Batteries not Included

Batteries not Included (1987)

6 mistakes - chronological order

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Continuity mistake: UFO finds the toaster plugged into the bottom power outlet then leaves to get the other UFO. When they return 1 minute later the toaster is plugged into the top outlet. (00:23:25 - 00:24:25)

Continuity mistake: In the scene on the roof when the local hoodlum is attempting to take on the flying saucers you see the scene from two points of view. There are four people watching the local hoodlum getting fried. From the front, from left to right you see an old guy; a tall black guy; a women in pink and then a young guy with lots of hair. When seeing the scene from behind these watchers, you only see the old guy and the guy with the all the hair. Each time the angle changes the tall black guy and the women in pink are there.

Continuity mistake: The female grey-coloured UFO swaps to bright orange coloured several times in the film whenever there's low light and a blue-screened image is superimposed against him. Check the moment it gives birth, for example.

Sacha

Visible crew/equipment: When the "Father" UFO is flipping burgers, you can see the puppeteer's arm for a split second.

Revealing mistake: When Marisa has her back to her window and you see Mason tossing out his paintings you can see wires attached to the paintings.

Continuity mistake: When the 3 baby UFOs learn to fly they rest on a counter covered with sawdust. When Frank asks Harry if he revived the UFO the sawdust is gone.

Sacha

Faye Riley: Frank! It's the love boat to Cuba! Shuffle board and pineapples filled with rum. Know what they do? They put little paper umbrellas sticking out the top so that when it rains, it don't thin out the liquor.

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Trivia: At the end of the movie, we see the large buildings built around the cafe. At the part where Carlos is looking at the building models, if you look closely, you can see a tiny model of the cafe built between the big buildings just as it is at the end.

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Question: How old was Frank and Faye's son Bobby when he died?

Answer: There is a newspaper article and it says that Bobby died when he was 18.

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