Best movie mistakes of 1972

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Asylum picture

Other mistake: When the wrapped body parts are going for the mistress (the one telling the story), you can see the right arm dragging itself across the floor. However, the arm that grabs her face from above is also a right hand. How did the murdered wife have two right arms?

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx picture

Revealing mistake: When Itto is bathing, near the beginning of the film, he hears the clanking sound and then there is a close-up shot of his face. The start of his wig, the hairline, is visible. (00:08:48)

Jack Vaughan

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Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the movie, Bruce Lee enters a restaurant in the Rome airport and, because he can't read the menu nor speak the language, he accidentally orders five bowls of Campbell's Soup. When the waitress first delivers the five bowls, the soups are very different colors than they are in subsequent close-ups. Disappointed but hungry, Bruce plows into the soup. Ten sequential close-up shots show him dipping his spoon into bright red, tomato-based soups; but, by the time the spoon reaches his mouth, the spoon is dripping creamy white soup, every time.

Charles Austin Miller

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Aguirre, The Wrath of God picture

Revealing mistake: In the opening scene, when the soldiers and slaves march down the mountain, as the carriage containing Aguirre's daughter passes by the camera, one of the soldier extras just behind the carriage looks directly at the camera. (00:03:38)

Jack Vaughan

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Snoopy Come Home picture

Character mistake: During the monopoly game, Peppermint Patty rolls a 12 on the dice but only moves 7 squares.

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Trouble Man picture

Continuity mistake: When T and Texas Blood are playing pool, the balls would move around after the stopped. Most notably after T makes the 1-ball. The cue ball is on the opposite side of the dot than the 8-ball and the other two balls are on the other end. In the next shot, the cue ball is on the same side as the 8-ball and the other two balls are now close to the cue ball.

Bishop73

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Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? picture

Other mistake: The opening credits misspell the name of production supervisor Peter Sczygiol ('Sceygiol') and firearms technician Gino Vagniluca ('Vigniluca').

Sammo

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Continuity mistake: The mafioso with the rainbow scarf hands his boss a drink, extending his arm. The next shot begins with his arm bent, and the third mafioso acting as barista is also in a position inconsistent with the previous shot. (00:15:00)

Sammo

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Continuity mistake: During the opening credits, Peter Boyle is seen loading luggage into a red Ford convertible with a rear license plate reading 677 EIY. When he parks in front of the Community Legal Services office, the car's front license plate reads 185 ENV. A few moments later, when he goes to meet Robert Redford, the front plate reads 772 DYD.

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Godzilla vs. Gigan picture

Revealing mistake: When Anguirus makes his sacrificial charge against Gigan, the hand that is moving the Anguirus costume can be seen holding it.

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Moon of the Wolf picture

Continuity mistake: When Louise is in the study, sunlight is coming through the manor house windows, even though it's supposed to be nighttime.

Jean G

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades picture

Other mistake: It makes no sense that the pimp would die from having the tip of his tongue bitten off. (00:23:35)

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril picture

Revealing mistake: At the beginning of the film O-Yuki is fighting the men in the forest and kills them one by one. When she kills the last one there is a close-up shot of her dagger entering his rib area and blood sprays out. However, if you pay close attention you can see the blood sprays out of his sleeve (presumably there is a device in there), not his torso. (00:01:18)

Jack Vaughan

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Continuity mistake: When Abel rams the sheriff's car, he is driving a 1966 Chevrolet. He leaves and ends up at the veterinary clinic, where the doctor injects him with a poison. During the following chase, Abel's car becomes a 1967 Chevrolet, then reverts back to the '66 Chevy.

goofyfoot

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Continuity mistake: Pickett Smith has his shirt sleeves rolled up at the movie's beginning, then they're rolled down and buttoned then rolled back up before his canoe gets knocked over.

Rob245

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Continuity mistake: While Prince Mamuwalde struggles with Count Dracula's goons, some candles are knocked off a candelabra, but the next shot shows the candelabra with the full complement of candles it had before the fight.

Scott215

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