Best movie audio problems of 1987

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G.I. Joe: The Movie picture

Audio problem: When trying to steel the BET, Serpentor fllies in close and Duke grabs onto his glider. The sounds of TIE Fighters are used for Serpentor's glider. You can even hear Darth Vader breathing for a moment. (00:15:45)

Quantom X

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Robocop picture

Audio problem: At the end of the movie where Dick Jones is falling from the OCP building. At the end of the shot you can hear the splat sound. But he's not near the ground yet. He is still seen up in the air. (01:36:00)

Jeffy

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Project X picture

Audio problem: After the incident in the flight chamber with Goliath at the film's climax, Jimmy turns to Teri and says "let's get the hell out of here." However, the audio does not his mouth movement, as he was saying "let's get the fuck out of here." (01:31:40)

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Lethal Weapon picture

Audio problem: In the beginning, when Murtaugh's daughter comes downstairs in the black dress the dialog is dubbed in. After the spin, she's talking but she doesn't move her mouth (even before the spin she isn't in sync). Her little sister replies and doesn't move her mouth either.

Bishop73

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Jaws 4 picture

Audio problem: When the band is playing, the drums are not in sync with what the drum players are playing. (00:05:55)

Mortug

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Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise picture

Audio problem: When the hotel owner is showing the Lambdas around the grounds, she says, "Over here is our beautiful Olympic-sized pool." The word "beautiful" is cut off. Poor editing.

manthabeat

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Suspect picture

Audio problem: Toward the beginning of the movie, Kathleen is in her home going through files. She comes across something (likely the fact that Carl is deaf), and says to herself out loud, "Can't they read?" But her lips do not match what is said.

jshy7979

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Hellraiser picture

Audio problem: When the unnamed Asian man sells Frank the box at the beginning, watch when he says the line "it always was." The words don't quite match the lip movements, revealing the line was looped in post.

TedStixon

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles picture

Audio problem: As Neil is talking to his coworker about getting on a plane, the audio is either different or synced wrong, as the coworker says something different. In the shot facing Neil his mouth doesn't match.

manthabeat

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Shy People picture

Audio problem: At the beginning, when mother and daughter arrive from New York, they try to find someone who can take them to the Sullivans'; while working this out, there is a man playing a guitar; in the beginning, everything's fine, but soon his hand movements don't match the sound.

kh1616

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Lust for Freedom picture

Audio problem: A punch thrown by Big Eddie during her fight makes a sound before it's even connected.

Rob245

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Beverly Hills Cop II picture

Audio problem: When Axel is in the shed in the final shoot-out with Dent and Karla, there is a flopping sound from the ceiling fan. The instant Karla gets shot, the sound disappears.

Jacob La Cour

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The Princess Bride picture

Audio problem: After Wesley rescues Princess Buttercup from Vizzini, he takes her up on a windy mountain and they talk. In one angle, Wesley is talking and wind noise can be heard during his vocals. It never happens again during the shot although all shots in this sequence are windy.

manthabeat

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Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol picture

Audio problem: After the ninja fight, Lassard knocks down a ninja hitting him with his baton, but no noise is heard, making it a really lame and fake hit.

Sacha

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Empire of the Sun picture

Audio problem: When the movie begins and the choir sings, they're out of sync. After the shot of the Asian women on the benches the audio and the song are now out of control. Check the second boy to the left of Jim. He's absent minded and moves his mouth without control.

Sacha

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