Directed by: David Yates
Starring: Colin Farrell, Ron Perlman, Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller
Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Harry Potter
Continuity mistake: After eating their meal they're sitting at the table talking with empty plates in front of them. As they continue to talk all the plates and flatware disappear.
Continuity mistake: During dinner at the Goldsteins', the dishes are empty from one shot to another.
Factual error: In opening scene of of 1920s New York the Statue of Liberty is in view with the modern refurbished gold leaf torch, not the original iron and glass torch. Lady Liberty's torch was not replaced until October 8th, 1984.
Jacob Kowalski: I don't think I'm dreaming.
Newt Scamander: What gave it away?
Jacob Kowalski: I ain't got the brains to make this up.
Trivia: Because so little architecture from the decade still exists, David Yates chose not to shoot on location; instead, the production designers created, from scratch, their own painstakingly detailed version of 1920s New York as a practical, physical set.
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Chosen answer: It's not known why he gave up. Newt did have to leave New York and there was no point in continuing the search at that time.
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