Best movie audio problems of 1979

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Apocalypse Now picture

Audio problem: As Playmate of the Year Carrie Foster is brought out to the audience carried by two Green Berets watch the band behind her closely. The bass player stops playing as he scratches his head but the bass on the soundtrack keeps going. (01:07:55)

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The Warriors picture

Audio problem: When Ajax is at the park handcuffed to the bench, he calls the woman a lousy bitch, but his mouth never moves. (00:53:03)

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Phantasm picture

Audio problem: When Mike is outside, in the strong winds, yelling "Jody," his mouth doesn't match up with the audio, and sometimes his mouth doesn't move at all. (01:12:00)

Hamster

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Alien picture

Audio problem: When Tom Skerritt first "interfaces" with Mother after being awoken, he says, "Good morning, Mother" - it is not even close to being Tom Skerritt's voice. According to the book 'The Making of Alien' this line was dubbed in by Ridley Scott as Tom Skerritt wasn't available at the time.

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Drunken Master 2 picture

Audio problem: During the last fight between Jackie Chan and that well-dressed man, after the man gets his vest torn off by Chan, there passes a fight sequence with no audio whatsoever; you would expect to hear grunts and groans and hits, but some seconds pass with no audio.

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The Frisco Kid picture

Audio problem: The Rabbi's horse is bucking in reaction to the rattlesnake, and all the while the Rabbi is yelling in Yiddish - but his mouth is not moving.

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Monty Python's Life of Brian picture

Audio problem: When the leader of the Suicide Squad introduces himself and his team to Brian, we can see his original lines have been over-dubbed on the post-production. (01:27:55)

cinecena

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Rocky II picture

Audio problem: Pay close attention to the scene in Round 2 where Apollo says, "Okay, get your cameras ready.he's goin' down.". If you look at Apollo's mouth, even though he is wearing a mouth-guard you can tell his lips don't match him saying that.

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The Amityville Horror picture

Audio problem: During the thunderstorm at the end, the thunder comes every couple of seconds, it doesn't correspond to the lightning at all, and it sounds exactly the same every time.

Krista

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The In-Laws picture

Audio problem: When the truck is being lifted by the magnet, you can hear the driver talking but when you see him through the driver's side window, his mouth is not moving.

MCKD

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Murder by Decree picture

Audio problem: When Holmes and Watson are about to go out to the Blackhorse Tavern the second time, Holmes answers Watson's question as to where they're going by saying "the Blackhorse Tavern." However, his lips do not move.

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The Muppet Movie picture

Audio problem: Fozzie and Kermit are driving right towards Gonzo and Camillia. When Fozzie says, "Yeah, cute huh?" if you look in the mirror, his mouth doesn't move.

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Meatballs picture

Audio problem: At the beginning of the hot dog eating contest Morty is stating all the rules but his mouth isn't moving.

Family5

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Time After Time picture

Audio problem: When Wells is en route to the Hyatt, exhaust sound from the taxi as it descends the hills of San Francisco seems to have been stolen from the Mustang in "Bullet." When the taxi pulls up in front of the hotel, it sounds again like the ordinary taxi that pulled away with Wells earlier.

stevewaclo

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Moonraker picture

Audio problem: When Bond is being shot at while motor-boating away from his pursuers in Venice, at one point during the chase, they shoot right next to a rope on his boat and a sound from a silenced handgun is heard when the bullet hits the wood. No one is using a silenced handgun.

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