Hamster

16th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Continuity mistake: When the first missile hits the plane, Richard holds onto and comforts Amy twice between shots, as the plane begins to rock violently. (00:36:40)

Hamster

16th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Visible crew/equipment: When the first missile is shot at the plane, as the plane rocks, in one shot you can see a tape mark at Dr. Elliot's feet. (00:36:40)

Hamster

16th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Continuity mistake: When the group arrive at the plane, the ground around it differs from wet to dry and the shadows around it also change a few times. (00:33:00)

Hamster

16th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Continuity mistake: When Dr. Elliot and the group arrive at the plane, the plane changes position between shots, in relation to the trucks surrounding it. (00:33:00)

Hamster

16th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Continuity mistake: When the group arrive to the plane, in the truck, the people standing around the plane/area changes/disappear etc. between shots. (00:33:00)

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Trivia: According to Frank Marshall, the diamonds used in the movie were borrowed from Herkimer Diamond Mines in New York. However at the end of the movie, a diamond is thrown out of the balloon. This diamond actually ended up being lost and never found.

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Trivia: According to Frank Marshall, the Amy suit was apparently so convincing that many viewers thought it was a trained gorilla, and were amazed as to how the Amy scenes were accomplished, frequently asking Frank how he managed to train a gorilla so well.

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Continuity mistake: When the lava erupts out of the mine, it hits some gorillas. In the next shot, the lava covers the same stretch and hits the same gorillas. (01:27:55)

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Revealing mistake: When the group is in the mines and there is a cave in, one of the porters is hit on the back by a (fake) rock, which bounces off. (01:21:05)

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Continuity mistake: When Amy knocks down the satellite equipment she merely bumps it and it falls over. But in the next shot it is completely smashed to pieces.

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Revealing mistake: Richard takes a photo of a Silverback Gorilla in the forest, however the shutter is clearly closed as he supposedly takes the photo. (01:03:25)

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Visible crew/equipment: As the team walks through the ruins, a flock of birds bursts out of a bush. You can see a persons arm shooing them out. (01:19:40)

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Continuity mistake: When the two Ghost Tribals step out from the bush, the amount of white makeup all over them signifcantly increases between shots. (00:49:10)

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Continuity mistake: When Dr. Ross is transmitting to Houston, she is holding her headset, but on the video screen in Houston, she isn't holding it anymore. (00:45:00)

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Continuity mistake: After the President's car explodes, the cart that Dr. Elliot and the others ride in suddenly moves closer to the explosion between shots. (00:23:45)

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Continuity mistake: When Dr. Ross finds the dead people on the trasmission video, in the video there's a thick fog floating, but in real shots, no fog is there. (00:07:30)

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Continuity mistake: After the President's car explodes on the runway, there's a shot of guards running over to it. In the wideshot these guards have vanished. (00:23:55)

Hamster

14th Jan 2007

Congo (1995)

Congo mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Dr. Elliot is doing his presentation, there is a large TV on a stand, with a VCR, which suddenly vanishes halfway through. (00:11:10)

Hamster

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