Hamster

21st Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Continuity mistake: When Sarah is dropped down by the hands, just after a pair said 'Would you like us to let go?' you can see some hands by the left of Sarah mouthing words but with nothing actaully being said. (00:28:05)

Hamster

21st Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Continuity mistake: When Sarah and friends are confronted by the massive metal robot, smoke drifts out from behind it. Then in the next shot, the smoke has totally disappeared, and more smoke then starts to drift out once again. (01:12:50)

Hamster

21st Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Continuity mistake: When Sarah first sees the two doorknockers, she walks straight past the doorknocker with the ring in his mouth. But in the next shot, she is standing next to Ludo. Then in the next shot she's in the corner, between the two doors, then beside Ludo again. She changes where she stands in almost every shot. (00:43:20)

Hamster

9th Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Continuity mistake: When Sarah first meets Hoggle, he's going for a pee in a pond. In one wide shot, the water in the pond is moving vigorously, but in the next wide shot, the water has pretty much settled. (00:14:30)

Hamster

8th Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Continuity mistake: When Sarah first sits by the worm, and the worm says "'Allo" you can see that all the bricks of the wall are the same dark brown colour. But a bit later in one wide shot when he says "Yeah at's right" the brick behind the worm has changed to a dark yellow colour. (00:19:30)

Hamster

8th Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Labyrinth mistake picture

Continuity mistake: Just after Hoggle pulled Sarah up, away from the Fireys he is standing by the rope he used to pull her up. In one shot as Hoggle says "Down, go away" the rope is hanging down off the ledge, but in the next shot, all the rope is pulled up, away from the ledge, and is in one big heap. (00:52:30)

Hamster

8th Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Labyrinth mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Sarah is running, just before she reaches the pond Hoggle is peeing in, you get a wide shot of her running. You can see that the Fairy spray beside Hoggle's feet is not there at that point, but appears a few shots later. (00:14:25)

Hamster

6th Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Continuity mistake: When Sir Didymus is being chased in the goblin city by the guards, the distances between the guards and Didymus, and the actual guards chasing him, changes frequently between shots. (01:17:30)

Hamster

5th Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Labyrinth mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Sarah leaves her room, because she realises Toby has her teddy she leaves and swings her door open. But when she leaves Toby's room, her bedroom door is shut, and her parents couldn't shut it as they're out. (00:06:40 - 00:09:55)

Hamster

5th Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Labyrinth mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Sarah is telling the story to Toby, she stands in front of the mirror, and puts Toby's stripy hat on. In one shot, she pulls it to the back of her head, but in the next shot, it's pulled down on her head, as normal. (00:07:40)

Hamster

4th Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Labyrinth mistake picture

Continuity mistake: Through the song "Chilly Down," a tree branch is seen, as one of the Fireys hangs on it. This branch is short in close ups, but much longer in wide shots. (00:49:10)

Hamster

4th Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Continuity mistake: As Hoggle pushes the head of the big metallic robot off, it lands close to the left foot of the robot. But when the goblin is thrown out of the robot, the metal head is now by the right foot, nearer to the spikes. (01:13:55)

Hamster

4th Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Labyrinth mistake picture

Continuity mistake: Sarah goes to pick up the fairy that dropped right by the wall. But in the next shot, you see Sarah stand up with the fairy in her hands, and she is now standing quite a way from the wall. (00:14:55)

Hamster

4th Jul 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Continuity mistake: When Sarah is talking to Jareth about entering the labyrinth, when she says "Don't you understand that I can't," Jareth is standing in front of a tall tree. But in the next shot, the tree has gone. There are just tree limbs and branches behind him, but the tree has disappeared. (00:13:32)

Hamster

29th Jun 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Labyrinth mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Jareth is singing "Dance Magic," he is throwing Toby into the air. In one throw, Toby's back is facing the camera, but in the very next shot, when Toby lands in one of the Goblin's arms, he is now facing the camera. (00:25:05)

Hamster

29th Jun 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Labyrinth mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Sarah is putting lipstick on, the newspaper clippings and photos on her mirror change position and arrangement between different angles and shots. (00:06:05)

Hamster

26th Jun 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Labyrinth mistake picture

Continuity mistake: As Sarah starts to run down the labyrinth, just after she's entered it, the ribbons on the back of her jacket go from tied to loose then to tied again. (00:18:45)

Hamster

24th Jun 2004

Labyrinth (1986)

Labyrinth mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Sarah goes into Toby's room, and picks up Lancelot, she puts the teddy on her parents' bed next to her, then sits down. In the next shot, the teddy is behind her on the bed and it can be seen when she stands up. (00:07:00)

Hamster

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