Revealing mistake: When the car is chased by a plane and enters a cave, check the rocks above the entrance and you'll notice that both the entrance and exit are the same location and the final shot has been flipped.
Sacha
30th May 2020
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
9th Jan 2019
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
Revealing mistake: The seagulls on the beach (when Dr. Jones scares them with his umbrella) are blatantly fake. They don't move an inch. This was also confirmed by producer Robert Watts in this making-of video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMFMKsrXuGY (minute 2'30").
15th Nov 2010
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
Revealing mistake: When the tank shoots-up the jeep the interior is revealed to be empty and such a prop.
31st Oct 2010
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
Revealing mistake: When Elsa falls through the crack in the hole, she is swallowed by a big cloud of smoke in the void. However, her silhouette is visible underneath the smoke, revealing she never falls any deeper, and thus giving away how shallow the hole was.
31st Oct 2010
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
Revealing mistake: Dr. Jones fires at the jeep from the tank, but the explosion doesn't come out the cannon, nor by the jeep's window next to it; instead the back of the jeep explodes.
31st Oct 2010
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
Revealing mistake: In the temple, when Indy walks on air, he briefly becomes semi-invisible due to the matte effect.
31st Oct 2010
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
Revealing mistake: A bomb falls in front of Indy's car, creating a crater where the car falls into. Dr. Jones Sr. doesn't move forward due to the momentum of the crash, revealing he's been replaced by a dummy.
11th Dec 2006
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
Revealing mistake: The stuntman who saves Indy's dad from the tank has a perfectly trimmed beard and a thinner face than Sallah's.
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