Best movie audio problems of 1974

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Young Frankenstein picture

Audio problem: When the monster is climbing up the laboratory steps following the music Frau Blucher is playing on the violin, she says, "Your grandfather would play this music for the creature he was making", her mouth does not move.

Scott215

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Blazing Saddles picture

Audio problem: When Taggart kicks over the fake building, he turns around and says "it's a fake, we've been suckered in." But his mouth is wide open and doesn't appear to be saying anything at all. (01:21:25)

Gavin Jackson

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Ten Little Indians picture

Audio problem: Since his piano rendition of the Ten Little Indians was appreciated by just 1/9 of the audience, Raven (Charles Aznavour) decides to perform one of Charles Aznavour's hits. It gets a much better reception from the audience, but it's no surprise, since everyone must be in awe of the fact that playing the song on the piano he managed to get also the accompanying sound of drums. (00:15:00)

Sammo

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The Man with the Golden Gun picture

Audio problem: The voice of Lt. Hip, Bond's assistant in Asia (played by Soon-Tek Oh) changes during the film, usually depending on whether it's an inside or outside scene. In all the outside scenes, his voice is much higher and shriller, so it was probably dubbed by a different actor.

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Chinatown picture

Audio problem: Evelyn Mulwray and Jake take a look around the Mar Vista rest home and the woman playing the piano is an obvious over-dub as her hands do not move in sync with what we hear. (01:16:55)

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Herbie Rides Again picture

Audio problem: Pay phones are programmed to drop the coins into an internal storage box after the receiver is placed back in the cradle. But at the airport, when Whitfield hangs up on his mother (and he didn't call collect), there's no sound of coins dropping. (00:38:00)

Jean G

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Earthquake picture

Audio problem: When Stewart leaves the parking lot, there's a cop holding a loudspeaker whose mouth doesn't match the audio at all.

Sacha

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McQ (1974)

McQ picture

Audio problem: As McQ is attempting to escape from the hoods by driving down the beach in a 4-door automatic Belvedere, you can hear manual transmission upshifts occurring.

goofyfoot

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The Godfather: Part II picture

Audio problem: When Fredo is wakened by a phone call from Johnny Ola, the audio doesn't match up with Fredo talking. You can see his mouth moving at times when nothing is said, and talking that doesn't match his mouth movement's. Any idea what the original lines were?

Jayson

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Super Stooges vs the Wonder Women picture

Audio problem: A lot of the sounds for punches and hits occur before the blows are even landed.

Rob245

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The Towering Inferno picture

Audio problem: When Lorrie jumps out of the window, she yells out loud and clear, but her stunt is firmly covering her mouth.

Sacha

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Celine and Julie Go Boating picture

Audio problem: When Julie is on the phone with Guilou, it is clear that the audio heard isn't coming from the actual phone. It sounds more like the audio is coming from someone standing on the film set, off-screen, rather than the phone itself. (01:50:18)

Casual Person

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