Other mistake: When Alex shoots the harpoon and the old lady is returning to her apartment, Alex puts back the harpoon on the mantle and the rope of the harpoon is neatly folded back up. He wouldn't have had the time to properly do this by the time she returned.
Duplex (2003)
Plot summary
Directed by: Danny DeVito
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller, Harvey Fierstein, Eileen Essell
Genres: Comedy
Alex Rose and Nancy Kendricks are newlyweds looking for a new apartment to live in. After looking at some awful apartments they stumble across an amazing duplex. The problem is the top floor of the duplex is inhabited by an old irish lady Mrs. Connely. Due to a clause in the contract, Alex and Nancy can't simply kick her out.
Mrs. Connely isn't the average tenant, she likes to watch television loud, all night long and does everything to put Alex, a writer, off from finishing his book.
Both Alex and Nancy, being incredibly tired and fed up, start to come up with ways to either make her move, or even kill her.
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More mistakes in Duplex
Mrs. Connelly: I couldn't help noticing that Alex left the house this morning while you stayed home.
Nancy Kendricks: I was downsized from my job.
Mrs. Connelly: Oh, I'm sorry, but I'm sure it's for the best. Let Mr. Rose get out there and bring home the bacon. I always thought it was strange your husband staying home while you were out there providing.
Nancy Kendricks: Well, he's a writer.
Mrs. Connelly: Writer? The man naps more than a newborn pup. What's he writing about? Sheep?
Question: What is the word that Drew Barrymore says to her boss, which she claims means that he'll have it "right away"?
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Answer: She says "tickety-boo" - later on he asks for her article and says he wants it "tickety-now" not "tickety-boo".
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