Continuity mistake: In the scene where Sean Connery is in prison & Matthew Broderick is visiting - the camera alternates between looking into the cell (at Sean) and looking out (at Matthew). Watch the hands that are holding on to the cell bars - they move each time you get a new shot.
Family Business (1989)
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Rosanna DeSoto
Continuity mistake: During the bar scene where Connery & Brodrick are at a table, Dustin Hoffman comes in and picks up the makings of a sandwich and places them on the table. In the beginning of the shot the salt shaker is near the far right edge of the table, in subsequent shots it has moved to in front of the napkin holder. Also the level & position of the bread slices on the plate changes depending on the shot.
Trivia: Sean Connery plays Dustin Hoffman's father in the movie, even though in real life he's only seven years older than Hoffman.
Join the mailing list
Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.