Revealing mistake: Whilst Sylvester is driving, there is a shot of Finch and Hawthorne driving past, followed by Sylvester shouting "Hey, Russell! Russell", then turning around to follow them. In the shot, we can see that a stuntman is shown driving the car and not the same actor. (01:50:35)
Casual Person
12th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
12th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Revealing mistake: When the fireworks explode in the basement, there is a shot of Melville running up to and jumping over a counter to take cover. In the shot, we can see that he has been replaced with a stunt double. (01:38:30)
12th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: When Meyer drives his car into the river, the shadow of the camera can be seen on the side of his car. (01:31:09)
12th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Revealing mistake: When Finch pokes Hawthorne in the eyes with his fingers during their fight, Finch's fingers miss Hawthorne's eyes and instead touch the corner of his face. (01:25:43)
12th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Revealing mistake: When Melville is shown driving the crane across the basement floor, actor Sid Caesar has been replaced with a very noticeable stunt double. (01:17:55)
12th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: Just after Ding and Benjy have taken off in the plane, a sheriff helicopter is shown following them. In the wide shot, the man sitting on the right has both hands on his lap, but in the next shot, his left hand is suddenly holding a radio that is raised to his mouth. (01:16:45)
9th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: After Culpeper bets they'll turn to the crossroads and turn south, the scene cuts to an overview shot of the four vehicles driving. In the shot, Ding's car is shown in the middle of the road and Finch's car is shown on the right hand side of the road. In the next shot, Ding's car is suddenly on the left hand side of the road and Finch's car is now towards the middle of the road. The shadows also change direction between shots. (00:32:55)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Revealing mistake: In the garage fight scene, the two mechanics are shown attempting to flee by rolling underneath the garage door and Pike following them the same way. The camera then holds on the garage door before the two mechanics are thrown through it. Just before the mechanics go through the door, there is a visible shift in the appearance of the door revealing that this supposed one single shot is actually two separate shots spliced together. (00:55:34)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: Just after Pike pushes the chain filled with various pieces of metal through the window of the garage, Pike is shown kneeling downwards when one of the mechanics pulls a shelf off the wall and it lands on him. It then cuts to a different angle of Pike throwing the shelf off him where he is now standing upright. (00:55:23)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: During Pike's fight with the two mechanics, one of the mechanics is shown clinging onto the ceiling whilst Pike is trying to pull him down, which then causes the ceiling to collapse. The crane used to hold the ceiling into place can be seen when the ceiling collapses. (00:54:29)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Pike is fighting the two mechanics, he charges at one of them, who is holding a mallet. The camera then cuts to a different angle, and the mallet has suddenly disappeared. (00:54:19)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Revealing mistake: The two mechanics hide in two toilet stalls to hide from Pike. When Pike punches through the door and the two stalls collapse, we can see that there is nothing inside, revealing that they are fake props and not real toilet stalls. (00:54:05)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Revealing mistake: At the garage, just after Pike breaks free from his restraints, he crashes through a wall. Right before the wall breaks, a faint line in the shape of a human body can be seen around the area Pike crashes through, revealing it was pre-cut before filming. (00:53:09)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Pike is trying to break free after being tied to the support column, in one shot we can see he is clenching his fists, and they are positioned upwards. But in the next shot, his fists are suddenly positioned downwards. (00:53:07)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Hawthorne is driving with Finch, Emeline and Mrs. Marcus in the car, just as Mrs. Marcus tells Hawthorne to keep driving after seeing Pike, Finch is shown sitting in the front, doing nothing aside from slightly readjusting his hat with his hand. The camera then cuts to outside, with the car driving past Pike, and we can see Finch is now leaning his head and arm out of the window. (00:40:25)
5th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
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)
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)
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