Did They Do Their Research?
The movie Bohemian Rhapsody seemed to make more than just a few mistakes in terms of keeping details factual. Another example is in one scene set at some point in the 80s, it’s stated that the members of Queen “haven’t recorded together in years.”
Source: rogerebert.com
This isn’t true, though. In the years that the film covers, the band put out two albums in 1980, 1982, and 1984. They wouldn’t have been apart more than a year or so at any given time. So the movie didn’t really get that part right.