On the Line

Continuity mistake: The placement and angle of the "Not Friendly" sign on the dead security guard's upper right body changes from when Elvis is looking at him down the hall to when Elvis is kneeling next to his body. Initially, the words are perpendicular to the guard's right leg (angled outward to the right), then to the top of his right shoulder. (00:44:45 - 00:45:19)

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Plot hole: *SPOILER* Near the end of the movie, Elvis said, "And, of course, we warned LA and Pasadena's PD in advance [of what they would be doing on-air]." In light of the public's outrage over the 10/30/1938 "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast (reporting an apparently believable but fabricated Martian/alien invasion) plus the sheer number of emergency calls that listeners could be expected to make during the course of Elvis' live radio broadcast, police would not be likely to "go along with" his plan. (01:30:06)

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Continuity mistake: Hours later when Elvis returned to the dead security guard to take his gun, the "Not Friendly" sign was off the side of the guard's right shoulder, not partially atop the right side of his face and neck like it was earlier. Also, the guard's legs were more parallel instead of the right leg being angled to the right. (00:45:19 - 01:06:35)

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Trivia: Although the ages of the Cooley family members are not revealed, Mel Gibson ("Elvis") is 67-years-old (DOB: 1/03/1956), Nancy Tate ("Olivia") is 52 (DOB: 8/25/1970), and their movie daughter "Adria" (played by Romy Pointet - age/DOB not available) is supposedly 5. ["Typical" Hollywood movie family?].

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Elvis Cooney: What kind of a B-grade movie is this? (01:17:02)

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