Revealing mistake: At the Fortress, when the villains and Superman play the appearing/disappearing trick, there's a shot with 4 Supermen onscreen, a special effect which was achieved with stand-ins. The one in front of Zod, and especially the one next to Lois look nothing like Christopher Reeve.
Sacha
7th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
7th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: At the Fortress, when the 3 villains extend their arms to send a laser beam to Superman, there's a very brief shot on Ursa and her hair style is completely different. Very short and with her forehead very clear.
4th Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Superman is putting the antenna back in place, watch the right of the platform with a bunch of metal parts and cables sparking. In the closeup they disappear.
3rd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: Inside the White House the cops fire 3 or 4 times at Zod but the wall and statue behind him have at least 15 bullet holes.
3rd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: The branch that Superman cuts to save Lois from drowning swaps from bright milky chocolate colour to pale dark brown depending on the shot.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: In the balloon, after Luthor says "Due North", Teschmaker's arm swaps from raised to lowered.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Luthor is about to climb up the balloon his bald cap wrinkles by his nape.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: In the prison laundry, Luthor's bald cap is very noticeable, especially by his sideburns.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Lois is cutting oranges the glass jumps from being on the right side of the table to being on the far left.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Superman is crossing the street and a taxi crashes against him, the passers-by are not continuous between shots. Check the African American girl in a pink dress who appears randomly on every single corner of the streets around.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When the phantom zone explodes it is a cheap pencil drawing animation.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Other mistake: When the elevator explodes there's a shot of the Phantom Zone and Ursa is a totally different actress. Different to the other unknown actress used on the first movie, which is also listed as a mistake.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: Under the elevator when Lois says "Nobel prize" her fingers are completely black, covered in grease. When she starts to say "lil' o" they're just slightly dirty. When Superman saves her they're spotless.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: After Lois asks the Paris spokesperson about the bomb he turns around and talks to her. Then it suddenly cuts to a closeup of his face and he's now talking to the journalists that were on the left, without having turned his head or body.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: At the Eiffel Tower Lois approaches the spokesperson, cut to a wide angle where he is facing left. Then as she arrives there's a close up of him turning around. Then back to the previous wide angle where he is facing left again.
13th Jul 2017
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: Perry White is telling Clark about the terrorists while composing the headlines. Note the cut-out of the word IN under Paris. It swaps from straight to slanted between angles.
11th Oct 2016
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Luthor and Teschmaker are in the balloon, in the wide angle they both become coloured green due to the blue screen effect.
11th Oct 2016
Superman II (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: There is a moving boom mic above Clark when he talks to Mr. White about the terrorists in Paris. (The Ultimate Collector´s Edition Box Set).
11th Oct 2016
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Superman launches the Eiffel elevator in space and he flies back to earth, a white rectangle surrounds him where his image was superimposed to achieve the flying effects. (The Ultimate Collector´s Edition Box Set).
11th Oct 2016
Superman II (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: Stage lights are reflected on the orange squeezer at the start of the movie.
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