantly changing between shots. (01:03:00)

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Continuity mistake: Just as young PT starts singing A Million Dreams, Charity's hair keep changing from in front of her shoulder to over her shoulder. (00:05:10)

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Continuity mistake: When Barnum is writing a letter to Charity near the start he is right handed. When we see him just before he is fired he is left handed. (00:06:45 - 00:11:00)

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Other mistake: At the start, we see PT Barnum in the shadows. However his waistcoat is lit up in one shot despite the lights all being behind him. (00:00:40)

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P.T. Barnum: I can't fool the bank into loaning me any more money, so I'm really sorry to disappoint you all.
Tom Thumb: Don't worry, Barnum. We've gotten used to it by now.

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James Bennett: I never liked your show, but I always thought the people did.
P.T. Barnum: They did. They do!
James Bennett: People of all shapes, sizes, colours. Putting them on stage together and presenting them as equals? Another critic might have even called it a celebration of humanity.
P.T. Barnum: I would've liked that.

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