Deliberate mistake: In the funeral scene, Ned Devine himself (i.e. the actor who played his dead body) is one of the extras sitting in the back row.
Waking Ned (1998)
1 deliberate mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Kirk Jones
Starring: Fionnula Flanagan, Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Susan Lynch
Genres: Comedy
Continuity mistake: Early in the film before he learns of Ned's death, Jackie says that there are 52 people living in the village, but once he learns of Ned's death, he still says that the winnings will be split into shares of 52.
Annie O'Shea: But he's never told a lie in his life.
Jackie O'Shea: Well, he's making up for it now.
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