Factual error: When Bond enters the Sumo game, the writing above the door reads, "Beauty Parlour" in Japanese.
wizard_of_gore
24th Jan 2008
You Only Live Twice (1967)
22nd Jan 2008
Thunderball (1965)
Factual error: The Panamanian flag on the Disco Volante is upside down throughout the film. It flew in that configuration only in 1903.
4th Sep 2007
Transformers (2007)
Factual error: The Secretary of Defense states that the remains of the defeated Decepticons were dropped into the Laurentian Abyss, "the deepest point on Earth". The deepest point on Earth is actually Challenger Deep, in the Mariana Trench. Given the location was specifically chosen BECAUSE it's the deepest point on earth, it would have been properly researched by the characters, making this a movie mistake rather than a character mistake. (02:14:50)
4th Sep 2007
Transformers (2007)
Factual error: In the beginning scenes which take place in Qatar (not Bahrain), you can see tall mountains all around in the background. Qatar is surrounded by desert and a few hills such as Tuwayyir al Hamir that are up to about 325 ft in height, but it has NO tall mountains. All filming locations are in the US.
17th Aug 2007
Summer of Sam (1999)
Factual error: Near the beginning of the movie, which is set in 1977, the song "Grace of God" is playing in a club. "Grace of God" didn't come out until 1979.
1st Aug 2007
Crimson Tide (1995)
Factual error: After removing him from command, Ramsey reviews Hunter's record, which says that Hunter was last stationed on the USS Alaska, SSBN-723. The USS Alaska is actually SSBN-732.
1st Aug 2007
Spartacus (1960)
Factual error: Julius Caesar could not have commanded the Garrison of Rome, since it did not exist at the time the film is set.
31st Jul 2007
Waterworld (1995)
Factual error: The Mariner's gills that allow him to apparently breathe ocean water, are extremely unlikely. Even mammals that live underwater, like whales and dolphins, did not evolve gills. It is not possible for a warm-blooded creature to supply itself with enough oxygen using only small gills.
15th Jul 2007
Ben-Hur (1959)
Factual error: Before the chariot race, Sheik Ilderim pins a Star of David on Ben Hur's belt. The Star of David did not become a Jewish symbol until the Middle Ages.
13th Jul 2007
WarGames (1983)
Factual error: When Joshua is running through all of the possible nuclear war scenarios on the screen, several of them are labeled 'Palistinian'. The correct spelling is 'Palestinian'.
25th Jan 2007
Apollo 13 (1995)
Factual error: The NASA "worm" logo shown in the film was not created until 1975.
23rd Jan 2006
Young Guns (1988)
Factual error: The men in the bar are singing "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" -- which was not written until about 30 years after the events of the film. (00:55:50)
9th Nov 2005
From Hell (2001)
Factual error: In the gallery, Prince Albert's portrait has his title as "Duke of Clarence". The movie is set in 1888 and he did not receive this title until 1891.
16th Sep 2004
Orca (1977)
Factual error: Near the beginning, when the crew is chasing the great white shark and trying to avoid hitting the raft, Captain Nolan yells to the pilot "Hard to port." The pilot turns the wheel to the right, which is starboard.
8th Jul 2004
The Dead Zone (2002)
Factual error: When Johnny and Bruce are riding in the truck, listening to the 'shock jock', Bruce turns off the radio by turning the volume control on the left side of the radio. Johnny says he wants to hear it and turns the radio back on by turning the knob on the right, which is the tuning dial.
22nd Mar 2004
Snakehead Terror (2004)
Factual error: In the scene when the kids are on the boat hunting the snakeheads, Amber fires at least eight shots from a six shot, snub-nose revolver. Her friend then grabs the gun and fires two more shots from it.
8th Mar 2004
Mutant X (2001)
Factual error: Each time Adam Kane appears as a hologram, you can hear the sounds of his footsteps. A hologram would not make a sound other than the projected voice.
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