Best comedy movie continuity mistakes of 2009

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

The Joneses picture

Continuity mistake: During Kate and Steve's day off, while talking by the kitchen counter, Steve's hand is either up or down without any continuity at all.

Sacha

More The Joneses continuity mistakes
Fanboys picture

Continuity mistake: When they go into the garbage chute Hutch goes in head first, but comes out at the bottom feet first yet had no room to swivel round.

Repo_Man

More Fanboys continuity mistakes
Fantastic Mr. Fox picture

Continuity mistake: After escaping Bean Annex on the motorcycle by going off the ramp, Kylie turns back, sees the wolf and does a double take, and tells Mr. Fox "don't turn around". But when everyone looks at the wolf in the next shot when the motorcycle has stopped, they're looking off to the side of the road, not behind them. (01:11:20)

More Fantastic Mr. Fox continuity mistakes
Hannah Montana: The Movie picture

Continuity mistake: As Hannah exits the plane in Tennessee, a man arrives in a pickup truck. In the close-up, exhaust smoke is blowing in front of the truck, but in the next shot the only smoke is coming from the tailpipe and blowing in the opposite direction.

More Hannah Montana: The Movie continuity mistakes
Hotel for Dogs picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Bruce and Andy are hiding from Animal Control with the dogs, the two Animal Control people step on the "Bone Sweet Bone" pillow and leave a dirty footprint. When Friday goes to get it later, it is clean.

More Hotel for Dogs continuity mistakes
Planet 51 picture

Continuity mistake: As Chuck first arrives on Planet 51 he takes a few steps. The ground in front of him is clear. As he plants his flag down he steps on a duck which wasn't there before.

Low Cow

More Planet 51 continuity mistakes
Funny People picture

Continuity mistake: When Seth Rogan and Adam Sandler are driving back to L.A. the vehicle stick shift is in park. When they arrive in L.A. Adam Sandler shifts it back into park.

More Funny People continuity mistakes
The Boat That Rocked picture

Continuity mistake: People are often shown listening to the radio at completely different times of day to the times shown on the boat.

Josman

More The Boat That Rocked continuity mistakes
Year One picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene after Black and Cera become guards for the city of Sodom, they are told to line up in formation. Cera's character claims to not have a sword but when they are walking outside to line up you can see he has a sword in his scabbard.

More Year One continuity mistakes
Confessions of a Shopaholic picture

Continuity mistake: When Rebecca is trying to get her papers out of her bag, Luke holds his hand out for her to hand them to him. The shot changes as Rebecca turns around, and suddenly Luke isn't holding out his hand anymore.

littlestar

More Confessions of a Shopaholic continuity mistakes
Whip It picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Babe Ruthless is the jammer in the last seconds of her first derby she scores 4 points, as the announcer is telling the spectators, the shot goes to Babe skating around the track with arms in air, and the jammer star helmet cover she was wearing is missing. In the next shot she skates up to her coach and the helmet cover has reappeared.

More Whip It continuity mistakes
The Invention of Lying picture

Continuity mistake: When the bank teller counts out the $800 near the start, from her point of view the bills are all in a very neat pile, but from the other angle they're slightly splayed out.

Jon Sandys

More The Invention of Lying continuity mistakes
Couples Retreat picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where the couples first attend Couples Skill Building, they are asked to line up on the beach. While walking off the deck and onto the beach, Cynthia removes her shoes (high heeled wedges), however the next shot when they are on the beach shows Cynthia wearing her shoes again. (00:34:00)

More Couples Retreat continuity mistakes
New in Town picture

Continuity mistake: At the beginning, when Lucy is a guest at Blanche's house for the meatloaf dinner, notice what everyone is wearing, the table, etc. At the end of the movie there is another meatloaf dinner scene at Blanche's house and every single thing is identical to the first meatloaf dinner scene. Everyone is wearing the exact same clothing, eating the exact same food, drinking the exact same beer and wine, etc, and the only difference is Lucy being out of the picture with an empty place setting at the table. (00:10:00 - 01:50:00)

18baby21

More New in Town continuity mistakes
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Avery and Kayla confront Lina at her locker, as the shots change, so does Lina's position. She goes from leaning against the locker, to standing close it. Her arms are also crossed/uncrossed as the shots change.

Kitteh

More Bring It On: Fight to the Finish continuity mistakes
Sorority Wars picture

Continuity mistake: During the volleyball game scene, after Sara has been put into the game, when the shot goes to the sideline she is still there too. (01:03:50)

More Sorority Wars continuity mistakes
Old Dogs picture

Continuity mistake: When Vicki is talking to Dan in the diner, the drink on the table is light in some shots, then it is darker, then light and vice versa.

himan

More Old Dogs continuity mistakes
Adventureland picture

Continuity mistake: In one scene there is a ferris wheel in the background behind James. In the next shot, the ferris wheel disappears.

Low Cow

More Adventureland continuity mistakes
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past picture

Continuity mistake: After the cake is destroyed Jenny is attempting to fix it. As she and Brad are talking, the camera switches angles viewing Jenny from the front and side. In the shot facing her, her hands are covered in cake icing, but in the side view there is little to no cake icing. It is continuous throughout the scene. (01:06:25)

More Ghosts of Girlfriends Past continuity mistakes
Bandslam picture

Continuity mistake: When Will and SA5M are in CBGB's and SA5M uses her phone to take a picture of them, Sa5m's head and eyes have already turned toward the camera when the picture is taken. However, when the actual picture is shown, SA5M is looking directly at Will.

More Bandslam continuity 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.