Continuity mistake: When evil Swan hands the contract to the Swan who's about to kill himself, Swan grabs the contract out of E.S hands, yet in the next shot, E.S is still holding it.
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
1 continuity mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Starring: Gerrit Graham, Jessica Harper, Paul Williams, William Finley
Other mistake: Swan visibly misses the Phantom's finger when he stabs it to draw blood for his contract.
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Trivia: Sissy Spacek was the film's set dresser.
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