Continuity mistake: When Celie imagines throwing chocolate dollars from the train platform they scatter around, but the imagined Nettie finds them all in one place. (00:47:25)
NancyFelix
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: When the mayor slaps Sofia her two children change positions between shots. When she knocks him out the girl disappears. (00:06:10)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Shug and Celie start kissing Celie covers her smile with one hand in a wide shot but with both hands in close-up. (01:14:30)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Celie tries on one of Shug's dresses a record is playing. While the song is still on we see the record player again and the label has changed. Then Shug turns the record around, and now the label is the one from the beginning. (01:09:30 - 01:12:10)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: Before Squeak hits Sofia she hands a tray with a bottle to Harpo. He hardly catches the bottle before it falls down, but when the camera angle changes he is holding the bottle upright. (01:07:50)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Sofia comes to her in-laws' house for the first time Celie offers her a glass of lemonade. She empties it completely, but when she gives it back to Celie it's almost full again. (00:37:55)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: Mister's tie changes from red to blue when he asks for Nettie, and back to red when he inspects Celie. (00:07:25)
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