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28th Sep 2004

Falling Down (1993)

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Continuity mistake: After the struggle between D-Fens and the Korean store owner, a box of raisin bran and a box of maxi-pads can be seen lined up on the bottom shelf. D-Fens then whacks the shelf with the baseball bat, causing the two boxes to become angled and askew. The store owner says, "Take the money." and in the next shot the boxes are properly lined up again. (00:10:10)

16th Sep 2002

Falling Down (1993)

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Continuity mistake: When Douglas is watching the video of his wife and kid on the pier her eye make-up is running through her tears of fear. It cuts back to Douglas then back to her, the make-up has gone. It would be hard for her to wipe her eye as she is holding the girl with both hands. (01:35:35)

28th Sep 2004

Falling Down (1993)

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Continuity mistake: When D-Fens meets with the two gang members, watch the gangsters positions as they stop walking. They are standing close to each other as one of them says, "I'm not laughing." The other says, "I'm not either," and they are suddenly standing about six feet apart from each other in the next shot, even though the dialogue overlaps the shots. (00:18:30)

27th Dec 2008

Falling Down (1993)

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where D-Fens was going to get on the bus, there is a young black woman seen standing at the end of the bench clad in a lavender tank top, and is later seen getting on board. D-fens changes his mind and turns around and walks. She is later seen in MacArthur Park dancing with a small band. (00:32:50 - 00:36:40)

21st Sep 2004

Falling Down (1993)

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Continuity mistake: When D-Fens abandons his car in the traffic jam, the window had been rolled down just a few inches before the handle broke. A moment later, when Detective Prendergast is helping the cop push the car off the road, the window is rolled down all the way. (00:04:20)

27th Aug 2001

Falling Down (1993)

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Continuity mistake: During the scene where D-Fens buys a snowglobe for his daughter the man clearly wraps it in paper. Later on, when D-Fens is at the army surplus store and the man goes through his bag, he pulls the snowglobe out with absolutely no paper on it. (00:49:00 - 01:04:10)

2nd Sep 2004

Falling Down (1993)

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Continuity mistake: When D-Fens is in Whammyburger, there are two spots on the right shoulder of his shirt that keep disappearing, reappearing, and changing positions. (00:41:15 - 00:44:30)

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