Revealing mistake: When Jessica is meeting with Congressman Dan Keppner, there are two windows with the Capitol building behind. One can see it's a painted backdrop, most noticeably the window on the left with the garden view.
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9th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
9th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Jessica (a stunt double) rides her bicycle at the start, her red scarf is tied around her waist. A shot later, when the real Jessica is shown, the scarf hangs around her neck.
9th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: All of the exterior shots of Jessica and Hagarty are wide shots with very obvious stand-ins. Jessica is thinner and younger, while short-haired Hagarty's double is younger, chubbier, and has long hair around the nape.
9th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes - S1-E1
Revealing mistake: In part 2 of the episode, when Jessica is mugged, Angela Lansbury is replaced with a younger and thinner stunt double twice: when she runs away and when she protects herself against the wall.
8th Nov 2024
Supergirl (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Supergirl is flying to Earth, part of her head disappears due to the blue screen used. Also, some sides of the spaceship either disappear or become transparent.
7th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Cagliostro is stabbed, there's a protruding rectangular pad under his shirt where the knife is stuck.
7th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Jessica rides on the motorcycle, one can see it's a much younger and thinner stunt double who doesn't resemble Angela Lansbury.
7th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Jessica talks to Lt. Bergkamp, she takes her left hand to her ear to improve her hearing, but from the opposite shot, her hand is lowered.
7th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: Before Joan leaves the restaurant, she has a glass of wine on her right, but from Jessica's POV, the glass has moved to Joan's left side. Also, Jessica's glass is in front of her, but moves to the right side of the table after Joan leaves.
7th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Bud and Andy arrive at Cagliostro's table, Jessica stares with her glasses on, while Joan turns her head around. An instant cut later, Jessica's glasses are off and Joan is turning her head again.
7th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Jessica is having dinner with Joan, Jessica's right arm is either extended on the table next to the cutlery or not, depending on the shot.
7th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Joan leaves the restaurant, her glass is full. Next time we see it, it's empty.
6th Nov 2024
Everything Must Go (2010)
Character mistake: When Nick and Delilah are out on the porch talking, the kids in the garden remain motionless for 5 seconds. Seemingly, they were waiting for the cue to start acting, but it's very awkward.
6th Nov 2024
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Audio problem: When the wizard arrives with weapons and armour, he is about to trip and mumbles out loud, but his mouth doesn't move. Neither does Subotai's when he asks him, "Hey, old man, where did you get this stuff?" (01:45:25)
Revealing mistake: Two mistakes here: Before Darth Vader cuts Luke's hand, he cuts in half three columns. In the close-up, one can see that what held them together was a piece of wrinkled duct tape. In further shots, the tape disappears and only the scorched part of the column is visible.
2nd Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Visible crew/equipment: When Jessica is on her horse at the barn, there's a crew member lying on the floor, watching out for Angela Lansbury.
2nd Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: After Denton falls off his horse, Jessica arrives and jumps off hers. Her stand-in is a much younger and thinner woman who looks nothing like Angela Lansbury.
1st Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Death Takes a Curtain Call - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: The way the sheriff hands over the phone to Major Anatole Karzofman differs between the first and second shot, with the handset turning 180ยบ.
1st Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Death Takes a Curtain Call - S1-E9
Revealing mistake: When the cops arrive at supper time at Jessica's door, the background is a blatant painted backdrop. (00:31:45)
1st Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Death Takes a Curtain Call - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: When Jessica questions Eddington, he has his glasses on. An instant shot later, they're on his hand.
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