You Probably Missed These Glaring Mistakes in Your Favorite Films

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

This Coen brothers 2000 crime comedy-drama is meant to take place in 1937, but there was one major malfunction when it came to set design. During one scene, a neon "EXIT" sign can be seen in plain view toward the back of the theater. A little ahead of its time, don't you think?

John Wick

John Wick became the first installment in an ongoing series, but it wasn't without its flaws. In the beginning of the 2014 film, Wick (Keanu Reeves) encounters a trio of Russian gangsters at a gas station in New Jersey who ask to buy his car. However, it's illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey, meaning that in all likelihood, the encounter would never have taken place.

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The More You Know

  • For 'Fight Club' (1999), Brad Pitt had pieces of his front teeth chipped off to play Tyler Durden. He also took soap-making classes, boxing, taekwondo, and grappling lessons with Edward Norton to prepare for the role.
  • Executive producer of Toy Story and Chief Pixar shareholder Steve Jobs picked Bob Dylan as his first choice to write and perform the soundtrack to the film over Randy Newman.
  • The first toilet did not flush on the American big screen until 1960
  • On the set of one of the Pirates of the Carribbean films, Johnny Depp spent £40,000 on 500 coats for the cast and crew.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.