Continuity mistake: Upon his first encounter with Mrs. Brisby, Jeremy is tangled up in a mess of red string, including his left and right ankles. The string around his left ankle somehow vanishes for an entire shot, but reappears two shots later when Mrs. Brisby warns of Dragon. (00:08:05)
ryguy_1983
20th Apr 2011
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
20th Apr 2011
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Continuity mistake: While searching for an entrance in the rose bush, Mrs. Brisby grabs Jeremy by the beak and tells him to be quiet or else. In this scene, Mrs. Brisby's right arm changes position. At first it's wrapped around Jeremy's beak, but then suddenly it appears on top in between shots. (00:32:25)
20th Apr 2011
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Continuity mistake: While Mrs. Fitzgibbons is in the bedroom talking to her husband about NIMH, she pulls a window shade all the way down. But from the next view, where several rats are transporting an extension cord across the front yard's walkway, the shade is back to its original position again - about halfway up. (00:19:55)
20th Apr 2011
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Continuity mistake: While being tied up by Auntie Shrew in the field, a length of string wraps itself around Jeremy's beak during one shot. (00:45:05)
20th Apr 2011
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Continuity mistake: At one point during "Flying Dreams" when Timothy is being cared for by Mrs. Brisby and the other children gather at his bedside, his left arm appears in various positions as the shots change - instantly on top of and then beneath the quilt. (00:18:35)
5th Apr 2011
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Continuity mistake: When Mr. Ages is within the thresher's shaft suspended in a basket, Mrs. Brisby goes on to tell him that her son Timothy is very sick. Notice how her hands are positioned right over left. Once the shot changes, her hands instantly switch places. (00:04:45)
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