Continuity mistake: When Elliot burps, the pencil on his desk disappears between shots. Also, the paper swaps from laying on the edge to several centimeters away.
Sacha
15th Jun 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
15th Jun 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: When ET is about to drink beer, the kitchen towel next to the fridge changes positions between shots, notice the folding of the pattern.
15th Jun 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: When ET grabs the potato salad the position of his fingers differs between the first and second shot.
15th Jun 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Other mistake: When ET walks to the fridge, there's a shot of Elliott's classroom with the camera moving towards him. Watch the chubby kid on the right, who can't help staring at the camera for a brief second. (00:44:15)
15th Jun 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: When ET meets Yoda, a group a kids crossing the street from left to right followed by a nurse suddenly appear out of nowhere.
15th Jun 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: When Gertie tells her mom "Mommy he can talk!" the remote control she was holding a second ago disappears.
15th Jun 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: When drunken ET drags a blanket filled with stuff behind the TV, the type of stuff changes when the mother arrives home.
21st May 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: When Elliot and ET are in the bathroom and the phone rings, the chord changes positions between the wide and close-up angles.
21st May 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: When Gertie replies she's going to Elliot's room, she swaps from holding her trolley with one hand to two.
16th May 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: While ET takes a bath, Elliot - face and hair covered in Coca-Cola - hangs up on his mom and goes back to the tub. When the angle changes his face and hair are dry.
16th May 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: Elliot brings food to ET and the toys fall on top of the food. Elliot stretches his fingers to grab the edge of the plate. A frame later, they are away from the edge.
16th May 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: Home alone, Elliot leaves for the kitchen and the dog enters the room, scaring ET, who bounces backwards and crashes against a table. When the angle changes, he is repeating all previous movements.
16th May 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: Home alone, Elliot talks to ET and says "Human. Boy. Elliot" and right then he swaps from standing one meter away from the bed to leaning against it.
28th Apr 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: When Elliot is in the cornfield and sees ET for the first time, there are several shots of him shouting, crawling backwards really nervously. However, there's suddenly a brusque cut to an angle from behind where Elliot stands still totally calm. This shot is senseless.
28th Apr 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: When Elliot falls asleep in the garden and sees ET, from the side angle his hair is messy and sticking up, but brushed in the front angle.
28th Apr 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: When the family is having dinner, Gertie's head position and her hands on the fork are inconsistent between shots.
25th Apr 2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Continuity mistake: When Elliot carries the pizza and walks towards the shed, a baseball bat laying on the grass changes positions between shots, and also a big white ball moves closer to him.
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