Continuity mistake: When Ryan Reynolds is in the motel room with his friend, the length of the cigarette keeps changing, longer, shorter then longer. (00:47:10)
Chaos Theory (2008)
1 continuity mistake
Directed by: Marcos Siega
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend, Sarah Chalke
Factual error: In the hotel bar just after his lecture, Frank and his buddy are talking. Frank says that his wife "set the clock forward" (and thus he was late for the lecture on efficiency). His buddy asks: "she actually set the clock forward?" Ryan responds "she set it forward." Thus, he should have been early, and not late for his lecture. She should have set the clocks backwards to make him late.
Frank Allen: You caught me reminiscing. A lot of memories here. Buy you a drink?
Ed: Oh, I'd love to Frank, but uh... I'm kind of... I'm... I'm in a bit of a rush.
Frank Allen: I insist. After all, it is the traditional function of the father of the bride.
Ed: What is?
Frank Allen: Keeping the groom away from back exits.
Trivia: Ryan Reynolds and Emily Mortimer play the parents of Elisabeth Harnois in this film. In real life, Reynolds is only three years older than Harnois, and Mortimer is only eight years older than her.
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