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When Mitch and his brother are singing at the piano, a close up on Mitch's right ear reveals an ear-piece monitor that isn't there when the shot pans out towards the end of the scene. See more...

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Dan in Real Life (2007) - 2 corrections

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Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Entry In the beginning of the movie, Dan drives into a gas station in New Jersey and pumps his own gas. It is illegal to pump your own gas in the state of New Jersey. [Dan is traveling from New Jersey to Rhode Island. Nothing suggests he hasn't already gotten as far as New York, Connecticut or even Rhode Island during the fuel stop scene. We see a sign for Interstate 95 prior to the fuel stop, which tells us he's already been on a highway. Also, he's pumping diesel fuel, not gasoline.]
Entry Dan backs the station wagon into the police car, yet in later scenes the back of the car is shown and it has no damage at all. [It's an older car, made of metal. The police cruiser is a newer car that has a body with a lot of fiberglass pieces. Stands to reason there'd be no visible damage on Dan's station wagon but it was still able to damage the cruiser.]

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