Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the film, in the scene when Ed is cutting Tolliver's hair, we see Ed holding scissors with his thumb and middle finger, yet, in the following shot he is holding them with thumb and index finger. There was no time nor need to change fingers; besides, a clipping sound is heard throughout the scene, which implies Ed never takes off scissors in order to change fingers. (00:10:05)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Plot summary
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini, Michael Badalucco
Ed Crane is a barber. He suspects that his wife Doris is cheating on him with her boss, Big Dave. Ed is interested in entering the dry cleaning business, after hearing that it's quite profitable from a businessman named Creighton Tolliver... the two plan a little scheme to get money to start their dry cleaning business... things don't turn out as expected...
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Reidenschneider: The more you look, the less you really know. It's a fact, a true fact. In a way, it's the only fact there is.
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