Corrected entry: The reflection trick Belasko uses to blind his jousting opponents would not work, since the horse would be bouncing him too much to focus the glare.
A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
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Directed by: Michael Gottlieb
Starring: Joss Ackland, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Art Malik, Paloma Baeza
Factual error: When Calvin is invited to sit at the table with King Arthur and his daughters, as he is sitting down you can see that King Arthur is wearing a t-shirt under his robe.
Calvin Fuller: Look, Your Majesty, I don't want to insult you or anything, but are you nuts? This isn't the castle. This is the real, in-your-face, carjacking, drive-by-shooting, kill-you-for-your-Reeboks street life.
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Correction: If jousters can steady and accurately aim a heavy lance at full gallop, they can hold steady a tiny mirror.
Phixius ★
It wasn't a mirror though, it was a small gem on his helmet so trying to balance a heavy lance at full gallop and hold his head steady enough to blind his opponents would be next to impossible.