Batman

Batman (1989)

93 mistakes - chronological order

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Continuity mistake: At the beginning when both muggers are about to be jumped by Batman, one of them lights a cigarette and reassures his buddy that there's nothing to be afraid of. But while he's talking, the load of cash in his right hand vanishes between shots. (00:05:25)

ryguy_1983

Continuity mistake: When Nic is dangling helplessly above the back alley, Batman changes position on the building's ledge from one shot to the next (note the seam between his boots). (00:06:30)

ryguy_1983

Continuity mistake: When Knox takes the funny Batman sketch from his co-worker, his right hand jumps to a different part of the paper between frames. (00:13:10)

ryguy_1983

Continuity mistake: When Knox walks into Gotham Globe and gets mocked about his recent Batman article, a co-worker hands him a funny Batman drawing just to rub it in. But watch as a coffee cup on the worker's desk turns itself completely around between shots. (00:13:10)

ryguy_1983

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where Vicki introduces herself to Knox at Gotham Globe, the newspaper she's reading changes between shots. (00:13:25)

ryguy_1983

Continuity mistake: At Gotham Globe when Vicki and Knox are talking about wildlife at the desk, Vicki's black shirt conceals her wristwatch between shots. (00:13:50)

ryguy_1983

Continuity mistake: When Knox and Vicki talk about Corto Maltese, she puts her left hand by her neck. Shot changes, and now both hands are on her neck. (00:13:51)

Sacha

Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the movie when the police are standing outside of Axis Chemicals, Eckhardt has very distinct facial hair. In the next shot when they are inside the plant he is clean shaven. (00:23:05 - 00:24:10)

Continuity mistake: When Batman is gliding down to get Napier, there appears to be nothing attached to his belt, but when he is about to land, his rope gun has magically appeared on his belt. (00:26:40)

BillyBlake

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Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the gunfire exchange scene at Axis Chemicals - from the point at which Joker was pondering an escape on the catwalk until Batman turns around to see the shadow of a police officer closing in on him - notice how the exit bears an altogether different appearance between views. (00:27:35 - 00:29:40)

ryguy_1983

Continuity mistake: At Axis Chemicals, Jack's face is cut by broken glass and has blood gushing out of it. But in the next shot, Jack (probably the stunt double) does not have any blood on him as he goes over the edge of the rail. (00:29:00)

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where Joker smashes a mirror on the surgical instrument table, a large fragment breaks off and hits the floor. That fragment somehow appears on the tabletop seconds later. (00:35:10)

ryguy_1983

Continuity mistake: In the alley, Bruce places two roses on a sidewalk and then walks away. But when Vicki gets to the roses, they have changed positions. (00:46:50)

Continuity mistake: When the mimes open fire on the gangsters, watch the police officers to the left and right above them on the top of the steps. In the overhead shot, right after they open fire, they disappear. (00:49:30)

BillyBlake

Continuity mistake: Vicki has five photos of Bruce Wayne on a table. She picks one up, but when she is looking at it, through the back of the photo paper the snapshot looks different from the one she picked up. (00:52:30)

Continuity mistake: In Joker's hideout, Bob gives Joker the pictures he took and throws the folder that the pictures were in on the floor. But later in the shot above the room, the folder is no where to be found. (00:53:05 - 00:54:00)

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Joker is admiring a black and white photo of Vicki, watch as the crayons in his pink bucket on the table keep changing between shots. (00:53:05)

ryguy_1983

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Revealing mistake: Harvey Dent and the mayor argue in Dent's office which has an unusual semicircular shape. In the next scene, Alfred uses the telephone in Wayne Manor, and you can see that it's the same room, just with different furniture and dressings. (00:56:10)

Madstunts

Continuity mistake: The background behind Bruce's TV set changes all by itself in the scene where he and Alfred are watching Joker's Smylex commercial. (00:56:55)

ryguy_1983

Continuity mistake: Harvey Dent is on the telephone while smoking a cigar that is partly ash. Two camera angles later he is smoking a brand new cigar with no visible ash. (00:58:25)

[The Joker is dancing with Vicki Vale in the bell tower of the cathedral.]
The Joker: It's as though we were made for each other. Beauty and the beast. Of course, if anyone else calls you a beast, I'll rip their lungs out.

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Trivia: Here's a nice touch. Look at the picture of "Batman" the artist shows Knox (the one of the bat in a suit.) In the lower right corner of the paper is the autograph of Batman creator Bob Kane. Additionally, the artist is named "Bob the Cartoonist" in the credits.

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Question: Given how narrow that ledge is, just how could the Joker grab hold of it and silently pull himself onto it prior to yanking Batman and Vicki Vale over the side?

Rob245

Answer: Most likely, in real life, this would be impossible. Movies take liberties with facts and realities in order to tell the story.

raywest

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