Continuity mistake: When Superman saves Lois from the car crash, the bumper's damage changes between shots: sometimes it's dangling on the edge, others it's attached to the car.
Sacha
20th Nov 2024
Superman (1978)
11th Sep 2024
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Superman flies towards Lex's lair, he flies next to a window where women gather hurriedly to watch him. A woman in blue runs towards the window while a brunette stands next to her. The shot changes and the brunette is two meters behind, running towards the window again.
9th Dec 2021
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When young Clark is left cleaning the football equipment, the students' car drives away, passing by a blue pick-up. The engine noise fades away and silence falls. When the shot changes, the car is suddenly meters behind, next to the blue pick-up, engine roaring again, and leaving the place again.
2nd Nov 2020
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: Mr. White dismisses the surrounding people while holding a cigar in his hand. From the opposite angle it's in his mouth. (01:20:26)
31st Oct 2020
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: Superman arrives at Lois' place, arms crossed. Then uncrosses them and lowers his left arm. From the opposite angle it's bent.
24th Jun 2020
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Teschmacher climbs the bridge she is barefoot, but when she arrives to the truck she is wearing high heels which were nowhere to be seen in her utility belt.
24th Jun 2020
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Superman arrives at Lois' place she says "Don't fly away" and her hands are against her chest. A shot later her arms are extended.
24th Jun 2020
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Johnathan Kent has a heart attack he passes by a harvest machine, walks several meters and collapses next to the house. In the close-up where he grabs his arm he's moved several meters behind and is next to the machine.
24th Jun 2020
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Ms. Teschmacher saves Superman from drowning he is face up, but a shot later he is face down and swimming.
24th Jun 2020
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: After Clark jumps over the railroad track there's a close-up of the train speeding by and it's obviously empty, no sign of the people that were previously seating inside.
24th Jun 2020
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: In prison while Otis repeats what Luthor says he has a cop's hand on his shoulder or not, depending on the shot.
24th Jun 2020
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Superman arrives at the broken railroad track the gap is huge, but when he places his body in between the tracks it is exactly Superman's height.
24th Jun 2020
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When baby Clark lifts up the truck, Martha's grip on his husband changes: In the close-up she grabs his chest, but in the wide angle she grabs his ribcage. This changes back and forth several times.
16th Jun 2017
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: While Lois and Superman are being mugged in the alley, Lois kicks the thief and protects herself leaning with her face against the wall and her arms widely spread. A frame later, when Clark grabs the bullet, her arms are close to her head.
23rd Jun 2013
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Superman lifts the plane during the storm, after the pilot asks what's going on, the copilot glances at the window grabbing its side. From the opposite angle he is away, repeating all movements.
20th Oct 2012
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: After Superman saves the train from derailing, there's a wide shot of the lead locomotive and it has just one small window on the side. In the immediate close-up there's a big window where the conductor peeps, and a sudden second window with a handle bar where another engineer shows up.
28th Jan 2010
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: In the extended edition, before Superman enters Lex's lair his hair is short, then when he's being shot at, his hair is much longer and bulkier. When he finally enters the place, it's back to short.
9th Oct 2009
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: The two cops are following Otis at Grand Central Station and two girls, one in yellow, pass by their left side. When the angle changes to a closer one, the girls are in the back and pass by again.
11th Jul 2007
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When the young soldier is about to reanimate Ms. Teschmaker his helmet is behind her arm. When the Captain lifts him up the helmet appears one meter away from the arm.
11th Jul 2007
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: At the police station, behind the fat cop there's a young cop picking up papers who walks to the left and stays there for a while. When the angle changes he reappears in the previous spot, repeating all the movements.
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