Revealing mistake: During the Toon Patrol chase, before the cab enters the alleyway there's a wide shot of the cab making a fast turn. Valiant has his head down, with his hat covering his face and his body totally motionless, opposite to what he looks like in the close-ups where he is grabbing the steering wheel, his head up and controlling the car, thus revealing that the actor was replaced by a dummy in some of the shots. (00:58:40)
Sacha
18th Feb 2010
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
13th Feb 2010
The War of the Roses (1989)
Revealing mistake: When Barbara is smashing the car, her SUV is standing on a very obvious ramp covered with grass.
1st Feb 2010
Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
Revealing mistake: When Oscar is standing backwards on the ledge, he moves frame by frame like a robot, revealing it's a stop motion effect and not a real baby. (01:15:00)
1st Feb 2010
Superman (1978)
Revealing mistake: All the footage of the missiles being launched is of a poor quality and grainy, which is inconsistent with the good quality of the rest of the shots, revealing that it's stock footage.
22nd Jan 2010
Superman (1978)
Revealing mistake: Superman has just saved Jimmy at the dam and is holding him in the air. Jimmy's fringe is standing up thanks to some hair fixer to achieve the effect of wind blowing (though it's a green screen effect). When Superman sets him on the floor his hair remains up giving away the trick, until the angle changes and it looks all combed and nice.
27th Dec 2009
The Family Stone (2005)
Revealing mistake: Everett talks to Julie at night by the bus stop and the snow flakes stay on his hair forever, revealing it's paper or similar material.
25th Oct 2009
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Revealing mistake: A thick cheap makeup appears over Mauser's eyebrows to simulate they're missing.
25th Oct 2009
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Revealing mistake: When a baddie in a red jacket repeatedly punches Hightower, who's in the water, the fist always stops about 15 cm from his face.
28th Aug 2009
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Revealing mistake: Jimmy and Millie are sitting on the ledge of the building and stand up. When Millie is about to fall and waves her arms the left one becomes semi transparent and merges with the background.
26th Aug 2009
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: After the Marlboro truck scene, Superman throws Zod and he goes through an office window. The harness to make him fly is visible on his back.
25th Aug 2009
Deception (2008)
Revealing mistake: Lighting screens are constantly reflected in McQuarry's glasses all through the film.
25th Aug 2009
Dr. Dolittle (1998)
Revealing mistake: Dolittle's daughter is in the woods holding the cell phone talking with his dad about the dog he is bringing, but the phone screen is off all the time.
19th Aug 2009
Earthquake (1974)
Revealing mistake: When the elevator crashes, there's a really crappy splat of blood on screen that appears abruptly, which is a very obvious over-impression of a painting.
19th Aug 2009
Earthquake (1974)
Revealing mistake: When the earthquake begins, a dam moves wildly, but the water underneath remains still, revealing it's a camera effect. (00:05:56)
6th Aug 2009
The Illusionist (2006)
Revealing mistake: Uhl talks about Eisenheim's childhood, and about the vanishing tree. Problem is that not only the tree disappears, but also his very own shadow, making him look as if he's floating in a landscape, thus giving away the green screen effect. (00:06:50)
13th Jul 2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Revealing mistake: When Amelia and Larry are flying, his hair doesn't move a single inch.
3rd Jun 2009
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Revealing mistake: The doctors who are beating up the patient at the Ronald Reagan hospital are actually hitting the mattress. One of them on the left keeps waiting for the patient to move away to avoid hitting him.
19th May 2009
Angels & Demons (2009)
Revealing mistake: When Langdon and Victoria walk towards the Pantheon, the first two angles show them walking alone with some stunt-women behind. But in the third angle, a couple of seconds later, a huge line of people appears, lining perfectly in the back, watching the camera. Obviously a group of real tourists standing behind a security line watching the shooting.
16th May 2009
Angels & Demons (2009)
Revealing mistake: When the reporters say that the second black smoke is showing, an aerial panning shot of the Vatican is shown, yet the smoke remains fix as if it were a painting.
16th Jan 2009
In Bruges (2008)
Revealing mistake: During the final shooting, a bullet hits a lamp post, causing a spark. A grey tape glued over the original metal surface is noticeable to help produce the spark.
Join the mailing list
Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.