Character mistake: Frank calls a box wrench a ratchet wrench when he's working on the car with Adele's son. (00:28:28)
Labor Day (2013)
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Starring: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Tobey Maguire, Dylan Minnette, Gattlin Griffith
Genres: Drama
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Suggested correction: It looks like a ratchet wrench and Frank could have called it a socket wrench and still been correct - the terms are used synonymously. While I'm no expert on wrenches, my dad had all types of tools and I knew the different types of wrenches, saws, hammers, screwdrivers, etc. before I was a teenager. "Box-end" wrench refers to the shape of the wrench (box or ring), distinguished from "open-end." So, a ratchet wrench has the box-end shape and Frank correctly identified the ratchet wrench.
Factual error: Towards the end of the movie, when the escaped convict gets captured, there is a new style California license plate on the rear of one of the police cars. This film takes place in New Hampshire in the 1980s.
Revealing mistake: Toward the beginning of the movie when they go to Pricemart, you can see Benny's written across the back wall in neon red letters. Benny's was the real store where the scene was filmed. (00:07:20)
Adele: For all the discussions of body parts and hormones, they forget to mention how it feels. There's another kind of hunger. The hunger for human touch. Desire. People never tell you about how it feels. The longing.
Frank: You're a fine boy, Henry. Anyone who says otherwise is not worth your time.
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