Revealing mistake: When Dr Dolittle is talking to the parrot and it raises its left leg, you can see a piece of string running past Dolittle's head used to raise its leg.
Gavin Jackson
12th Feb 2020
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
15th Mar 2019
Stargate (1994)
Revealing mistake: On the first night at the slaves' fortress, Daniel is eating the "chicken" and telling them how good it is. After that they take him away to give him a wash. As they walk off, they pass the small fire the slaves have made. If you look at the fire closely, there is a metal circle at the bottom and the fire is coming out of seven holes in it, which means that it is a prop gas fire.
5th Nov 2018
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Revealing mistake: When Bill is pushed out of the helicopter and Ralph rescues him in mid-air, its obvious in some shots that it is two sky-divers dressed as Ralph and Bill. Firstly you can see the parachute back-pack bulges on both men. Also the wind is blowing up on Ralph even though he isn't meant to be descending.
14th Sep 2017
Ghost Story (1981)
Revealing mistake: When John Jaffrey is lying dead in front of his medicine cabinet, he is still breathing.
14th Jan 2016
Goldeneye (1995)
Revealing mistake: At the beginning when Bond is chasing the plane on the motorbike, in the last shot of Bond from behind before he goes over the cliff, the background shot of the mountains is a painting. Not only can you see the square sections on the wall, but some parts of the painting don't even match. (00:09:25)
23rd Oct 2013
The Last Stand (2013)
Revealing mistake: When Gabriel Cortez reaches the bridge at the end, he sees Arnold standing there waiting for him. It's blatantly obvious in this shot that all he is looking at is a rear projection backdrop of Arnold and the background. (01:25:40)
22nd May 2011
Mafia (1993)
Revealing mistake: When Lloyd Bridges is getting shot up during the dance scene, you can tell that it is a stand-in with a bad wig.
4th Apr 2010
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Revealing mistake: When Jason is doing a two fingered push-up on the table in the park, a wire can be seen on his back lifting him up. The mistake has been fixed with proper framing in recent home video versions.
9th Apr 2006
The Nutty Professor (1963)
Revealing mistake: When Buddy love and Stella are standing at the lookout above LA, the background is obviously a poorly done painting.
28th Nov 2005
Class of 1984 (1982)
Revealing mistake: At the end when Mr Norris starts to run through the hallways looking for the punks, he is ambushed and beaten up. If you look closely at his shirt, you can see a small pad underneath on his left, the exact spot where they keep punching him.
27th Sep 2005
Phantasm (1979)
Revealing mistake: When the silver sphere flies into the guy's head, if you look closely, the wire attached to it is visible. This was shot with the ball being pulled away then the footage was reversed.
23rd Jun 2004
The Warriors (1979)
Revealing mistake: When Fox is thrown onto the railroad tracks in the subway, if you look closely at his legs you can tell that he stops in midair, meaning he obviously landed on something much higher than the tracks (boxes maybe).
22nd Jun 2004
Freaky Friday (1976)
Revealing mistake: When Annabelle is skiing at the end (just before she turns into Ellen) we see a shot of her from the back of the boat. Its obvious that she is skiing against a backdrop cause the water is too far down for her to be touching it.
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