Sammo

29th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

28th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

A Sense of Debt - S4-E8

Revealing mistake: The shot of the Ferrari during the directorial credits (filmed from a car in front) does not feature Roger E. Mosley behind the wheel; you can see a bit of longer hair sticking from the top. (00:04:30)

Sammo

28th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

A Sense of Debt - S4-E8

Revealing mistake: During the crash through the fence, the front of the Ferrari has a mockup in the front; the left direction indicator falls off outright, but it is just broken when TC and the new two passengers take off. (00:04:40)

Sammo

28th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

A Sense of Debt - S4-E8

Revealing mistake: TC's accident with the hog pen is shot in (at least) two takes, one with the stuntman dodging the car inside an otherwise empty pen, and the establishing shot with the animals when the car is still not so close - and then when the car has stopped at the end and there's no danger for the pigs. (00:04:40)

Sammo

28th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Squeeze Play - S4-E7

Revealing mistake: Higgins speaks with the idiotic nephew of the most hated (temporary) new boss, who tells him uncle is in the Den. Higgins opens the door and before it cuts to the new scene, you can peek through the door and see that the lights are switched off; Higgins is walking into an empty room (would be fun if it were the broom closet, but it's actually the correct photoset, just with nobody there). (00:19:25)

Sammo

27th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Squeeze Play - S4-E7

Revealing mistake: The construction workers in the bar believe Magnum's bluff about being an inspector, and make a run for it trampling him. Tom Selleck's stuntman is the one taking the risk of having a mob of big guys stomp him - and you can actually spot a fake moustache dangling loose during the action. (00:18:30)

Sammo

27th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Squeeze Play - S4-E7

Revealing mistake: When Lola hits back Rick's pitch and gets him in the 'nads, it's transparent in the shot of her swing that the ball was not flying back at the pitcher in a million years. (00:10:55)

Sammo

27th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Letter to a Duchess - S4-E6

Revealing mistake: When Higgins KOs the main villain, two mistakes happen; first of all, the one already down for the count is buried in drums in a different way than shown before, and second and funnier, the stuntman who takes the fall from the pier is either wearing a wig or has a natural poofy head of hair - in either case, it's dry hair and not the wet thinning hair of Terence Knapp crawling out of the ocean. (00:40:55)

Sammo

27th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Letter to a Duchess - S4-E6

Revealing mistake: A younger and more athletic stunt double for Higgins is visible in several shots of the climactic fight scene at the end of the episode; when he dodges the first punch after tossing the jewel appraiser in the water, when he gets slammed back-first against the crate, when he pulls the rope and so on. (00:40:15)

Sammo

27th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Letter to a Duchess - S4-E6

Revealing mistake: In the prolonged close-up of the London Chronicle it's easy to spot the same two paragraphs repeated over and over in the main article. Someone at the prop department was particularly lazy - although they did put in some pretty funny gag, because at the very bottom you can see an ad for "500,000 slaves at 1£ each." Pretty sure that was not allowed on British newspapers in 1983. (00:05:45)

Sammo

27th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Limited Engagement - S4-E5

Revealing mistake: Magnum goes through his collection of Topps baseball cards; the fake one with Johnny Wells has a design that sticks out from the others - it is in a fact a 1969 Bernie Allen one with a little post-it sticker on it with a different name. (00:25:25)

Sammo

26th May 2020

My Life in Ruins (2009)

Revealing mistake: When Georgia and Poupi are walking back towards the bus from the store where she buys food for everyone, several bystanders at both sides of the road just stand there looking at the camera. (00:17:30)

Sammo

26th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

26th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

25th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

25th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

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