The Squid and the Whale

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• The title refers to a prized display of a giant squid fighting a whale at the American Museum of Natural History, which appears in the final shot of the film.
• Noah Baumbach originally wanted Wes Anderson to direct but Anderson convinced Baumbach to direct it himself, due to the film being very personal to Baumbach.
• Movie Goof (errors made by characters, possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): X misrepresents the end of À bout de souffle (1960): he says that Michel says "You're a bitch!" to Patricia at the end; actually, Michel says "It's disgusting," then Patricia asks Detective Vital what Michel said,, and Vital misreports it as "You're disgusting." It's unlikely that someone with such a deep interest in arthouse film would get it so wrong.
• Movie Goof (errors made by characters, possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Frank Berkman complains that the writing desk his father gives him isn't suitable because it's a "lefty" desk. However, Frank later plays ping-pong holding the paddle in his left hand and spears his fork with his left hand indicating that he is, in fact, a lefty.