Factual error: When the doctors are operating on Virgil's eyes, you see his right eye closed as if he were sleeping normally. If they hadn't already operated on it, it would have been taped shut. If they had operated on it, it would have been covered with gauze which would be taped on his face.
At First Sight (1999)
1 factual error
Directed by: Irwin Winkler
Starring: Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Steven Weber, Kelly McGillis
Character mistake: When Amy goes to Virgil's house to apologize, Virgil tells Amy that the tree is exactly 14 steps away. However he then leads her there by taking 17 steps.
Phil Webster: Limbo is like New Jersey. You can see all the good stuff, you just have to get there.
Trivia: The film is based on a true story. The man who is played by Val Kilmer was a married man, in his early fifties, when he regained his sight, and he is gradually losing it again.
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