Continuity mistake: Towards the back end of the film, the lady arrives in her car, parks it at the side of the road and she is shot a few minutes later. Her car is seen at the edge of the road behind the sheriff's car when the boy runs down the road after breaking out, but her car has vanished when he drives the cop car away 30 seconds later. Also in the same scene of driving away, the sheriff's car has moved well off the road too.
Neil Jones
11th May 2016
Cop Car (2015)
11th May 2016
Cop Car (2015)
Continuity mistake: When Kevin Bacon is shouting "did you open the trunk?" at the boys through the window of the sheriff's car, his hand is full palm on the glass from the exterior shots, but in an entirely different position in the shots of him from inside the car.
3rd May 2016
Problem Child (1990)
Continuity mistake: In the dining room scene at the nunnery, just after the meatball falls from the ceiling to land on the sister, Junior has his hands in front of his face laughing. In the very next shot Junior's hands are down at his side.
29th Apr 2016
Lost & Found (2015)
Continuity mistake: When the boys are about to enter the woods and they arrive on their bikes, the younger boy can be seen first on his bike, then standing next to his bike in the next shot, then on his bike, then he's off it again where he lets it fall onto its side.
26th Apr 2016
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
Continuity mistake: On the train, when Bean first sits in front of Stepan and Bean is ripping the paper just after wiggling his ears, the position of Stepan's arms changes between the side shot and the view of him from behind Bean. His arms are right over left in the side shot and left over right in the following shot.
23rd Feb 2016
Outnumbered (2007)
Episode #5.3 - S5-E3
Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode when Peter has seen Stacey undressed, Sue comes up the stairs and Ben is standing on the landing behind her. The position of Ben's arms is different in the close-up of Sue than it is in the wider shot from from behind Stacey.
12th Feb 2016
Outnumbered (2007)
Episode two - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Sue gives the house phone to Jake while she's talking on her mobile, Jake takes it with his right hand but he takes it again in his left hand in the very next shot.
20th Nov 2015
Home Alone 4 (2002)
Continuity mistake: When Natalie is talking to Kevin just after he has arrived at the house, Kevin says "I'm the adorable one." In the rear shots, Kevin's dad has his hand on Kevin's left shoulder, whereas in the front shots there is no hand on Kevin's shoulder.
5th Oct 2015
Problem Child (1990)
Continuity mistake: After Junior's first night at the home, John Ritter tells Junior they're going camping and Junior says he'd rather be watching cartoons. When Junior is speaking his left arm is up behind his head. In the next shot from behind Junior when John Ritter approaches him, the boy's arm is down at his side.
11th Sep 2015
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Lisa comes down the stairs prior to watching "When Buildings Collapse", the TV screen is near enough in the corner of the living room and can be seen from the stairs. When Lisa enters the living room, the TV has moved further into the room. Subsequent shots of the TV move it so far into the room that it would not have been possible to see it from the stairs at all in the first place.
23rd Aug 2015
Stand By Me (1986)
Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the movie just after Gordie has scared off Ace and the gang, Gordie turns his head towards Chris when his friend repeats the "suck my fat one" insult. When the camera cuts, Gordie's suddenly facing forward again.
27th Jul 2015
Hotel for Dogs (2009)
Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the movie when the van screeches to a halt just after all the dogs run off in the wrong direction, the outside shot shows the back door of the van is closed. The next shot from the inside of the van shows the back door to be still open.
9th Jun 2015
The Inbetweeners (2008)
Caravan Club - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: After Will's taken his shoes off, they are taken by the group of younger boys behind him who start throwing the shoes between them as Will tries to get them back. The boy in blue with the number 23 on his jumper and the dark blue strip down the arms changes position between shots, from left of shot to back of shot, to left of shot. (00:14:05)
26th May 2015
Family Guy (1999)
The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair - S9-E12
Continuity mistake: When Stewie spots "evil Stewie", the evil clone is off the carpet and next to the hi-fi. In the very next shot he's moved far closer to Stewie and Brian.
26th May 2015
Family Guy (1999)
German Guy - S9-E11
Continuity mistake: When Franz Gutentag falls off the step towards the end of the episode, Herbert is on the porch of the house and reaches out to him. When we see the shot of Gutentag falling in slow motion and the birds fly away, there is no sign of Herbert on the porch.
19th May 2015
Dad's Army (1971)
Continuity mistake: When Captain Mainwaring and Corporal Jones enter the camp site in the steamroller, they run over a few tents and squash all bar the last one flat. When the steamroller is trying to turn round, all the tents that were previously squashed are now standing up again.
29th Apr 2013
Shake It Up (2010)
Continuity mistake: When the kids jump in the shower towards the end of the episode, they're all wearing footwear. When the shower is turned on and we see a wide shot immediately after the kids get wet, the boy is now barefoot and there is no sign of his trainers anywhere in the immediate area.
16th May 2005
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
Continuity mistake: Where Cody is watching the tape for the first time and Cindy rushes in, Cody can be seen wearing a greyish washed-out looking jumper. When we next see Cody in a couple of cuts time, his jumper is now a brighter shade of blue. (00:45:00)
29th Dec 2004
Mr. Bean (1989)
Hair By Mr. Bean of London - S1-E19
Continuity mistake: In the scene at the country fair, Mr Bean interrupts a boy doing the buzzer game. When Mr Bean is on his second go at this puzzle and stands up after unplugging the device, you can see the same boy come round a table behind Mr Bean. Cut to the next shot, the boy has disappeared from where he should be behind Mr Bean and can now be seen walking across the back of the hall.
29th Dec 2004
Mr. Bean (1989)
Hair By Mr. Bean of London - S1-E19
Continuity mistake: At the country fair and during the pet show segment, when the boy in the blue T-shirt is putting his dog into position for the obedience test, he can be seen standing behind the dog as we look at it, but on the next camera cut, he's standing in front of the dog.
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