The Nutcracker

Continuity mistake: While Godfather Drosselmeier is sitting on the clock talking to Marie, she has a bow in her hair, but when she turns around to see the mice the bow has vanished, then it reappears.

Super Grover

Continuity mistake: While the Mouse King and Nutcracker are in the midst of the sword fight, in the closeup a long drapery cord has suddenly appeared in front of the draperies which wasn't there in the wideshot, and after Nutcracker uses the cord it vanishes just as quickly.

Super Grover

Continuity mistake: While the Mouse King and Nutcracker are fighting, when Marie wakes up we see the stuffed toys are at the foot of her bed and the wardrobe doors have handles. However, when she walks toward the door, the four stuffed toys have vanished, and the wardrobe handles are missing.

Super Grover

Revealing mistake: Marie and Nutcracker go down the river in a swan shaped boat, and Nutcracker is standing up on the back moving the boat along with large pole. In the water, you can see the reflection of the boat and Marie the way they are supposed to be. But the reflection of Nutcracker is not moving, and the pole is not reflected.

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Marie Stahlbaum: Gosh, this is the most wonderful Christmas ever!
Fritz Stahlbaum: Look at all these presents! I didn’t think we were good enough this year to get all this!
Marie Stahlbaum: Well… you weren’t. But I make up for it.
Fritz Stahlbaum: Ha ha, Marie. Watch it or I’ll have my soldiers attack.
[Fritz fires a toy cannon.]
Marie Stahlbaum: Uh! I am just tooooo scared for words.

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Answer: The original 1816 story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by ETA Hoffmann features the seven-headed Mouse King. Since then there have been numerous adaptations and re-imaginings of that story in literature, on stage and screen in different forms. In the classic versions the Mouse King has seven heads wearing seven crowns, other versions he has only one head, and in a few versions three heads. In the original and other adaptations the number seven is specified several times: Marie Stahlbaum is seven yrs old; the seven-headed Mouse King; the seven steps backwards; seven little crowns. The makers of this animated movie chose to feature the classic Mouse King.

Super Grover

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