Best adventure movie mistakes of 1978

Please vote as you browse around to help the best rise to the top.

Superman picture

Factual error: When Clark speaks to Jor-El for the first time in the Fortress, Jor-El says "I will have been dead for many thousands of your years..." Fine in theory - Baby Kal-El travelled to Earth at above light speed so time passed differently for him. However, as such, wouldn't Jor-El have seen Earth as it was thousands of years ago? Which also makes there a problem with all the things Kal-El was taught during his voyage to Earth, as Jor-El references Einstein by name, for instance, and he would not have existed at the point when Jor-El sent him to Earth.

More Superman mistakes
The Wiz picture

Visible crew/equipment: As the Tin Man gets to the end of his song, he's dancing in front of three mirrors. If you look past him as he's centered in the middle mirror, you can see the camera lens looking out of the canvas at him.

Movie Nut

More The Wiz mistakes
Corvette Summer picture

Continuity mistake: As Kenny is riding the bike, to try and grab on to the ladder at the back of the camper, the rear side-marker light on the camper is missing its red lens cover. In subsequent shots the red cover is there, and then vanishes again.

More Corvette Summer mistakes
The Wild Geese picture

Revealing mistake: During the fight after Witty has been killed, Peiter throws a grenade that lands in a bush on the right of the path up which the enemy are advancing. However, the resulting explosion comes from the centre of the path and not as far away as the grenade flew.

More The Wild Geese mistakes
Return from Witch Mountain picture

Continuity mistake: When Tony and Tia are being driven to their hotel, the same footage is shown behind them a few times e.g. A truck turning off the road when their driver shouts at an overtaking driver and a few minutes later when he shouts at the same driver again.

Heather Benton

More Return from Witch Mountain mistakes
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! picture

Revealing mistake: In the opening scene, the tomato in the sink starts moving and as it comes up toward the rim, you can see a person's finger as they toss the tomato in, revealing the whole thing is run in reverse.

Movie Nut

More Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! mistakes
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band picture

Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the movie, after FVB (Aerosmith) sings, and Strawberry Fields (Sandy Farina) falls off of the platform. She lands on her front, but when Billy Shears (Peter Frampton) runs down the stairs to her, she is on her back.

mrslaura

More Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band mistakes
More Starcrash mistakes
The Sea Gypsies picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Travis and Jessie investigate what was reflecting sunlight, a Kodiak Bear attacks. When Jessie climbs a tree to get away from the bear, you can see a hand reaching down to help him get out of harm's way. (01:15:00 - 01:16:00)

Regulus

More The Sea Gypsies mistakes
The Lord of the Rings picture

Other mistake: When the Fellowship takes a rest after escaping the snowstorm, Gandalf and Aragorn begin arguing about which path to take from there. When Aragorn suggests the Gap of Rohan, Gandalf protests, saying, "That will take the Ring too close to Isengard," followed by "and Aruman" instead of "Saruman." (00:55:00)

Daniel4646

More The Lord of the Rings mistakes

Join the mailing list

Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.