Continuity mistake: The cheerleading equipment is knocked down from the bench, but magically appears up on the next shot.
Sacha
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: Liz places her kitty on her right shoulder and on the next shot the cat's gone.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Ms. Teschmaker is sunbathing, the trolley by her side is close to her thigh. In the wider angle is by her ankle.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Jimmy runs towards Hoover Dam his hair is long. A fraction of a second later it's very short.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Luthor switches the snow machine off, a wide angle shows the chamber totally covered in snow and ice, but the close-up of the vents and the walls surrounding are spotless.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Otis is reading the paper about the meteorite found in Addis Ababa, the amount of chocolate in the candy bar increases or decreases depending on the shot.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: The Hoover Dam breaks in many pieces with huge cracks everywhere. When Jimmy is hanging about to fall, from his POV there are just four tiny cracks.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Jimmy is rescued by Clark in the Hoover Dam, Jimmy's hair during the flight is way longer than when he was hanging.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: The telephone poles close to the gap on the railroad disappear in the wide angles.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: After Jor-el talks to Von-Dah he places his hands on a man's chest. In the following shot they're on his shoulders.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: Before the school bus crashes, a brown car is seen coming. When the angle changes we still see a brown car but it's a totally different model.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: In the gas station, the "closed" sign falls down but appears up in the next shot (you'll find it in the right side of the screen).
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: The first shot of Lois' red car shows it clean and shiny, a second later it's all dusty and dirty.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: Perry White shows newspapers with day shots of Superman, but he made his appearance at night.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When the gas station collapses, at first the roof falls down completely and covers the gas tanks, but in the next shot it's slightly laying sideways.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When the burglar falls from the building, his flashlight is sometimes swinging, but other times it's flat against his body revealing the camera was tilted.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Lois is hanging from the helicopter, she looks down and sees some cars on the pavement, by the entrance of the Daily Planet. From a ground view the cars are gone.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Lois dies, Superman's face is covered in dirt. When he takes off and flies, it's clean.
6th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: In the football field, all the player pass in front of Clark and leave him alone. In the next angle a player is passing by again.
6th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When the gas station falls down, watch the right side: A green car with an open hood suddenly gets replaced by a red car.
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