Tommy Boy

Deliberate mistake: Why would Richard, big Tom's 'right hand man,' have to drive his cherished vintage car on a business trip that would take him hundreds, if not a thousand miles? He surely could have taken a company vehicle. Of course, then they couldn't do the 'car slowly and humorously being destroyed' shtick.

Brian Katcher

Continuity mistake: The deer knocks the rear-view mirror off the windshield, however, when the boys are driving down the highway and the car hood flies off, you can see the mirror again, then it's gone and then it's back again.

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Tommy: You know a lot of people go to college for seven years.
Richard: I know. They're called doctors.

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Trivia: At the hotel with the girl in the bikini, when Richard is in bed and Tommy is standing next to the TV, the TV has show times for "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final insult." Naked Gun 3 was directed by Peter Segal, who is the director for "Tommy Boy."

Bishop73

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Answer: A number of online explanations said it was because Lowe was already contractually tied to another project while this one was being filmed. Another explanation is that he was left uncredited so his appearance mid-film would come as a "surprise" when the plot took a different turn.

raywest

I read where his contract with the mini-series "The Stand" left him unable to take any credited roles. However, it seems "Tommy Boy" began filming after "The Stand" aired and he was credited for his role as Jesse James in "Frank and Jesse." However, it seems to be an Internet story where the source isn't credited.

Bishop73

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