Continuity mistake: When Lo Pan stabs the needle, the way he grabs the arm and the position of the needle change between instant cuts.
Sacha
25th Sep 2024
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
24th Sep 2024
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Continuity mistake: When both gangs run towards each other, the gang on the left runs past a white board with a dead guy lying on the floor and a birdcage above. The shot changes to the opposite gang, then back to them, and they're running past the same spot again. Another shot of the other guys running, shot back to the first group, and they're running past the same place yet again. Also, the man on the far left differs between shots.
24th Sep 2024
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Revealing mistake: When Jack is launched backwards, a safety pad protrudes under his shirt. (00:32:12)
26th Sep 2020
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Continuity mistake: When the flying soldiers appear, there's a wide shot and Jack and Wang disappear from inside the truck.
26th Sep 2020
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Revealing mistake: After Lo Pan jumps over the truck, the dead soldier on the ground is replaced by a very obvious doll.
26th Sep 2020
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Jack runs Lo Pan over with the truck, he signals Jack to drive towards him. A shot later when the truck hits him, his hand is lowered.
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Suggested correction: Between the robe LoPan wears and angle of the camera, it can't be determined if his hand is lowered, or in the same position.
You can tell the hand is lowered because his hand should be visible as it was above his shoulder. And to point out the obvious, when it cuts to the front of the truck, it's a dummy in place, so we know his hand isn't up. We also see the dummy fall over as it's hit making it more obvious the hand isn't raised.
26th Sep 2020
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Continuity mistake: While driving, Jack holds Miao's picture. In the close-up his fingers disappear.
26th Sep 2020
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Continuity mistake: Jack asks "is this going to get ugly now?" and extends his arms. From the opposite angle they're lowered. (00:07:01)
26th Sep 2020
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Wang is playing cards, the position and movement of his hands is not continuous between shots. (00:05:44)
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