Revealing mistake: Wires holding Superman are seen when he lands on the island to pick up fruit.
Sacha
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Zod takes the rifle out of the cop's hand the strings moving the rifle are seen, each by the side of the cop's cowboy hat when the rifle turns red.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: The fire that comes out of the flame throwers moves at a slow speed though the scene is developing at normal speed.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Ursa blows the helicopter away, the string holding it is visible.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)

Revealing mistake: When Zod is thrown by Superman and passes by Luthor, the stand in is a guy with fluffy hair who looks nothing like Lex.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Non falls on Superman and breaks the concrete, the hole opens before Non falls on him.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Non goes through the pavement, the hole reveals it's a foam made floor.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: In the ice cave, when Superman makes himself invisible, watch Zod's head jumping slightly to the back, revealing where the scene was edited to achieve the effect.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: In the ice cave, Superman throws a plastic S at Non. The wires moving it are visible.
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.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)

Revealing mistake: When Zod and Ursa jump out of Perry's window they fall down, revealing its a stunt from a ground level window. The outside shots however, show them flying up and straight.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When the Empire State antenna falls down the wires holding it are visible.
30th Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: Before the villains change the faces on Mt. Rushmore, the original ones (which are a matte painting) have a greenish look. Definitely not like the real sculptures.
25th Oct 2006
Superman III (1983)
Revealing mistake: When Superman is in the cave, the computer is supposed to scan Superman making an instant diagram of him. Problem is that Superman's hands position is different to what the scan "sees".
25th Oct 2006
Superman III (1983)

Revealing mistake: When Evil Superman blows out the acid from his hands, the tube used to throw the liquid can be seen for a brief second standing out from his finger (hard to notice but it is there).
25th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Lenny's car, with the cops in it, flies into the air you can see it's empty.
25th Oct 2006
Superman III (1983)

Revealing mistake: Evil Superman supposedly holds Clark by the back of his shirt, but what we really see is his hand behind the back and not holding anything, or at most a part of a dummy which was superimposed with Christopher Reeve.
16th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: After they fall off the balcony, Superman chases Nuclear Man, but the boats beneath don't move.
16th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Nuclear Man blows up the fire hydrant one can easily notice it's made of foam.
5th Oct 2006
Supergirl (1984)

Revealing mistake: When Supergirl flies through the window to fight the invisible monster, half of the screen shows her jumping in a school uniform and the other half exiting with the Supergirl outfit. Watch closely and you'll notice that her halves don't match, giving the sense that she is missing part of her body.
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