Continuity mistake: When the four cars are racing to stay ahead of each other, just as Benjy says "You're gonna lose your licence, Ding", the car they are in is ahead of Pike's truck. The camera changes angles and Ding's car and Pike's truck are suddenly side by side, only for Ding to overtake Pike a second time. (00:33:37)
Casual Person
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When everyone rushes back to their vehicles after failing to talk about how to split the money, Pike's truck and Finch's car are shown to have shadows positioned to the left of their vehicles. The camera then changes angles and the shadows are suddenly positioned to the right of their vehicles. (00:31:12)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: Whilst discussing how to split the money, after Finch says "Please don't argue anymore, you're hurting everybody's feelings", Benjy says "Look" and raises his hands upwards. In the next shot, he is suddenly pointing with a finger on his right hand, something he was not doing in the previous shot. (00:30:23)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Culpeper's hat gets run over, the hat is shown landing upside down, but in the next shot, when the man in the car is shown driving away, in the background we can see that the hat is now right side up. The hat is also positioned to the right of the road markings when it lands, but when the shots cut, it is now left of the road markings. (00:24:30)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: Just after Pike gets out of his truck, he begins to walk along the small path to the side of the road. In the first shot, he is standing directly in the sunlight, but in the next shot, he is suddenly standing in the shadows. (00:21:27)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When the police officer approaches the dead body, just after Melville asks "Are you a police officer" and the officer crouches down, the positions of Melville, Ding and Benjy change when the shot cuts to a closer shot of the officer and the body. (00:12:55)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Smiler succumbs to his injuries and dies, he kicks a bucket down the hill with his left foot. In the close-up shot, his foot is shifted to the left, but in the next shot, his foot is suddenly pointing straight forwards. (00:11:47)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When the men are looking over Smiler, just as Smiler asks "Is he kidding", he is shown looking towards the left. When the shot cuts, he is suddenly looking to the right. Pike's hand also moves further away from him in between shots. (00:09:17)
2nd Nov 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: Whilst Mima is shopping after cutting herself on a broken cup, the logo on the bag she is holding has a full stop in between each letter, spelling the logo as "F.G.G", but when she finds the bag in her wardrobe later on, the logo now has no full stops in between the letters, with the logo now being spelled as "FGG." (00:55:13 - 00:58:25)
2nd Nov 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: When the other two CHAM members, Rei and Yukiko, are talking about Mima's photoshoot, whilst Rei says the photographer is known for getting people to strip, there is a dark purple box shown on the counter beside them. It then cuts to a closer shot of Yukiko and the box is now pink. (00:44:27)
2nd Nov 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Mima returns home after filming the rape scene, there is a small table shown in the room. On top of the table is a plant pot and nothing else. When the shot cuts, a mug has suddenly appeared on the table. (00:36:05)
2nd Nov 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: When the three men are taking about psycho-thrillers in the video store, one of them pulls out a VHS on the shelf. In the first shot, his hand is shown near towards the top of the spine, but in the next shot, his hand is suddenly nearer to the middle of it. (00:24:55)
28th Oct 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: In the shot just before Mima peeks behind the curtain to see the train tracks right beside her apartment, on her bed there is a pink heart-shaped pillow and a purple heart-shaped pillow placed on top of it. Later in the scene, when Rumi (or the other Mima) starts attacking her just before she falls onto the bed, the two pillows are now in two separate positions. (01:09:35 - 01:11:13)
28th Oct 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: When the stalker has Mima pinned against the floor of the set, in a wide shot, his right hand can be seen holding onto her lower arm. It then cuts to a shot much closer to them where his right hand is now holding onto her hand. (01:04:14)
28th Oct 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Mima is having tea with Rumi in her apartment, in the shot Rumi tells Mima she was at the apartment yesterday, Mima is shown holding her cup with all of her fingers, but in the next shot, she is only holding the cup with two fingers. (00:54:40)
28th Oct 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: Whilst Mima is filming a scene at the harbour with another actress, in the first shot, Mima and the other actress are standing back-to-back. But in the next shot, the two are suddenly standing side by side. (00:49:29)
28th Oct 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: When the elevator door opens on the fifth floor after the screenwriter gets his eyes gouged out, we can see that the light for the number 5 on the control panel beside the elevator is no longer lit when the door opens. But in the next shot, the number 5 is suddenly lit again. (00:42:15)
28th Oct 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: When the screenwriter is in the parking lot waiting for the elevator to arrive, he presses a button and a number on the control panel lights up depending on which floor the elevator is currently on. It then cuts to a wide shot of the parking lot, where none of the numbers on the control panel are lit up. (00:41:45)
28th Oct 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Mima jumps and lands face down on her bed when she starts crying, her right elbow is right up against the wall in the overview shot, but in the next shot, her arm is suddenly much further away from it. (00:37:00)
28th Oct 2020
Perfect Blue (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Mima is in her apartment, in the shot where she says "I'm home, fishies", there is a game console shown on one of the shelves. There are two wires coming out of the back, connecting to the controllers. Their positioning and direction changes between shots. (00:36:09)
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