Continuity mistake: Nuclear Man breaks through the Daily Planet ceilings but his hair doesn't ruffle, instead it looks much better than when he entered the building. Superman's hair does ruffle and get messy and dirty.
Sacha
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: The Russian cosmonaut who says, "Sing at home, Sinatra.", is floating relaxed inside the spaceship, a frame later he is crouched fixing some bolts.
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Lenny and Lex do the genetic experiment, the stuff on the table comes much closer together between the first and second shot.
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: In the barn Carl looks ahead to see through the walls to check who's coming. His POV shows a cart wheel, but when the angle changes it's been replaced by 4 stables. The wheel is on the far right hand side.
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the volcano erupts, the village's main tower keeps swapping form lit to unlit between shots.
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman is being buried in the moon, the flag pole behind disappears between shots.
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: At the hotel room, Clark and Lois are watching the city skyline. From their POV the city is New York/Metropolis, but behind them is a glass door which reflects the real city, which is completely different.
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman flies to save the cosmonaut, the spaceship behind turns pink.
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Before rampaging Metropolis, Nuclear Man elevates himself in Luthor's apartment and smoke comes out of his arms. For the rest of the movie this feature doesn't happen.
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: In the barn, the vest is folded in such a way that the sleeve-hole is hidden. However, in the close-up of Carl hiding the glass the hole is perfectly visible. Then it swaps to the previous angle.
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Before Lacy enters the elevator at the hotel lobby an old man walks behind Clark, but suddenly disappears when the angle changes.
8th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: In the hotel room, the swimming pool's waters are flat, then when Superman arrives at the terrace behind they are very rippled, then a frame later it cuts to Lois greeting Super and they are totally flat again.
4th Nov 2010
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the movie starts, the cosmonaut is standing up straight on the spaceship. A frame later he is laying horizontally plus he is suddenly attached to some sort of tube.
22nd Sep 2008
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman flies towards a mountain, the lava on the volcano behind him disappears.
12th Sep 2008
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Seen from inside the train-driver's seat, the tunnel is darker and with lights on both sides, but a shot of the tunnel alone shows it brighter and with no lights on the left side. Then it cuts back to the previous angle and everything changes back.
11th Sep 2008
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Superman walks to a building in front surrounded by grass and with no people or traffic nearby. However, immediately after, a close-up shows him approaching a totally different place, crowded with people and a traffic jammed street.
11th Sep 2008
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman flies together with Lois his hair moves a lot because of the wind; but when he flies alone it stays perfect.
11th Sep 2008
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Superman walks towards the UN and there are benches in front of him. In the next wide angle they've disappeared.
11th Sep 2008
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the train driver passes out, several (speeded-up) shots of the tunnel and the shots of the bystanders on the platform show that the train is moving really fast, but in between there's a shot of Lois at normal speed, and the lights of the tunnel seen through the windows show that the train speed is quite low.
10th Sep 2008
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Nuclear Man destroys Metropolis, he stands by the Metropolis Tower entrance, but disappears and reappears randomly depending on the angle.
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