Continuity mistake: When the Crumps, Meyer, Ding and Benjy are in the taxicab just after leaving the park, Meyer looks out the back window to notice Culpeper driving in the opposite direction, so he yells "Hold it" to the driver. The driver then starts to turn towards the right so that he can park on the sidewalk. Whilst the driver is saying "Can you see him", the taxicab is in the middle of pulling over and is still driving. It then cuts to a shot of Culpeper driving, and towards the right hand side of shot, in the background we can see that the two taxicabs have fully stopped. (02:22:03)
Casual Person
30th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
30th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Ding and Benjy are in the taxicab on their way to the park, just after they see the Crumps in the taxicab in front, they tell the driver to pass the cab in front and that they want to get there in a hurry. At this moment, Ding is shown sitting inside the car. But in the next shot, when the two cabs are shown from outside, Ding's arm is suddenly hanging outside the window. (02:01:58)
27th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Other mistake: One of the cab drivers who fell off the ladder is shown landing on an Abraham Lincoln statue. After landing on the statue, he is shown using his arms to push his upper body upwards. However, in the following scene, when everyone is in the hospital, the same cab driver can be seen with casts around his arms indicating they have been broken from the impact. He would not have been able to push his body up after landing on the statue if his arms were broken. (02:36:38 - 02:39:44)
27th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: Whilst Culpeper is being chased by the two taxicabs, there is a shot from inside Culpeper's car looking out of the front windshield. In the shot, a "One Way" sign can be seen in the middle of the road whilst the car turns around the corner. It then cuts to a wide shot where the sign has suddenly disappeared. (02:28:13)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Revealing mistake: When Mrs. Marcus falls after slipping on the banana peel, two wires used to help pull her backwards can be seen. (02:40:12)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Revealing mistake: When Mrs. Marcus walks into the hospital room to shout at the men, she is shown slipping after stepping on a banana peel. A closer look will show that she reacts to slipping on the banana peel and begins to fall backwards a split-second before she actually steps on it. (02:40:12)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Revealing mistake: When the cab driver lands on the statue of Abraham Lincoln, the right hand of the statue can be seen wobbling, revealing that it is a rubber prop. (02:36:38)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Melville is launched from the ladder and down through the stairs in the apartment building, he is shown landing in a gap between the stairs. In the first shot, he is shown putting his hand on the bottom step of the stairs. A closer shot of Melville is then shown where his hand is now placed on the second step. (02:36:08)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Revealing mistake: During the chase scene where the two taxicabs are chasing after Culpeper, the chase is shown going into a street. There is a shot shown from behind the three vehicles where they drive around a broken down car parked in the middle of the street. A man can be seen climbing onto the back of the car and can then be seen momentarily looking at the camera, presumably to avoid coming into contact with the car that is filming the chase scene. (02:27:57)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: Just after Culpeper flees from the garage he attempted to hide his car in, the others get back into the two taxicabs. As they do this, Culpeper's accomplice Jimmy is shown putting his left on the taxicab in front and begins pulling his hand on the cab just as the shot ends. The camera then changes angles and his left hand is now shown pointing towards the right. Something he was not doing at the end of the previous shot. (02:24:34)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: When Culpeper attempts to hide his car in the garage, the two taxicabs catch up with him, prompting Culpeper to drive away. In the shot of Culpeper driving out of the garage and away from the others, the camera crew can be seen reflected on the side of his car. (02:24:20)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When everyone gets back into the taxicabs after discovering that Culpeper has driven off with the money, the area that the two cabs are positioned in is shadowed, but as the cabs begin to drive in the following shot, the same area is now covered in sunlight. (02:22:35)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Culpeper is shown driving down the road, and is about to turn back onto the main road after leaving the park, the two taxicabs filled with the other 13 people who went after the money can be seen to the far right of shot. A couple of people can be seen standing behind the taxicab in front. But a couple of shots later, when the people in the taxicabs get out, those people shown standing by it are nowhere in sight. (02:22:05)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Culpeper is giving everyone the opportunity to turn themselves into the police, just after he finishes saying "and, uh, just walk in", he is shown tilting it head backwards, but when the shot cuts, his head is suddenly leaning forwards. (02:20:23)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: Just after the briefcase with the money has been dug up, whilst Benjy is saying "Everybody's gonna get something, so no arguments cause we all get an equal share", Meyer is shown holding onto the briefcase with both hands on each side. It then cuts to a closer shot of Meyer, where his left hand is now shown touching the money. (02:16:10)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Culpeper and Emmeline approach the others whilst they are digging up the money, Finch is shown saying "Faster, faster, dig, dig" whilst holding onto a shovel. His left hand is shown holding onto the socket section of the shovel at first, but when the camera cuts to a closer angle of him, his left hand is now shown holding the blade of the shovel. (02:13:32)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: Whilst Culpeper is walking across the park, a couple of seconds before Meyer is shown hiding behind the bushes, the camera passes in front of a tree and the shadow of the cameraman can be seen cast on the tree trunk when it passes. (02:07:50)
23rd Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: Just as Culpeper is about to turn around the road leading up to the park, Meyer appears and drives up the same road. When Meyer begins driving up the road, Culpeper's black car can be seen at the bottom of the road. A shot focusing on Meyer driving up the road is then shown, but Culpeper's car cannot be seen in the background shown outside the back window. (02:04:00)
20th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Culpeper is about to get into his car before leaving the station, he looks back at the police station for a brief moment. In the first shot, his left hand is shown touching the right hand side of the window frame. But in the next shot, where the cop says "What's the matter, Chief", his left hand is now shown the bottom of the window frame. Then it is back to being alongside the window frame in the next shot. (01:55:52)
20th Nov 2020
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Revealing mistake: Sylvester is shown in his car chasing after Finch and Hawthorne in their rental car to try to get them to stop. There are about five shots during this sequence that show the two cars side-by-side in the foreground of shot. In these shots, it is apparent that the cars are positioned on a fake background and not actually driving. This is especially noticeable as they are shown driving on a bumpy road, but during these specific shots, the cars appear completely still, with no signs of vibrating or bumping up and down. (01:51:53)
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