Corrected entry: When Fletcher goes to pick his Mercedes Benz up after it is towed, he screams about a scratch being on the car. There is no scratch visible throughout the rest of the movie.
Liar Liar (1997)
1 commented-on entry since 23 Jan '25, 02:42
Directed by: Tom Shadyac
Starring: Jim Carrey, Cary Elwes, Jennifer Tilly, Maura Tierney, Amanda Donohoe, Anne Haney, Justin Cooper
Continuity mistake: The gift changes position from when Gretta holds it to when Fletcher takes it away. (00:08:45)
Trivia: Jim Carrey turned down the role of Dr. Evil in Austin Powers so he could do this movie.
Question: Wouldn't lying about your age constitute as fraud? If so, why was Samantha Cole let completely off the hook?
Answer: First of all, she's not "on the hook" anyway...this is a divorce proceeding, not a criminal trial. And second, this film has multiple inaccuracies in its depiction of the legalities involved (see Legal Eagle's two-part analysis on YouTube for a very good rundown); the fact that no-one brings up fraud is the least of them. It's not important to the plot, so it is simply brushed aside, counting on us (the audience) not worrying too much about it, like so many other lapses of reality in comedy movies.
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Correction: The Mercedes got scratched at the towyard, and you don't see Fletcher's car again for the rest of the movie.
You do see his car again before the end of the movie - he drives to the airport in it when he goes there to get Audrey and Max back before they leave for Boston.
Heather Benton ★
Yeah, but we don't see the side that was scratched.
lionhead