Character mistake: The voice tells Tom that the alarm deactivation code is 47223. However, when Tom enters the code subsequently to deactivate the alarm, he only enters "4723." You can tell he doesn't enter a fifth digit because the keypad chimes each time a digit is entered.
Nowhere Man (1995)
1 character mistake in Contact - chronological order
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Megan Gallagher, Marvin LaRoy Sanders
Character mistake: The voice tells Tom that the alarm deactivation code is 47223. However, when Tom enters the code subsequently to deactivate the alarm, he only enters "4723." You can tell he doesn't enter a fifth digit because the keypad chimes each time a digit is entered.
Thomas Veil: The truth is unforgiving, don't shoot the messenger.
Trivia: Intended to be a homage to the cult TV shows "The Fugitive" and "The Prisoner."
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