Revealing mistake: When Bond throws the baddie on the bed of steel spikes, the spikes bend revealing they're made of rubber (despite a crunch and a yell of pain being heard).
Sacha
14th Oct 2020
Octopussy (1983)
8th Oct 2020
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond escapes from the train and drives away the number and position of the bullet holes changes between shots.
8th Oct 2020
Octopussy (1983)
Revealing mistake: When Bond is driving on two wheels, the stuntman behind the wheel is very noticeable, mainly because of his toupee.
8th Oct 2020
Octopussy (1983)
Revealing mistake: When Bond horseback rides towards the plane, Roger Moore is replaced by an obvious stunt man wearing red goggles. (02:02:50)
8th Oct 2020
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: Grishcka holds the lower tip of the diamond but a shot later the diamond is tucked inside his hand. (01:31:00)
8th Oct 2020
Octopussy (1983)
Revealing mistake: On top of the plane, Gobinda's stunt is noticeable because he has less of a beard.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: While with Q, Bond rolls-up his sleeve to show his watch. In the close-up the shirt is further down.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond approaches a gas station with the jet, in the close-up of Bond's face the background changes (cars and buildings disappear).
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond is about to fly through the second door of the hangar there are no soldiers holding it. A shot later a bunch of them have suddenly appeared.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond is about to fly through the hangar, the soldiers are running away. In the immediate next angle they're standing still and the colonel is commanding them to run.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond is about to take-off, there's a brief shot of the plane speeding up. It is obviously a different runway because a) the trees on the side have disappeared, and b) the road swaps from clean to filled with skid marks.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond places the bomb inside the radar he is slightly facing backwards and twisting his arm, but a shot later he is perfectly positioned in a much more comfortable position.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: During the pre-credits Bond enters a military base, knocks down a soldier and places his suitcase on a table. The position of the suitcase changes between shots.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Factual error: Bond is given a tag in Spanish, but it shows the word Col., short for Colonel. It should read Coronel.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: When the movie starts, Bond arrives at the horse show and steps down from the car. A set of 10 stage lights are reflected on it.
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