G.I. Jane

G.I. Jane (1997)

4 factual errors - chronological order

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Factual error: Towards the end, the Captain of the CRT school tells Jordan to have a seat and says, "This is Admiral Gallow and Lieutenant Burke from the Judge Advocate General's Office." The "Lieutenant" is wearing 3 stripes on his shoulder boards, which would make him a Commander, not a Lieutenant. (01:27:59)

Factual error: When Jordan arrives at the training base, she is riding in a canvas-topped Humvee. The doors consist of a light wire frame covered by a vinyl canvas, and must be hooked shut with a plastic handle. You can see that she fails to secure the door, and it flops open behind her. Yet there is the sound effect of a full-size metal automobile door slamming shut.

Factual error: When Senator DeHaven is leaving the senate hearing that opens the movie, her limo pulls out of a stone archway and onto Constitution Ave. The building in front of the limo is the American History Museum, which makes the stone archway part of the Environmental Protection Agency building. A senate hearing on the Navy's policy toward women would not be held at the EPA. Furthermore, the limo turns left, not right, and therefore away from the direction of the capitol.

Factual error: When Demi arrives at the base she is wearing working blues and a beret. Navy personnel don't wear berets.

tatias15

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Suggested correction: Up until 2016 women in the US Navy had the option to wear a beret.

BaconIsMyBFF

Continuity mistake: During a training session, Jordan forms a human ladder with another trainee to get her team over an obstacle. The Master Chief is watching this scene through a night-vision scope on his rifle. His line of sight is initially level, then suddenly alters to show the view from a lower perspective.

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Sen. Lillian DeHaven: No politician can afford to let women come home in body bags. Especially me. It was never gonna happen anyway.

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Trivia: A G.I. historically refers to an enlisted member of the US Army (and Air Force during the 2nd World War). Lt. O'Neill is in the Navy, where the term doesn't apply. Additionally, she is an officer, so even if she was in the Army she STILL wouldn't be a G.I. Though to be fair, Lt. (Navy) Jane doesn't have exactly the same ring to it.

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