Corrected entry: During the second baseball game, Simon's baseball jersey is nicely tucked in so that you can see only the top half of his number, 8. When the third pitch is thrown and while Simon is hitting the ball, all of Simon's number 8 is fully visible on his shirt.
Simon Birch (1998)
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Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson
Starring: Jim Carrey, Oliver Platt, Ashley Judd, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, Ian Michael Smith
Continuity mistake: In the Christmas Pageant scenes, Miss Leavey is seen pulling down on the rope that raises or lowers the kid playing the angel. By pulling down on the rope, the kid should go higher. But when Miss Leavey pulls down on the rope, the kid is lowered as well.
Joe: Hey, your son is not a screw up, he's a hero.
Mr. Birch: What?
Joe: I said he's a hero. And you don't deserve him. I want you to know that.
Question: Why did the mom's boyfriend Ben adopt Joe? Shouldn't the minister have adopted Joe seeing as he was the boy's father?
Answer: For the reverend to admit to being Joe's father, meaning he not only had a child out of wedlock but knowingly abandoned him, would destroy him. Ben knew him and cared about him and would be able to take care of him.
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Correction: In between pitches, Simon could have very possibly moved causing his shirt to become untucked, thereby showing more of the 8 on his jersey.