Continuity mistake: In the first overhead shot of Lester in bed, just before his shower, his slippers are positioned in a V-shape, but in the next shot, from under the bed, has them parallel to the bed. (00:01:34)
Sacha
17th Nov 2002
American Beauty (1999)
13th Mar 2011
Commando (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Matrix and Cooke fight at the motel, the number and shape of broken glass-tiles on the wall keeps increasing / decreasing randomly in different shots. (00:46:25)
28th Feb 2011
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: Due to the blue-screen effect, part of Superman's glasses disappear when he is free falling with Lois.
28th Oct 2010
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Continuity mistake: The amount of moss behind the idol increases between shots.
28th Oct 2010
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Continuity mistake: When the temple collapses, Satipo is crouching looking at the chaos. Indy starts to run and there's a wide angle of the passage ahead but Satipo is nowhere around. He couldn't have managed to run that distance in half a second.
20th Oct 2010
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Continuity mistake: When the three heroes arrive at the village there's not a single bit of grass around. When they leave the place the morning after there's vegetation everywhere.
3rd Sep 2009
French Kiss (1995)
Continuity mistake: Kate is speaking to Charlie on the phone when he says he's met a woman. The length of the wire changes from short to very long instantly.
29th Jun 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: During the fight in Metropolis, General Zod is about to throw a wall part at Superman, it cuts to a street scene with people and there is a "no entry" sign reversed, showing the film was flipped for some reason.
26th Aug 2009
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: After the Marlboro truck scene, Superman throws Zod and he goes through an office window. The harness to make him fly is visible on his back.
26th Aug 2009
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: After Superman holds the antenna falling on the woman's pram, in a matter of 3 seconds the parked cars she was standing in between (a yellow cab and a black car) come much closer together.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: Before the villains arrive at the Daily Planet, Lois' hair is fluffy and her fringe has a straight cut. When the scene ends, her hair is shorter, and her fringe has some stylish cuts. Also, Jimmy's hair alternates between very short and long, due to Richard Lester's reshoots.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: During the big fight in Metropolis, the close-up of the pram shows its empty or with blatant bundled pieces of fabric to simulate some sort of baby.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: After Non smashes Superman against a metal structure which gets totally crumpled, Superman stands up and the structure is undamaged.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Non crashes Perry against the ceiling, a crew member's hand is seen holding Perry.
13th Aug 2009
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: In the diner, whilst Clark is asking the bad guy to step outside, the waiter is leaning over the baddie's right shoulder. When the angle changes he is leaning on the left shoulder.
29th Sep 2008
Mac and Me (1988)
Continuity mistake: During the dance at McDonalds tables and chairs suddenly disappear from the place and are replaced by dancers.
3rd May 2006
Mac and Me (1988)
Revealing mistake: In the pile up scene, due to MAC covering up a man's windshield, a huge truck swerves and flies over a car, only the big black ramp used for the stunt is rather visible. (00:11:00)
29th Sep 2008
Mac and Me (1988)
Continuity mistake: When Mac's on the windshield and the car is dodging traffic, the co-pilot kid appears and disappears.
29th Sep 2008
Mac and Me (1988)
Revealing mistake: In McDonald's when Mac stretches his arm, notice that it's separated several inches from his body and much thicker, and is really a big sleeve coming form under Eric's armpit. In fact, you can see Mac's real arm next to his body, hanging down.
29th Sep 2008
Mac and Me (1988)
Continuity mistake: When Mac's on the windshield and the car starts to dodge cars, one shot from inside the car shows the alien has disappeared.
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