The film was set in 1940 and Ackroyd and Hunt were set to go to Paris.
But the Germans were already advancing across Europe by early 1940 and had entered Paris by the summer... were American tourists still crossing the Atlantic with no cares that Hitler may invade the country they were in?
I thought about that too, but, as far as I know, the nazis didn't invade France until May of that year, maybe the film was set before the invasion...and if it wasn't well, another one for the goofs list. I also noticed a little mistake at Hunt's appartment, the phone cord was spiral, and these didn't show up until the 60's (It's the first time I see this title here, and I didn't notice if there was a goofs list)
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The mention of Paris was code for their lovemaking, so they were really saying they wanted to make love.I don't remember but if they actually said they were going to Paris, it was being used as a recurring joke where the other characters such as Briggs did'nt know what it really meant
In the end they have bought the tickets to Paris and are on their way to the airport when Woody stops them. No American would go on vacation in Paris at that time, so it is a goof.
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At one of the scenes early in the film, C.W Briggs and Magruder while talking mention something about the germans invading France, So it is actually an intented joke about the Honeymoon in paris.
shareThere was a wall calendar shown fairly early in the film that was for the month of October, so presumably the action would have occurred in October of 1940 or in one of the adjacent months. In that case, the Nazis would have been well ensconced in Paris and it would be unlikely that any honeymooning Americans would seriously consider Paris as a destination.
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