Best movie mistakes of 1973

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Electra Glide in Blue picture

Continuity mistake: For the infamous closing scene, a van of drug-runners fire a double-barrelled 12-gauge shotgun straight into the windscreen of Officer Wintergreen's Electra Glide motorcycle, killing him. In the full front view, the gunfire virtually explodes the windscreen, shattering it on all sides all the way to the frame. Camera cuts to a side view and we see Wintergreen topple off as the motorcycle keeps traveling down the road. In this profile shot, the windscreen is no longer exploded, but now has a neat 4-inch hole in it.

Charles Austin Miller

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The Thief Who Came to Dinner picture

Continuity mistake: When Webster breaks into his first house, he has his briefcase open, so he can get at the items he needs, but before he leaves, he picks up the torch that is sitting on his closed briefcase - he never closed his briefcase; it was open all the time.

kh1616

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Cinderella Liberty picture

Factual error: James Caan plays a US Navy Boatswain (Bo'sun) Mate. His rank insignia of BM 1st Class should be worn on the right sleeve, but he has it on the left.

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The Amazons picture

Audio problem: When the king's army officers are talking, the one who criticizes his adviser's mouth doesn't match with what he's saying.

Rob245

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Miracle on 34th Street picture

Continuity mistake: After spotting her dream house Susan runs to the door. As she approaches the house it's not the same building she spotted from the car. (01:23:50)

Regulus

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The Last of Sheila picture

Character mistake: After Clinton's phone call, Christine talks with her assistant and making fun of the "mourning", she says "We went directly to Streisand's opening at the Sands right from the cemetery." However, in Vegas Barbra Streisand never performed at the Sands; she did the International (then Hilton) and the Riviera. (00:05:15)

Sammo

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Battle of the Amazons picture

Revealing mistake: Despite them wearing masks at the end you can still see a lot of the amazons are being played by men - you can see hints of beards.

Rob245

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The Neptune Factor picture Video

Continuity mistake: The attachment to the minisub is inconsistent. It is an open hook first then as it's being lifted it becomes an enclosed shackle looking quite different. Plus a figure now appears on the roof. Ben Gazzara has just gone below. (00:57:42)

PeterNZ

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Black Mama White Mama picture

Continuity mistake: Some scenes show the actresses in their yellow prison dresses getting dirty, yet a minute or so after this, they're clean again.

Rob245

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