Continuity mistake: When Mr. Hotchner locks up the motorcycle in the garage, he puts the keys to the lock in the 4th jar from the right, and Leo sees where he put them. Later, when Leo takes the motorcycle, he dumps the contents from the 5th jar from the right on the garage floor and finds the keys.
Deep Impact (1998)
1 mistake since 13 Jan '25, 15:52
Directed by: Mimi Leder
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, James Cromwell, Vanessa Redgrave, Téa Leoni
Alan Rittenhouse: I know you're just a reporter, but you used to be a person, right?
More trivia for Deep Impact
Question: All of the residents of Eastern United States were informed by the president when the smaller of the two meteors were to strike in the Atlantic Ocean, yet, even with ample time to evacuate away from the area of impact, why did it appear the residents all chose to leave on the final day? (Clogged highways and chaos).
Answer: They were trying to send missiles, which failed. The president spoke and that's when people started to leave.
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Answer: There is no logical reason. It can be argued that people are just stubborn and/or reluctant to leave their homes under any circumstance. However, this is a movie, and showing the last-minute chaos of people attempting to evacuate heightens the tension and the drama.
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