Continuity mistake: After Alex installs the clapping machine, he can't get the TV to turn off while he is laying down, he has to stand up and jump while clapping. However, after Mrs. Connelly figures out how to use it and they are going back and forth, it works perfectly fine while laying down.
Duplex (2003)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Danny DeVito
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller, Harvey Fierstein, Eileen Essell
Genres: Comedy
After the fire, Alex and Nancy renovate and sell the duplex. Just before they go to leave, the real estate agent persuades them to visit Mrs. Connely one last time to say goodbye. They discover her dead in her chair, and Alex and Nancy look angry. They go to the park, sit and chat about where she is, if she'll be in a better place.Meanwhile, Mrs. Connely is alive and well, serving tea to her son, the estate agent and his boyfriend, the policeman. It turns out that this was just a ploy to get the estate agent comission from more sales. Mrs. Connely has now Alex and Nancy's wedding picture on her mantlepiece along with pictures of every couple they have duped. Mrs. Connely talks about Alex's book and hopes that he writes about something he knows better about.We see a bookstore with the 1 Best Selling book, "The Duplex" by Alex Rose.
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More mistakes in Duplex
Mrs. Connelly: Tell me about yourselves. What do you do Alan?
Alex Rose: Uh, it's Alex.
Nancy Kendricks: Alex is a writer.
Mrs. Connelly: Oh, a writer. I always thought of that as more of a hobby than a real job. I suppose I'm forgetting about Joyce.
Alex Rose: Joyce. James Joyce. Of course. Wonderful writer.
Mrs. Connelly: He died drunk and penniless.
Question: What is the word that Drew Barrymore says to her boss, which she claims means that he'll have it "right away"?
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Answer: She says "tickety-boo" - later on he asks for her article and says he wants it "tickety-now" not "tickety-boo".
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