15th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: When Mike walks into Health class, Mrs. Dell's lectern and stool (upon which the basket of condoms and another basket sit) stand directly in front of the chalkboard, but funny how they are both conveniently gone when Mike knocks Stan to the floor, in front of that chalkboard. (00:44:45 - 00:47:25)
15th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: When Scarlet dances face-to-face with Mike, her left hand moves from his shoulder to her side so as to move Mike's hand up on her back, but Scarlet's left hand goes back and forth instantly a couple of times, between shots. (00:56:15)
15th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: When Alex and Mike are seated for lunch in the school cafeteria, Mike's sunglasses hang on his t-shirt collar then appear on the table and continue to change position on the table, beside the food tray. (00:36:15)
15th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: When Mike returns to Hayden searching for the 'janitor', as he is speaking to the real janitor saying, "There's an older guy with white hair...," Mike's black sunglasses are in his left hand, but when it cuts back to the close-up it's back in his right hand. (00:22:55)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: After Naomi arrives, as she and Scarlet walk toward the house, when she tells Scarlet, "You got the butt of a 12 yr old boy," Naomi's handbag is dangling on her right forearm and she is carrying her overnight bag in her left hand (viewer's right). However, in the next shot her handbag is up on her right shoulder and she's carrying the overnight bag in her right hand. (00:15:50)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: After Ned shows up for the '89 team photo, in the shot facing the team when he and Mike are walking over to their places, players 23 and 24 are kneeling as Mike passes them. In the next shot facing the photographer, those two teammates are walking behind Mike just before kneeling. Coach Murphy also moves from beside the last teammate to behind and has thrown the ball to Mike, between the shots as well. (00:01:50)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: The position of the team (note Ned, court lines, etc), when the 1989 photograph is taken at the start, differs from the framed photo that Mike looks at when he meets the 'janitor' at Hayden High. (00:02:00)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: Near the end, when Mike is warming up in the gym, just as Coach Murphy says, "Hey, Gold," as he's walking in there is one basketball on the top tier of the rack (the last ball Mike takes is from the bottom tier), but when Coach Murphy says, "Got a little inside info...," the top tier is empty. (01:28:05)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: When Principal Masterson and Ned are driving to Ned's house, just as they are driving behind the teenagers, in the interior shot from the POV of the back seat the rearview mirror is gone from the windshield, yet it is visible in the previous and following shots. (01:17:05)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: During Ned and Principal Masterson's conversation at the restaurant, after Ned tells her, "I'm the kind of guy who spends ten grand on Gandalf the Grey's quarterstaff from The Two Towers," Principal Masterson's hands are clasped on the table in front of her, but in the next shot she is holding the menu up in front her. Next shot the menu is on the table, but then up in her hands once again. (01:12:05)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: When Alex tells his mom that he made the team, as they hug his left arm is over her right arm, but in the next close-up Scarlet's arm is instantly over Alex's arm. (00:53:20)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: During Health class, when Mike knocks Stan to the floor Stan wears a baseball cap which falls off, but as Mrs. Dell shouts, "Boys, stop it!" the cap is back on Stan's head before it falls off again. (00:47:30)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: In Mike's first class, when he sees Maggie walk in while on the cell with Scarlet, his left arm is either in front of him with his left hand up near his mouth, or his left elbow is on the desk with his head leaning on his left hand. The switch happens twice. (00:32:50)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: During Ned's attack on Mike, Ned pulls the rug out from under his friend, after which the rug lies bunched up on the floor near the front door. As the scene plays out the rug's position changes between shots, particularly after Ned kicks Mike in the groin when Mike falls on his back with the rug under him. (00:20:40)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: When Ned falls over the upstairs banister in his house, Mike leaps over and lands on the rug beside Ned's head. After Mike says, "I feel great," his feet are on the patterned rug, but next shot he is standing farther back - note the rug's pattern (just before Ned pulls it out from under him). (00:19:05)
14th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: After Naomi and Scarlet head into the house to work on getting Scarlet back on the market, when Mike is driving in the rain the rearview mirror is gone, but it reappears when Mike runs toward the 'janitor' who disappeared from the bridge. (00:16:45)
13th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: Before the '89 basketball game, in the first shot of Mike joining the cheerleaders on court, the bare chested guy wearing a Native American headdress is dancing beside the free throw lane, near the backboard. In the next shot that guy is now dancing half a court away, in front of the stairs opposite center circle (note the "Lets win" poster). The same thing happens a few shots later. (00:02:35)
13th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: At the start, while the cheerleaders are doing their thing center court, before Mike joins them he is standing with his arm on Ned's shoulder, leaning on him. Then, in a shot of the cheerleaders he is seen in the background standing with his arms crossed, but when it cuts to a different angle he has his arm on Ned's shoulder once again. (00:02:20)
13th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: In the gym at the start, when Mike is shooting baskets by himself (before the team photo) he is standing beside a 3-tier basketball rack, off which he grabs the basketballs for warming up. There is shot from behind him as he reaches for a ball and the top tier is empty, but in the next front shot the top tier is full, then as Coach Murphy walks in the top tier is empty again. (00:00:45)
13th Oct 2009
Continuity mistake: At the start in the gym, when Mike is alone shooting baskets (before the team photo) he is standing at the center of the 3-point line, but in each of the overhead close-ups of the hoop we see Mike's reflection in the backboard (top right) and he is standing closer to the hoop, on the free throw line - note the dark free throw lane. (Only visible on DVD widescreen.) (00:00:30)
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