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15 Dumb Movie Anachronisms

When movie folk get their years confused...

BY Dan Goodswen Nov 3rd 2009 // 11:11AM FILED UNDER: Features

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1Forrest Gump (1994)

The letter from Apple Computer is dated 21 September 1975 (a Sunday), when Apple wasn't a public company open for investment. Apple Computer was not incorporated until 3 January 1977, and didn't become publicly traded until 12 December 1980

Also the font used on the logo, ‘Apple Garamond’, wasn’t used by Apple until the launch of the Macintosh in 1984. The font was only designed in 1977.

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Comments (8)

1: SCQ47 says

For someone who is nitpicking, you might want to remember that NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is spelled with all capitals.
Hey! Splitting hairs is fun!

Posted: Nov 3rd 2009 // 2:32PMAlert a moderator

2: hellomkat says

In Titanic, Rose pays for her portrait with a Roosevelt Dime, not yet created.
Also, in Gladiator, women are shown sitting in all levels of the Coliseum. Only the Vestal Virgins and Caesar's wife were allowed to sit in any tier other than the fourth level, where all the slaves sat.

Posted: Nov 3rd 2009 // 3:49PMAlert a moderator

3: hellomkat says

In Titanic, Rose pays for her portrait with a Roosevelt Dime, not yet created.
Also, in Gladiator, women are shown sitting in all levels of the Coliseum. Only the Vestal Virgins and Caesar's wife were allowed to sit in any tier other than the fourth level, where all the slaves sat.

Posted: Nov 3rd 2009 // 3:50PMAlert a moderator

4: Flaygor says

If we are being picky The Green Mile was not based on a short but on a novel broken down into smaller parts.

Posted: Nov 3rd 2009 // 8:21PMAlert a moderator

5: dgoodswen says

The word you're looking for is 'finickity'

Posted: Nov 4th 2009 // 12:36AMAlert a moderator

6: thedarkknight says

The word you're looking for is "anal".

Posted: Nov 4th 2009 // 3:44PMAlert a moderator

7: Jamiethe says

Good feature - but I am going to join in with the nitpicking and tell you that the word is Scandinavian and not Scandenavian.
I know that, and I am not even a Scandinavian.

J.

Posted: Nov 5th 2009 // 9:12AMAlert a moderator

8: DQ17E says

In Almost Famous, those aren't post it notes. They're squares of yellow legal paper, as explained by Crowe himself on the commentary.

Posted: Nov 6th 2009 // 4:43PMAlert a moderator

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