Corrected entry: Clint Eastwood places his film stock in the refrigerator 39 minutes in. The film rolls come in shrink-wrapped cases - technology not used in the 50's.
Corrected entry: The red truck is shown to have 1991 license plates, although the film is set in the 1960's. Also near the end, when Meryl Streep is riding in her husband's truck through town, many modern cars are seen in the background through the truck window.
Correction: There's a clear shot of the plate where you can see "65" in the corner for the year. The left side reads "61", but that's the pattern, not the issue year. The plate looks to be "562S7." 1991 used the ABC-123 pattern. Although I don't think 1965 used letters, but I can't be certain.
Corrected entry: When Meryl Streep opens the letter from the lawyer, she removes the cross from the envelope twice.
Correction: She doesn't remove it twice. She takes it out and keeps it tucked in her palm while looking at Robert's book, then removes her glasses. When she goes to put her glasses back on, the envelope is still in her hand, tipping downward. She slightly shakes the glasses once to flip open one arm that is folded down so she can put them back on, although it looks like she's shaking something out of the envelope, but she is not. The cross is still in her hand the entire time.
Corrected entry: Self cleaning ovens were not invented yet but Clint Eastwood refers to them at the kitchen table with Meryl Streep.
Correction: Thermador invented the first self-cleaning oven in 1963 while the film is set in 1965.
Correction: The love affair is set in 1965, not the "50's"
Brenda Elzin