Continuity mistake: Pilot: When the invisible Weston is cleaning his wounded arm, the gauze stays completely clean until after he tosses it on the table - then it's suddenly stained with blood. (00:47:15)
Jean G
22nd Nov 2006
The Invisible Man (1975)
22nd Nov 2006
The Invisible Man (1975)
Continuity mistake: Pilot: Weston restores his "visibility" with gloves, a mask and special contact lenses. But when he removes the mask in the back of the van, the eyes are visibly part of the mask itself (with no eye holes), and not separate lenses. (01:07:45)
21st Nov 2006
It Takes a Thief (1968)
A Thief is a Thief (a.k.a. Magnificent Thief) - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: When the airline pilot enters first class to announce the baggage search, we see only 7 seated passengers and many empty seats. When the angle reverses, there are instantly 15 people seated, and almost no empty places. (00:25:30)
17th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Continuity mistake: Kimble is wounded in the leg and is limping badly when he escapes at the end. Yet in the epilogue, supposedly occurring soon after, he's walking down a road with no sign of the limp, and has also acquired a cowboy hat that he didn't have before. (00:45:50)
17th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Continuity mistake: The captured Kimble lies face down on the ground and rests his head on his folded arms. When the shot cuts to a close-up, however, he's suddenly resting on his elbows and looking up instead. (00:13:00)
17th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Continuity mistake: The leaves sticking to the back of Kimble's coat change positions completely between takes. (00:40:00)
16th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Continuity mistake: The wine crates on Kimble's hand truck in the opening scenes shift positions by themselves between takes. (00:02:25)
16th Nov 2006
Star Trek (1966)
The Trouble With Tribbles - S2-E15
Continuity mistake: Kirk is holding three large tribbles while talking to Uhura on the bridge. After McCoy enters, the tribbles keep changing positions in Kirk's hands as the shots cut back and forth. (One on top and two underneath, then two on top, etc.). (00:31:45)
12th Nov 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Birds and the Bees Affair - S2-E18
Continuity mistake: Tavia writes a receipt and hands it to Mozart. She still has the red pen in her hand until the shot reverses angles. Then the pen instantly jumps from her hand to the counter several inches away. (00:12:00)
12th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Continuity mistake: Kimble and Chris are on a busy freeway with several other cars when a police car pulls them over. But when they stop, the other cars all vanish and the road is suddenly deserted. (00:36:50)
12th Nov 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Very Important Zombie Affair - S2-E15
Continuity mistake: At the end, Illya leans in close to look at the voodoo doll Waverly holds. But when the shot cuts to a wider angle, Illya's suddenly standing up straight and leans in to look at the doll all over again. (00:46:15)
11th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Rowland's wife unfolds Kimble's wanted poster, the center crease is peaked toward her. But when we see a close-up of it, the poster has been folded the opposite way, with the crease pointing away from her. (00:41:45)
11th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Continuity mistake: Dan tosses a silver dollar into the puddle of water and we see it sink. A few shots later, though, the coin is visible again, impossibly "floating" on the puddle's surface. (00:05:20)
8th Nov 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The King of Diamonds Affair - S2-E25
Continuity mistake: Illya removes his shoes, leaves them on the ground and climbs the guard tower barefooted. But in the following shots, his shoes have reappeared on his feet. (00:42:50)
8th Nov 2006
Robin of Sherwood (1984)
Continuity mistake: "The Greatest Enemy": It's full daylight when Robin sends Marion and Much away and stays atop the crag to hold off the sheriff's men. The sky behind him is blue. But in the next moment, as he starts firing arrows at them, there's a setting sun behind him and the sky is red. In the following scenes, we see full daylight and blue skies again. (00:35:20)
8th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Never Wave Goodbye (2) - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: In Part 1, Kimble worried about Gerard tracing him by a match he left behind. We got a close-up when he tore the match out of the book: it was the 3rd in a row of 5. But here, as he looks at the matchbook and worries again, the close-up shows the only match missing from the book is the 5th one. (00:02:00)
8th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Never Wave Goodbye (2) - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: Gerard is rowing the life raft with his back to the shoreline. But in the next shot, he's instantly facing in the other direction as the waves begin tossing the raft. (00:41:30)
5th Nov 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The King of Diamonds Affair - S2-E25
Continuity mistake: When Solo and Miss Pogue are trapped in the shipping crate together, his hair combs itself between takes - several times. It's all over his forehead, then is suddenly neatly combed to one side, then is messy again. When the crate is opened, he's well-groomed once more. (00:32:25)
5th Nov 2006
The Avengers (1961)
Too Many Christmas Trees - S4-E13
Continuity mistake: When Steed and Emma are driving to the estate, the car's windscreen keeps disappearing. It's there in full shots, gone in close-ups, and reappears again every time we cut back to a long shot. (00:10:30)
5th Nov 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Children's Day Affair - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: During the gun battle outside the lodge, the tray full of bread dropped on the lawn moves itself several feet to the right between takes. (00:41:40)
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