Continuity mistake: After Lisa's creation, in the car Wyatt's left hand is resting on the back of Lisa's seat, but when Lisa asks why Gary chose the name Lisa, Wyatt's hand is gone, only to reappear and disappear again depending on the angle of the shot.
Weird Science (1985)
21 continuity mistakes - chronological order
Directed by: John Hughes
Starring: Bill Paxton, Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith
Continuity mistake: When Chet gets home the morning after the big party, he does an about face at the bedroom door and starts to kick it open on one side. On the inside of the bedroom door, it shows Chet actually kicked the door in on the opposite side. (00:25:05)
Trivia: The town in which Gary and Wyatt live is called Shermer. Another John Hughes reference to The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. (00:11:35 - 00:16:50)
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Answer: I can't remember Chet's line, but Lisa says "Chip" so slowly and deliberately, it must have been scripted. When I heard it, I chuckled because I thought she was showing him how little he mattered to her by misstating his name.