Best thriller movie audio problems of 1981

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Halloween II picture

Audio problem: When Michael bursts through the door at the hospital, Loomis fires his gun and Michael stabs him. He drops his gun on the floor and it makes no sound when it hits.

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Friday the 13th Part 2 picture

Audio problem: When the band starts to play the guitar solo doesn't match the guitar player's fingers or picking. (00:41:10)

Mortug

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The Evil Dead picture

Audio problem: When their car is making a sharp turn at the beginning of the film, you can hear the tires screeching. This could only happen if they were on concrete, not on a dirt road. (00:01:15)

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Time Bandits picture

Audio problem: When Kevin and his crew of thieving little people land in the Middle Ages, Randall informs Kevin that they made all of what's surrounding them, trees, shrubs, bushes etc. Kevin's reply is "Phew, that's not bad" He says this without opening his mouth. This was looped into the film later on.

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The Howling picture

Audio problem: When Eddie is talking to Karen in the pornography booth, while the film is playing, what he is saying frequently mismatches his mouth movements. (00:10:05)

Hamster

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Mad Max 2 picture

Audio problem: The four jerry cans of fuel Max is carrying are in fact plastic and made to carry water. They have screw on caps and smaller breather caps. When the jerry cans are dropped they make the sounds of metal ones.

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X-Ray picture

Audio problem: When Susan's cutting the cake in the kitchen she drops the plates upon discovering David's body yet there's no sound of them breaking. (00:04:25)

Rob245

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Suggested correction: Actually, I just watched the scene and the sound effect of plates dropping/breaking is present and audible (even through the annoying Pyscho-like strings riff).

Sammo

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For Your Eyes Only picture

Audio problem: When Colombo pulls out Bond's gun it makes a noise like the top is pulled back. But he takes it out with one hand, and the hammer has not been pulled back. Even if he pulled back the hammer with a finger (which he doesn't) it wouldn't make that sound.

Jacob La Cour

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