Movie: Changing Lanes (2002)
- Director: Roger Michell
- Release Date: 28 November 2002 (Hong Kong)
- Run Time: 98 min | Turkey:91 min (TV version)
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama , Thriller
- MPAA: Rated R for language.
Tagline: An ambitious lawyer, a desperate father, they had no reason to meet, until today,
Trivia: A day after the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001, Roger Michell had the WTC towers digitally removed from the opening main title sequence in the film. In the DVD commentary, he admitted that it was a mistake to erase them and make it appear as if they did not exist. During the re-editing of the film, Michell reinserted them as a tribute.
Goofs: Factual errors: On Good Friday in New York City, banks close at 3PM. One of the characters says he has to be at the bank by 5PM.
“An attorney in a rush to make a court appointment to file legal papers involving a multi-million dollar trust accidentally collides with an alcoholic insurance salesman, who also is a rush for a court appointment involving the custody of his children. The attorney leaves the scene of the accident and strands the salesman, causing him to miss his custody hearing. During the process of the post-crash discussion, the attorney accidentally drops the papers he needs to present in court. The judge gives him until the end of the day to present the papers and thus begins a cat and mouse game between the proponents. A few questionable actions later on both parties’ part, they finally start questioning their actions and their lives. In the end, both come to new understanding of what is important and appear to be set in new ethical and moral directions. Contains mild violence and profanity. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>”
