Weird Science

Revealing mistake: There is a visible cord pulling the couch during the scene where furniture is sucked out the chimney. (00:55:50)

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Revealing mistake: Arriving home from his hunting trip, Chet Donelly (Bill Paxton) finds Gary in bed with a girl. Chet whacks them both over the head with his rifle and you can clearly see the barrel bend with each hit. (01:13:54)

Revealing mistake: When Gary and Wyatt come home and see Chet turned into a pile of poo, Chet shoots his tongue from his mouth and catches a fly. Look closely, the tongue flies completely out of his mouth and is attached to a metal spring. (01:24:55)

Revealing mistake: When Gary and Wyatt come home and see Chet turned into a pile of poo, Chet shoots his tongue from his mouth and catches a fly. Look closely, the tongue flies completely out of his mouth and is attached to a metal spring. (01:24:55)

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Question: When Lisa calls Chet Chip in the kitchen, was that planned or did Paxton ad lib his line?

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.

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