Revealing mistake: Superman has just saved Jimmy at the dam and is holding him in the air. Jimmy's fringe is standing up thanks to some hair fixer to achieve the effect of wind blowing (though it's a green screen effect). When Superman sets him on the floor his hair remains up giving away the trick, until the angle changes and it looks all combed and nice.
Sacha
22nd Jan 2010
Superman (1978)
27th Dec 2009
The Family Stone (2005)
Revealing mistake: Everett talks to Julie at night by the bus stop and the snow flakes stay on his hair forever, revealing it's paper or similar material.
25th Oct 2009
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Revealing mistake: A thick cheap makeup appears over Mauser's eyebrows to simulate they're missing.
25th Oct 2009
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Revealing mistake: When a baddie in a red jacket repeatedly punches Hightower, who's in the water, the fist always stops about 15 cm from his face.
28th Aug 2009
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

Revealing mistake: Jimmy and Millie are sitting on the ledge of the building and stand up. When Millie is about to fall and waves her arms the left one becomes semi transparent and merges with the background.
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.
25th Aug 2009
Deception (2008)
Revealing mistake: Lighting screens are constantly reflected in McQuarry's glasses all through the film.
25th Aug 2009
Dr. Dolittle (1998)
Revealing mistake: Dolittle's daughter is in the woods holding the cell phone talking with his dad about the dog he is bringing, but the phone screen is off all the time.
19th Aug 2009
Earthquake (1974)

Revealing mistake: When the elevator crashes, there's a really crappy splat of blood on screen that appears abruptly, which is a very obvious over-impression of a painting.
19th Aug 2009
Earthquake (1974)
Revealing mistake: When the earthquake begins, a dam moves wildly, but the water underneath remains still, revealing it's a camera effect. (00:05:56)
6th Aug 2009
The Illusionist (2006)
Revealing mistake: Uhl talks about Eisenheim's childhood, and about the vanishing tree. Problem is that not only the tree disappears, but also his very own shadow, making him look as if he's floating in a landscape, thus giving away the green screen effect. (00:06:50)
13th Jul 2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Revealing mistake: When Amelia and Larry are flying, his hair doesn't move a single inch.
3rd Jun 2009
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Revealing mistake: The doctors who are beating up the patient at the Ronald Reagan hospital are actually hitting the mattress. One of them on the left keeps waiting for the patient to move away to avoid hitting him.
19th May 2009
Angels & Demons (2009)
Revealing mistake: When Langdon and Victoria walk towards the Pantheon, the first two angles show them walking alone with some stunt-women behind. But in the third angle, a couple of seconds later, a huge line of people appears, lining perfectly in the back, watching the camera. Obviously a group of real tourists standing behind a security line watching the shooting.
16th May 2009
Angels & Demons (2009)
Revealing mistake: When the reporters say that the second black smoke is showing, an aerial panning shot of the Vatican is shown, yet the smoke remains fix as if it were a painting.
16th Jan 2009
In Bruges (2008)
Revealing mistake: During the final shooting, a bullet hits a lamp post, causing a spark. A grey tape glued over the original metal surface is noticeable to help produce the spark.
11th Oct 2008
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Revealing mistake: When Vicky and Cristina arrive at Barcelona they walk towards the camera, and the people behind who are real passengers waiting for a taxi stare at the actresses and film crew and even take pictures of them.
5th Oct 2008
Red Dragon (2002)
Revealing mistake: When Will stabs an arrow and shoots at Hannibal, a white vest underneath Hannibal's shirt is coming out on the right, to allow for the stunts.
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)
Revealing mistake: Supposedly Mac makes the unplugged TV work with his energy, and Eric looks at it in awe and inspects its loose cables. But if you look at the right side of the TV, you'll see there's another black cable coming out of it hidden among the cardboard boxes, which makes the whole trick work.
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