Revealing mistake: In the letter to Mike Gallagher attached to the newspaper, subscription is misspelled. Sally Field is a reporter, so she should have caught that. (01:19:43)
Absence of Malice (1981)
1 revealing mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon
Continuity mistake: When Megan meets with Teresa in the park, Megan says "It's 1981", but when Gallagher later buys a cashier's check at a bank, the date is 1980. (00:54:00 - 01:08:00)
James A. Wells, Assistant U.S. Attorney General: What'd you figure you'd do after government service, Elliott?
Elliott Rosen: I'm not quitting.
James A. Wells, Assistant U.S. Attorney General: You ain't no Presidential appointee, Elliott. One that hired you is me. You got thirty days.
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