Continuity mistake: When the civilian car is chasing the military convoy approaching the Nevada test site it crosses the convoy between the third and the second truck. It then passes the next two trucks on the left. In the next shot it is again behind the first truck. (00:00:55)
Continuity mistake: When the civilian car escapes the oncoming car, the three trucks of the military convoy are missing. Only the three small vehicles are on the street. (00:01:25)
Continuity mistake: When the race begins between the staff car and the hot rod, they immediately pull away from the convoy, as is logical. However, in the next shot the convoy is right behind the staff car again - which is still accelerating racing the hot rod. When the convoy pulls off the main road towards Area 51, the convoy again is right behind the staff car. (00:01:40)
Continuity mistake: While the staff car and the black car are racing, there's a wide shot of the place, with only the road and some mountains in the background. In a few shots later, the Atomic Cafe has appeared from nowhere. (00:01:52 - 00:02:20)
Continuity mistake: The Russian convoy consists of one staff car, two jeeps, and three trucks. When the convoy arrives at Hangar 51, a second staff car has appeared, from which Irina Spalko steps out. (00:02:44 - 00:05:50)
Revealing mistake: When taking over the Nevada test site, the head Russian drops to tie his shoe as four soldiers pull out machine guns to kill the U.S. guards. Both soldiers on the right run out of ammo, yet keep moving their guns as though they are still shooting. (00:03:10)
Continuity mistake: When Indy asks for shotgun shells, behind him are, from left to right, Ivan, Spalko, Dovchenko, and Mac. Just behind Spalko, stands Roosevelt. But, when Indy asks for pliers, Roosevelt appears next to Indy, Spalko has moved to the right side of the group, and Ivan has disappeared. (00:09:57)
Continuity mistake: While the soldiers are loading the coffin inside the jeep, you can see Spalko on the left side of the jeep, handing his rapier to Dovchenko. In the next shot, she is next to the back of the jeep with the rapier again and repeats the handing action. (00:11:39)
Continuity mistake: Dovchenko smiles and raises his pistol. In the next shot, he repeats the action. (00:13:34)
Continuity mistake: As the Dean enters, several pictures hang on the wall. When they leave the pictures have been changed. (00:24:40 - 00:25:45)
Continuity mistake: In the university classroom scene, Indiana turns to the dean and says, "Yes?" He is holding the chalk with both hands and his elbows are bent. In the next shot, both arms are at his side. This is seen on the DVD. (00:25:00)
Continuity mistake: After Indy shouts "What?", he and Stanforth walk through the corridor and pass a painting of Brody that wasn't there when Stanforth was walking alone before entering Indy's classroom. (00:25:45)
Continuity mistake: Inside the waterfall temple, the group walks by a room (with a passage on each side and a double entrance with steps in the middle) where natives appear and columns and walls fall off. The angle changes to a seemingly new room, but it's obviously the same place, with the camera angle slightly turned to the right. All the previous people are magically gone, the debris has disappeared, and natives are coming out of different places. Really odd editing. (01:30:35)
Visible crew/equipment: After everyone has fallen into the water beneath the obelisk and the skull has been retrieved, Indiana is leading everyone out of the water and a prop light can be seen on the big rock spike behind Mutt. (01:40:25)
Factual error: In the wedding scene, the minister uses the modern, politically correct "I now pronounce you husband and wife" instead of the traditional "man and wife" - unheard of in 1957. (01:54:50)
Continuity mistake: After Mac betrays Indy again, and Indy asks him if he's a triple agent, Dimitri suddenly appears next to Mac before Spalko enters the room.
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Continuity mistake: At the beginning when Indy is talking to Spalko, his hands keep alternating from being in his pockets to just resting at his sides between shots.
Factual error: In the warehouse scene, the lights and other metal objects are affected by the box's magnetic field. Yet the soldiers easily lift the box into a metal truck to load it and slide it forward. If the box's magnetic field was as strong as suggested, it would have dragged the soldiers forward as it was magnetically attracted to the truck, and it would have taken much more effort for them to slide it onto the truck bed once it was stuck there.
Visible crew/equipment: When Dr. Irina Spalko is descending the cliff, you can briefly see the harness cable that is holding her up right next to the rope on which she is climbing down.
Factual error: The 1950s kitchen scene shows a sink faucet "Dishmaster Model 87" which wasn't manufactured until 1987. The 1950's "Dishmasters" were different.