Continuity mistake: When Helen is inside the caravan the way she holds the glass changes between shots.
Sacha
13th Jan 2022
True Lies (1994)
13th Jan 2022
True Lies (1994)
Revealing mistake: When Arnold uses a hose as a flamethrower, the terrorist on the left has his head and face soaked in fire retardant gel. (01:44:47)
10th Jan 2022
True Lies (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: When Harry seats in the Harrier a pilot wearing sunglasses stares at him and stage lights are reflected on his lenses.
7th Jan 2022
True Lies (1994)
Revealing mistake: When Harry confesses to Helen that he's a spy she punches him and knocks him down. When he falls one can notice it's Arnie's stunt double.
3rd May 2017
True Lies (1994)
Revealing mistake: While the credits roll, Harry enters the Swiss mansion, the camera turns to a green-coloured night-vision filter and one can notice that the man entering the house is Harry's stunt double.
3rd May 2017
True Lies (1994)
Revealing mistake: When Arnold horseback rides towards the hotel, Tom Arnold's van skids and you can see that he is a stuntman with a very cheap latex mask to resemble Tom.
28th Apr 2013
True Lies (1994)
Continuity mistake: When the limo is on the bridge and it runs through a burning part, the pavement is filled with debris scattered all around. When Harry's chopper flies over the place, the pavement is clean.
28th Mar 2013
True Lies (1994)
Audio problem: When Helen drops the gun she moans something like "Ow! Ew!" but her mouth is closed.
25th Mar 2013
True Lies (1994)
Revealing mistake: When Helen drops the machine gun down the stairs and it starts shooting, watch the railing with the broken splinters and you'll notice that we are always seeing the very same shot repeated over and over again.
25th Mar 2013
True Lies (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: When Helen tells Harry she slept with the plumber and he kisses her goodbye, watch the reflection on her glasses: When Harry walks out to the right, a crew member standing in front is very noticeable.
25th Mar 2013
True Lies (1994)
Continuity mistake: When Harry, Helen and Juno are in the private jet, the amount of lipstick smear on his face changes between shots.
25th Mar 2013
True Lies (1994)
Continuity mistake: When Arnie leaves the snow hill and meets the van, snow suddenly appears on his right shoulder, between shots.
7th May 2010
True Lies (1994)
Revealing mistake: During the bathroom scene, all the backshots of Arnie taking a pee are of a very obvious stand-in, not the real actor. (00:30:05)
5th May 2010
True Lies (1994)
Continuity mistake: When Helen is about to enter the hotel room she tears her dress' right sleeve off. The strap of her bra is either fallen over her arm or correctly placed over her shoulder, depending on which angle focuses. (01:18:15)
5th May 2010
True Lies (1994)
Continuity mistake: When Simon pees himself, Albert's hat keeps changing the way it's tucked on his head in every single angle until he gets to the van. Watch for the right side of his temple and cheek. (01:14:25)
5th May 2010
True Lies (1994)
Continuity mistake: While being interrogated, Helen slams a chair against a glass. The damage done increases and decreases randomly all the time. (01:11:05)
5th May 2010
True Lies (1994)
Continuity mistake: At the hotel, when Helen is about to destroy her dress she places her gabardine on a bench, to the right of her bag. In the next 10 shots, the gabardine's position and the way it's folded keeps changing. (01:18:05)
5th May 2010
True Lies (1994)
Continuity mistake: During the bridge scene the limo driver is shot and blood splatters on the windshield. In the outside angle the blood is gone. (01:55:20)
3rd May 2010
True Lies (1994)
Continuity mistake: Arnold discovers about his wife's lover. He crosses the street dazed and passes by a bus. When the angle changes he is several meters behind and starting to walk towards the bus again. (00:43:55)
2nd May 2010
True Lies (1994)
Continuity mistake: After the Swiss scene, Harry, Albert and Faisil are in the office. Albert talks about the Chinese woman and the dozens screens behind are broadcasting news reports. When they walk away, a mere frame later, the images on the screens surrounding are completely different, now broadcasting satellite images and computer texts. (00:21:35)
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