Super Grover

27th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: The arrangement of Carmen's hair repeatedly differs in consecutive shots throughout the film, depending on the angle of the camera. (00:37:10)

Super Grover

27th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: Carmen and Juni start to follow the robot children when they try to get to the dungeons undetected. The position of the braids/plaits on the robot girl in front of them changes over and over again in consecutive shots. (01:02:40)

Super Grover

27th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Carmen tells the four Fooglies, "We'll be back for you, fellow agents," she uses her arms to calm the Fooglies, and the band on her right upper arm is much higher up in the second shot. (01:02:15)

Super Grover

27th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: The four Thumb Thumbs fall, after being zapped by Machete's Bubbles, yet in the following shots when Juni and Carmen descend, their bodies lie in completely different positions. (01:02:10)

Super Grover

27th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: After Carmen zaps the Thumb Thumb with Machete's Electroshock Gumball, she takes another wrapped one out to show Juni. In the wide shot, the wrapped gumball that she holds does not have a back sticker, yet, in the close-up she turns the gumball over to read, "Long lasting," on the back white sticker with the ingredients. (01:00:20)

Super Grover

27th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Carmen and Juni fly towards Floop's castle in the mini spy plane, the position of Carmen's arms around Juni changes over and over again in the side and front consecutive shots. (00:58:15)

Super Grover

26th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: When the kids take the map from Machete, there is no hat on the headboard, no table, no lamp or drink and his pillow has vertical lines. Yet in the following shot when Machete wakes up to hear the rumble of the plane's engine and realizes the map is gone, numerous things change drastically. The headboard, though similar, is not the same one, his pillow now has broad horizontal lines, there is a yellow hard hat hanging on the corner of his headboard and a lamp on a small table with a large drink on it, are beside the bed!! (00:55:50 - 00:56:45)

Super Grover

26th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: While Machete is asleep, Juni takes the map to Floop's castle and Machete grabs his wrist. As Carmen tries to loosen Machete's grip, in the semi close-up Machete has Juni's bare wrist in his tight grasp, but in the following close-up he holds the entire cuff of Juni's shirt within his fingers. The way Juni holds the map differs in both shots as well. (00:56:05)

Super Grover

26th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Juni and Carmen walk into Machete's shop, the items on Machete's desk differ between the shots facing him and the shots facing them. (00:51:05)

Super Grover

26th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: At the safehouse, when Carmen looks at the photo of Machete and her father, in the shot facing her, the photo is visible from the back side. In this shot, Gregorio (the taller one) actually wears a white tux, while Machete wears the black tux and much of his white shirt is exposed, and the background is very dark. Yet, in the close-ups of the photo, Gregorio wears the correct black tux, Machete's white shirt is not visible at all and the background is very light. It's obviously different photos. Also, later when they arrive at Machete's, when Carmen has the photo in her hands, it is the same 'wrong' photo when the shot faces her. In the close-up of the code names the fold in the photo differs from the previous shot and as Carmen flips the pic there is a brief glimpse of Machete's white shirt and dark background. The way she holds the photo in the close-ups and wide shots differ as well. When Carmen is at the park, the fold and handwriting behind the photo differ in the shot facing Carmen and the close-up of the writing. (00:34:50 - 00:46:05)

Super Grover

26th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: At Machete's Spy Shop, when Machete points his finger at Juni, with the World's Smallest Camera, his hair visible on the live video differs from the real Juni's hair. (00:51:15)

Super Grover

26th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Ms. Gradenko walks into the safehouse, the table to Carmen's right is visible and there are no glasses on it. Though in many following shots, including just after Ms. Gradenko hits her head and falls, there are two glasses of milk and cookies on a tray sitting on that table. However, when Ms. Gradenko is hit with the BuddyPack and flies into the chair the glasses of milk are gone, but when Juni says, "Bad hair day!" the milk and cookies are back. (00:36:05 - 00:39:50)

Super Grover

26th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: At the safehouse Juni removes the cloth over the Machete BuddyPacks and it lies on the edge of the table. The cloth's position constantly changes in the following shots. (00:39:10)

Super Grover

26th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: At the safehouse, when Carmen reads from the book, "How To Be A Spy," the items on the table in front of her and Juni change, as well as the table behind them. (00:34:15)

Super Grover

26th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: At Floop's castle, Ingrid asks Floop, "Where are the OSS agents you've taken?" Gregorio holds the huge spoon in his right hand, then places it in his left hand and when he looks down to see the fur napkin on the plate in front of him, he makes a face. In the next shot the spoon is back in his right hand and the fur napkin is now on the table under his left hand. (00:32:35)

Super Grover

26th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Gregorio and Ingrid land on the table in front of Floop, the items on the table directly in front of the two of them are quite different in the shots facing them and the shots facing Floop. Things on the table change throughout the scene. (00:31:45)

Super Grover

25th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Carmen and Juni arrive at the safe house, as they walk towards it the shadow on the front door keeps changing. That shadow should not change as the kids walk closer. (00:27:15)

Super Grover

25th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: After Carmen and Juni board the Super Guppy boat/sub, the Thumb Thumbs break through the bookcase creating a mess at the secret entrance. When Carmen runs back out to retrieve the locator, in the shot facing Carmen's back as she crawls in the distance, the bookcase/door is intact. (00:22:30)

Super Grover

25th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Continuity mistake: During the wedding of Ingirid and Gregorio, the flowers in Ingrid's hair change, from the time she knocks the head off the ice swan through the following shots. (00:04:35)

Super Grover

24th Dec 2004

Spy Kids (2001)

Spy Kids mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Ingrid and Gregorio are tied up at Floop's castle, the amount of rope wound round Ingrid differs from shot to shot. First there are seven strands, then six, then five - which is the first shot as the laser cuts, and all are not aligned straight. Then, in the last shot, as the laser still cuts through in the extreme close-up, there are six strands again which now lie perfectly! (00:29:30)

Super Grover

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