Continuity mistake: When Superman cools the huge river of lava, a bunch of fresh white and red carnations can be seen inches away. Perhaps they are an ultra-heat-proof breed?
Sacha
30th Jan 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
30th Jan 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the bellboy picks up Clark with the baggage trolley, he makes a close turn to the right and drives parallel to the elevator. When the angle changes he is in a totally different position.
24th Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman enters the UN hall, a back shot shows the people in the upper bleacher clapping, but a frame later, the front shot shows them sitting still.
24th Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman is entering the UN, an Arab man greets him and turns his head around from right to left. In the following closer angle he repeats the movement.
23rd Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the volcano erupts, a wide shot shows a group of people behind the cop and the priest. In the following shot a woman appears in front of the cop.
23rd Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: While the people in the village are watching the lava flow down the streets, the first shot shows them to the right of a wooden door. A frame later they are positioned several feet further, close to a big green plant.
23rd Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: During the volcano eruption the animal on the right (goat or sheep, I don't know) keeps changing from brown colour to white.
23rd Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the lava is flooding the village, a big green plant appears close to a priest. When Superman cools the lava and the smoke goes away, we see that the plant is much smaller and less leafy.
23rd Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: During the volcano eruption scene, an old man with a black hat on the right appears and disappears depending if the shot is a close-up or a wide shot. This even happens when the shot changes follow one another immediately.
22nd Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: One of the general shots in the subway shows Superman flying slower than usual and inches away from the bystanders. The problem is that their coats and hair don't flutter nor do they notice him passing by or seem nervous in any way. However, the next close shot of their faces show them nervous and in awe at the action.
8th Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: In this scene, all the SWAT cops have the same type of rifle, except for the guy that gets his melted by Nuclear Man, which is a thick rubbery prop.
4th Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Plot hole: Nuclear Man flies through the floor and ceilings of the Metropolis tower without touching anything or anyone; but an outside shot shows the facade exploding for some reason.
3rd Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: After smashing his head, Superman sends Nuclear Man flying away. At first, Nuclear Man is conscious and with his head pointing upwards. A frame later he is unconscious and the head is laying down.
3rd Nov 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Audio problem: On the moon, Superman smashes Nuclear Man's head against his knee. The clonk is heard before the hit (even forgetting that sound can't be heard on the moon).
25th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Lenny's car, with the cops in it, flies into the air you can see it's empty.
24th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman leaves Luthor in the quarry, he lands several feet to the right of the cop. In the close-up they are almost close to each other.
24th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Superman is on the moon, about to cause the sun eclipse, and flies to the left, as if he were to exit the moon. In the next shot Superman is seen coming from the void towards the moon again.
24th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: In the museum, while the guide is walking towards Superman's hair, people suddenly appear on the left taking pictures.
21st Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Lenny leads his car with the cops in, the car is facing a very short road ending in a small mount of rocks. The following wider angle shows a very wide open space with grass and a huge cliff.
19th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Behind where Nuclear Man lands there's no school bus on the wide shot, which is a matte painting, but a frame later one appears and stays there for the rest of the scene.
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