Continuity mistake: When Nuclear Man lets go the the Statue of Liberty, he disappears in the immediate wide angle shot.
Sacha
5th Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
5th Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: The shape and size of the volcano is totally different between the moment when Nuclear Man enters it, to when it erupts.
5th Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Lois and Superman are flying together, they turn green, specially Lois's arms and hands.
5th Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: The smoke coming out of the volcano changes direction in a split second after nuclear Man enters the crater.
5th Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Audio problem: When Superman is wounded on the neck, and when the italian villagers are saved, the same male falsetto voice is used to add a (crappy and out-of-sync) "Oooh!" and "Aaaah!".
5th Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: The debris on the bottom of the Statue of Liberty's base appears and disappears between shots.
5th Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: During the Great Wall of China scene, a tree suddenly appears by the wall just when Superman is leaving.
2nd Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman falls straight and unconscious off the Statue of Liberty he's facing a 9 o'clock direction. In the next angle he is facing 5, then lands facing 7.
2nd Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Other mistake: The same front shot of Superman flying is used over and over and over again.
1st Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: While the subway is running loose, Lois stares at something, an immediate POV reveals it's the bystanders on the platform. But this is all wrong, the train is inside a pitch black tunnel all the time.
1st Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: During the subway sequence, the carriage in front of Lois's is empty, but when the train comes to a stop it's packed with people.
1st Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: While the subway train is gone wild, there's a brief shot of bystanders on the platform. Then the train keeps going on for several seconds, and when it finally comes to a stop the actors are the same ones used previously.
1st Feb 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman stops the subway train, there's a black man with a moustache, red shirt and a gabardine suit in the first line. Then he manages to appear meters behind, despite the jam on the platform. Then Lois appears behind him. Then she magically disappears and he appears back on the front.
31st Jan 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Clark is about to leave the hotel, a man appears by the dark car on the right in less than half a second.
31st Jan 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Before Clark steps down off the trolley, a group of people surrounded by suitcases are seen on the back, but disappear when the angle changes.
31st Jan 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: After nuclear Man crumples the cab's hood, there's another taxi behind starting to drive slowly towards the damaged cab. A frame later, a new angle shows that taxi repeating the previous movements but really fast.
31st Jan 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Lacy is about to enter the elevator, a light brown rug has appeared on the floor behind, which disappears in the next wide shots.
31st Jan 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: In the hotel, right before Lacy enters the elevator, the hall of the hotel is filled with plants, couches and people. A second later, while Clark is on the trolley, the hall is a vast, empty place for the trolley to wander around.
30th Jan 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman is out on the balcony with Lois, a tall, wide building is reflected on the glass behind, but when the angle changes to Superman's POV the building is gone, and now there's just a vast open space and a thin skyscraper.
30th Jan 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Luthor introduces Nuclear Man to Superman, a towel on a chair changes from ironed and flat to a big bundle in less than a second.
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