American Graffiti

Other mistake: In the race scene between Milner and Falfa, you can see exhaust smoke coming from Milner's car, but in a previous scene the station attendant mentioned Milner taking the header plugs off. By taking the header plugs off, his exhaust is running from the headers and you wouldn't see exhaust coming from the tail pipes. (01:03:15)

Other mistake: When Carol leaves her car full of girlfriends to get into John Milner's yellow coupe, she does not reach for his obvious door handle, but instead puts her hand through the open window and uses the inside release. She could not possibly know the outside handle would not work. In another scene, Carol uses the outside door handle.

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Other mistake: When nerdy guy (glasses) enters the pharmacy and goes to the counter, he nervously requests chewing gum, hair comb, candy bar, pan, batteries, a pint, and beef jerky, which the clerk just turns around and then magically puts into a bag, including the booze, when most of those items, except the booze, should be available on the shelves behind them.

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Factual error: In one scene, Milner does a U-turn and you see a postal box on the curb. The logo on the box is the current white eagle drawing, but that was not used until well after 1962.

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Terry Fields: Pardon me, sir, but I lost my I.D. in... in a flood and I'd like to get some Old Harper, hard stuff. Would you mind buying a bottle for me?
Bum at Liquor Store: Why certainly! I lost my wife, too - her name wasn't Idy, though, and it wasn't in a flood - but I know what ya.
Terry Fields: Thanks, here's enough for a pint.

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Trivia: John Milner's license plate is 'THX 138' (referring to the George Lucas film 'THX 1138'). The police car that had the rear axle ripped out also had the same license plate.

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