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26th May 2022

Nine to Five (1980)

Continuity mistake: After being stopped by the policeman for defective tail-lights (one burned out and the other flashing) the 3 women take off for the hospital and both tail-lights are working correctly. (01:05:25 - 01:07:20)

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Continuity mistake: Interior shots of Ivy's cafe show a window in the back wall of the kitchen, visible through the door to the dining area. Exterior shots of the building show only a plain stone wall where the window should be.

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12th Dec 2013

The General (1926)

Continuity mistake: When Annabelle is helping Johnny fill the locomotive water tank, the water spout comes loose and Annabelle gets soaked. A few seconds later, her hair and clothes are completely dry again. (Later, in her memoirs, Marion Mack said she was not told this would happen and it was a complete surprise to her!). (00:51:00)

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Continuity mistake: After Signor Martini tries to find the snake in Frances' house he lights the stove with a match. He then places the match box on top of the stove with the long side of the box facing the camera. In the next several shots the box turns to the narrow side facing front and then back again. (00:45:20 - 00:47:00)

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where the family is discussing the wedding invitations, Ian and Nick are seated and there is a lemon on the table between them. When Toula says, "Ma, I never saw a wedding invitation," the lemon jumps onto the plate in front of Ian. In the next shot the lemon is back on the table again.

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Continuity mistake: Livy is planting a garden when snow starts falling. As she runs into the house, notice the chimney aligned with the left edge of the roof. Ten seconds later the roof is covered with snow and the chimney has moved about 1 meter to the right. (01:11:30)

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Continuity mistake: When Erika and Julian are talking in the kitchen "How are you holding up? - Me? - You." she makes a cup of tea and places the tea kettle on the stove. In the next couple of shots, the kettle moves from the right side to the left side of the burner. (00:35:55)

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Continuity mistake: When Tanya walks out of the kitchen with the Tylenol, there is a paper bag on the counter with the top folded in and the handles are not visible. When Amanda walks in 15 seconds later, the bag is now straight and the handles are visible. (00:27:30)

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Continuity mistake: When Harry walks into the room carrying a photo album, there is a book with a photograph lying on it next to the dish of colored rocks. In the next shot, the photo has moved from the center of the book over to the edge next to the rocks. (00:44:00)

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Continuity mistake: When Harry gets into the bed there are no eye glasses on the table on the left side of the bed. After they have slept for 8 hours and Harry and Erika have changed places the eyeglasses magically appear on the table. (01:09:35 - 01:10:15)

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19th Jun 2010

Dear John (2010)

Continuity mistake: The first time we see John helping Savannah build the new house, he is on the roof and there are 6 rafter trusses installed. About one minute later he is helping put plywood on the wall, and now there are only 3 roof trusses installed. (00:22:30 - 00:23:20)

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Continuity mistake: In the opening scene the grandson writes Hachiko's name on the blackboard. After a shot of the classroom, we return to the blackboard ("Everyone calls Hachi a mystery dog.") and Hachiko's name has moved on the blackboard. Notice the position of the letter "C" and the bottom of the letter "I". In the final classroom scene Hachiko's name has moved again. (00:00:55 - 01:27:35)

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