Continuity mistake: During the presentation, the position of the Hercules doesn't match in the close and wide shots.
Sacha
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Visible crew/equipment: Lighting screens are reflected in Hepburn's glasses while she's in the car heading to the set.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: A drop of soap on the lower right side of the sink when Hughes cuts himself appears and disappears depending on the shot.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: The amount of fog during the Hercules presentation changes abruptly in barely half a second.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Ava Gardner smacks Hughes he falls down, knocking some flowers down to the floor, covering part of the first brick of the fireplace. When the shot changes, the brick is immaculate and the flowers are nowhere to be seen.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: Hughes leaves Ava and goes, hat in hand, to talk with his two pals. Suddenly he is seen with his hat on. Less than half a second to put on a hat without moving your arm IS fast.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: Hughes asks Ava Gardner "Feel like going to Paris?", then the guy behind her disappears.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When the Hercules first flies, the boats on the water below suddenly disappear.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: Inside the projection room, Hughes hand the photo of an actress with a sketch of the Hercules behind. The sketch is sideways as we can see when the guy is flipping the photo. But when the angle changes finishing his movement, the sketch is seen straight.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Hughes is dining with Domergue and Juan Trippe is leaving the place, the spoon on the sundae keeps moving around.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Hughes is asking Ava about going to Paris, 2 guys with blue suits pass behind three times.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: After the plane crash, when Hughes is lying on the floor we see his left trouser is undamaged, but a second later it's in rags and the part going from the knee to the foot is missing.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Hughes takes off to fly (and crash), a huge zebra crossing magically appears on the concrete.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When HH's plane is rampaging the houses, a couple of white mugs in a kitchen fall down twice.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: During lunch with the Senator, the vegetables and potatoes on Hughes' fish change between the first and second shot.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When a model Hercules is shown in the party, the plane passes by two ladies in red twice.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Howard Hughes is asking Mr. Mayer for two cameras, the people passing behind don't match between shots.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: Errol Flynn is standing tall, then extends his hand to greet Hepburn and when he is almost touching her hand, the shot changes and now he is far away, hands out of reach and kneeling down.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: After Noah Dietrich introduces himself for the first time, the shot changes and everything to the right disappears.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Howard Hughes starts to shout "Oklahoma," the shadow of the tower behind him and Dietrich changes.
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