Other mistake: Towards the end of the movie, Marlow arrives with a flat tyre. Then, upon leaving and shooting, he takes the shooting victim's car, leaving his 1938 coupe behind, then arrives at their destination in the same coupe that was left with the flat tyre.
The Big Sleep (1946)
1 mistake since 23 Dec '24, 12:53
Directed by: Howard Hawks
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers
General Sternwood: Do you like orchids?
Philip Marlowe: Not particularly.
General Sternwood: Ugh. Nasty things. Their flesh is too much like the flesh of men, and their perfume has the rotten sweetness of corruption.
Trivia: All of the main characters in this movie have a specific tic. Marlowe is always pulling on his right ear, Lauren Bacall plays with her ring and Carmen Sternwood picks at her teeth.
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