Continuity mistake: Before Clark's spaceship crashes, Ma Kent washes a mug and places it upside down. On the next shot the mug is the other way up.
Sacha
11th Dec 2010
Superman Returns (2006)
9th Dec 2010
Superman Returns (2006)
Other mistake: After Superman lands the plane he flies towards the door but casts no shadow, either on the ground or on the plane.
9th Dec 2010
Superman Returns (2006)
Continuity mistake: In the plane, after Superman says that planes are safe, the man next to Lois raises his arm way up high, but a frame later, from an angle behind, he is barely raising the tip of his hand.
9th Dec 2010
Superman Returns (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Lois and Clark exit the building and she scolds him for leaving, the passers by don't match between one shot and the other.
8th Dec 2010
Superman Returns (2006)
Continuity mistake: After Superman enters the plane, Lois' badge keeps turning around between shots.
8th Dec 2010
Superman Returns (2006)
Continuity mistake: A tube and oxygen mask suddenly appear over the seat in front of Lois after Superman enters the plane.
8th Dec 2010
Superman Returns (2006)
Revealing mistake: At the baseball field, when Clark is holding the plane's nose he is replaced by an obvious CGI figure with zero facial expression.
8th Dec 2010
Superman Returns (2006)
Continuity mistake: Clark's dog leaves a baseball on the ground and walks until being parallel to Clark's both legs. A frame later the dog is two meters behind, next to Clark's left knee.
8th Dec 2010
Superman Returns (2006)
Continuity mistake: Before the earthquake, the radio in Ma Kent's changes positions between shots, and a table cloth appears under Ma Kent's reading glasses.
17th Nov 2006
Superman Returns (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Superman grabs the falling sculpture-globe the aerial view shows the hood of the cab on the left is undamaged. From a ground level view, the hood is severely damaged. (01:44:35)
17th Nov 2006
Superman Returns (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Superman is flying over the sea trying to locate Lois, his hair is fluffy. He suddenly stops and there's a brusque cut where a close-up of him shows his hair brushed and perfect.
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