Continuity mistake: When Drew stands in front of the Lorraine Hotel holding the photograph, the way he grips it noticeably differs between shots. (01:47:10)
Continuity mistake: After Drew rescues Samson from the car, when everyone stands together in the house "discussing" it, Bill Banyon walks in, and everyone's position changes, especially Samson's. Every time it cuts, either Jessie has his arms around Samson or Samson stands beside Dora, with her arms around him. (00:36:15)
Continuity mistake: When the airplane lands in Kentucky, Claire hands Drew the hotel coupon with her phone numbers written on the back, which he looks at as he walks through the terminal. When Drew phones Claire from his hotel room, he holds up the coupon and everything differs, even the cute dotted line around "don't miss 60B!!" is now a solid line. (00:23:00 - 00:43:50)
Continuity mistake: In Drew's hotel room, when Claire tries to rouse him from his sound sleep, he doesn't wake, but Drew's position, blanket, pillows, etc., change in the following shots. (01:20:15)
Continuity mistake: In the hotel we see Drew, while on the phone with Claire, as he washes his garish orange-white socks, and hangs them to dry. A few shots later he is wearing them, and later (still on the phone with Claire) he wears dark green socks. (00:48:45)
Continuity mistake: When Claire greets Drew and then takes a seat beside him on the airplane, the part in her hair repeatedly differs between shots. Later, when Drew and Claire run back to the ballroom, where they left Mitch, her hair is pulled into a barrette, and some of her hair alternates between loose or not. This type of thing occurs numerous times in the film. (00:17:20)
Continuity mistake: When Drew was standing over his father in his coffin, there is a wide shot of Drew, and his mouth is slightly open. It then cuts to a head shot of Drew, and his mouth is suddenly closed, with no time to change between shots.
Continuity mistake: A wireless microphone was laid down near the front of the stage so the speaker could dance. In many subsequent shots the microphone changed orientation and location. (01:34:50)
Continuity mistake: At Mercury Headquarters, when Phil speaks of "Sh*t hitting the fan globally," and reads the memo from the DCS CEO, in Drew's close-ups he has a bruise on his upper lip, which is gone in previous and following close-ups. (00:08:25)
Continuity mistake: In his hotel room, when Drew phones his sister and leaves a message, in the shot from behind him the box in front of him is open, but in the next shot from the front it is closed, and so on. (00:42:40)
Continuity mistake: When Drew shows Claire the site of Mitch's memorial, there are tables, chairs, balloons etc., set up in the ballroom from Chuck and Cindy's rehearsal. Balloons' and chairs' positions change, disappear or reappear between shots here and when Drew and Claire run back to get Mitch.
Continuity mistake: When Drew is discussing funeral plans with Dale, Bill and Charles Dean, Bill is holding up a pen, pointing, but when Dora shouts, "Bill Banyon, how can you even say such a thing?" the pen is lying on the pad. (01:06:00)
Continuity mistake: When Drew first arrives at Aunt Dora's, she's cooking at the stove. Many things on the counter, on the stove, etc., change between all the following shots. Things such as: mashed potatoes disappearing, bottle of olive oil appearing, pancakes changing, bowls and pans moving around, and so forth. (00:32:10)
Continuity mistake: At Aunt Dora's, when Samson walks into the dining room eyeing the platter of ham, the amount of greenery on the platter changes in following shots. (00:33:45)
Continuity mistake: When Drew gets off the elevator after he registers at the Brown Hotel, there is a blonde girl wearing all green talking to a guy in the corner, beside the elevator. In the next shot, that girl is walking down the hallway from the other end, talking to another guy. (00:41:45)
Continuity mistake: When Drew sits on the couch in the hotel lobby with the urn, Claire joins him. Claire's coat and orange handbag repeatedly change their position throughout this scene. (01:12:15)
Continuity mistake: When Hollie tap dances during Mitch's memorial, both Dale and Drew stand up clapping, as Drew is wildly woo-hoo-ing. However, in the next shot facing the audience, both Dale and Drew are still sitting, until they both stand again in the next shot. (01:36:00)
Continuity mistake: At the funeral home parking lot, when Drew asks, "Jessie?" he holds the garment bag with the zipper facing out and the clear plastic inset facing his back - note the blue suit. Then, when Jessie hugs Drew in the first shot, the garment bag faces the opposite way, yet in the next shot, it's turned round again. (00:26:45)
Continuity mistake: At the funeral home, when Charles Dean places the box of tissues on the casket, the tissues change between shots. Additionally, the position of Drew's hand changes when he lays it on Mitch's hand, later on. (00:29:50)
Continuity mistake: When Claire is putting her shoes on in Drew's hotel room, the TV is on the left side of the dresser and there is a large filled snack bowl on the right. In the next shot, the snack bowl is gone, and the TV is on the right. (01:20:20)
