Revealing mistake: When Xenia dies and the helicopter is about to explode, the pilot is replaced with a very obvious stiff dummy which falls forward without control.
Sacha
28th Oct 2022
Goldeneye (1995)
26th Oct 2022
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Revealing mistake: After a policeman touches Mrs. Whistler's corpse's face she winces.
26th Oct 2022
Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Rowdy shows up on his motorcycle to save Donna from the snake, the smoke coming out is very obviously being ejected from a machine outside the home.
25th Oct 2022
A View to a Kill (1985)
Revealing mistake: During the fire truck chase in San Francisco there's a long line of people watching the filming.
25th Oct 2022
A View to a Kill (1985)
Revealing mistake: When Bond climbs out of the burning elevator he is not Roger Moore but a stuntman. (01:29:14)
22nd Oct 2022
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Revealing mistake: When Bond starts flying the Nelly there's a close-up of him where a thick white outline appears around revealing his body has been cut-out and pasted on the flying footage. Problem is... his arm was erased. One might think it's an optical illusion caused by the visor but you can actually see the mountain right where his arm is supposed to be.
22nd Oct 2022
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Revealing mistake: When the last helicopter explodes, in the close-up one can see it's empty.
22nd Oct 2022
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Revealing mistake: When Bond destroys the two helicopters there are two thin wires above running along the screen, seemingly where they hung the scale models from.
22nd Oct 2022
The Living Daylights (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Bond drives on the frozen lake, there are mounts of snow to hide the explosives from the rockets fired at by the enemies.
19th Oct 2022
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Revealing mistake: While the lab explodes, Blofeld jumps a ditch followed by Bond. Bond's stunt is noticeable because of his longer and light brown coloured hair, as opposed to Bond's very dark colour. (02:11:40)
19th Oct 2022
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Revealing mistake: When Blofeld escapes from the Lab, Telly Savalas is replaced by an obvious stunt wearing a bald cap that protrudes around the forehead.
19th Oct 2022
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Revealing mistake: When the thug is stuck to the spikes on the wall, the protruding safety pad under his clothes is very noticeable.
18th Oct 2022
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Revealing mistake: When Bond pushes the Blofeld look alike into the mud pit his feet have a natural position, the tip resting on the stretcher. Couple shots later, when his body is submerged and just the feet are visible, they are skewed awkwardly to the side as if the ankles were broken, revealing he's been replaced by a dummy.
17th Oct 2022
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Revealing mistake: When Jack's car crashes, the actor with a military hat is replaced with a stunt driver wearing a silver helmet.
17th Oct 2022
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Revealing mistake: After Bond throws urine at the thug, and he collapses with all the glasses stuck to his back, note the protruding pad underneath his shirt where everything's been attached to.
14th Oct 2022
BMX Bandits (1983)
Revealing mistake: When Nicole's bike jumps over the kids lying on the ground there's a ramp beside them disguised as part of the road to allow for the stunt.
13th Oct 2022
BMX Bandits (1983)
Revealing mistake: When Nicole Kidman shows the kids some tricks she is replaced by a very obvious stunt, older, taller and... a man. Confirmed by Nicole Kidman, who said her stunt double was "a teenage boy wearing a padded bra." Source https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/kidman-s-made-off-like-a-bandit-in-hollywood-all-without-the-bmx-20211216-p59i2t.html. (00:36:58)
13th Oct 2022
BMX Bandits (1983)
Revealing mistake: When the red and blue biker are on top of the van, before it crashes they're replaced with very obvious dummies.
10th Oct 2022
BMX Bandits (1983)
Revealing mistake: There's a short ramp by a truck's cargo bed, but when the bikers ride over it, it's become a longer ramp that goes up to the cabin to allow for the stunt. (00:06:14)
9th Oct 2022
Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
Revealing mistake: When the baddie rises his hand to grab the frisbee with blades his hand is blatantly fake.
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