Revealing mistake: After Superman leaves the Statue of Liberty, a thick string is noticeable under his cape to keep it up and fluttering.
Sacha
5th Jun 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
3rd Jun 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Luthor is about to enter the military bunker, there's a truck right next to the entrance with a young soldier standing next to it. When the angle changes, the truck is far away and the soldier is a different guy.
3rd Jun 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Lex walks by the military bunker the blinds are opened. When he is inside, they're closed.
3rd Jun 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When the missile is launched, Superman flies to catch it. However, his face has some sort of stocking over the upper part and the man looks nothing like Christopher Reeve. It was either a stunt double, a bad special effect, or a cheap mannequin.
28th May 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: After Superman prevents the Statue of Liberty from crashing against the street, when he passes Central Park, there's a wide angle of the Statue flying and Superman is nowhere to be seen.
28th May 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman starts his speech at the UN, in the wide angle his arms are extended, but a frame later they're next to his body.
28th May 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman walks to the UN light casts a 1 o'clock shadow on the pavement, yet it disappears a frame later from a different shot.
25th May 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: The driver of the SWAT van disappears when the van is standing upright. (01:14:00)
25th May 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Nuclear Man lands in Metropolis before destroying everything, watch the truck and cab on the left and you'll realise that they are a painting. Not a realistic painting, but a cheap, unfinished one.
25th May 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: When the cosmonaut is fixing some cables, a crew member's hands holding the camera are reflected on his visor.
21st May 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: After Nuclear Man bursts the cab's hood, watch behind and you'll see the wiggling cable that pulls the prop car.
21st May 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: The first time we see Clark, he is crossing the crowded street towards the subway entrance. Note that none of the cars are moving except for a cab in the front. If you watch behind Clark you'll see that the street ends in a flat wall, revealing it's a backlot set.
21st May 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When the movie ends and Superman grabs Lenny and Lex's car, they both become black and white coloured and semi transparent.
21st May 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: Underneath Lenny's car when it flies away in the quarry there's no pipes, no nothing, just a black plank, revealing the car's a cheap prop.
19th Jul 2012
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Plot hole: For some strange reason, when Nuclear Man passes away in space, he remains floating, however Lacy, who is grabbing his hand, falls downwards.
17th Feb 2012
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the firemen are grabbing the hose, the black car on the left turns around 180ยบ and changes model between shots. Also, the yellow cab on the right changes positions and model, notice its headlights changing styles between shots.
12th Feb 2012
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: When Superman saves the cosmonaut, stage lights are reflected on his visor.
12th Feb 2012
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the satellite hits the spaceship, the shots from inside show the spaceship turning around clockwise, yet in the outside shots it is moving randomly: up and down, clockwise and anti clockwise.
12th Feb 2012
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Nuclear Man flies through the ceiling for the first time, the first glass he crashes into is noticeably different than the others surrounding it, revealing it's a prop.
11th Sep 2011
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Nuclear Man sees the newspaper, it smooths itself between shots.
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