Revealing mistake: As Pod 5 goes over the Enterprise in the Inspection cruise so Kirk can see the refit results, as the camera looks toward the Earth and the nacelles, you can see the blue of Earth through the inside of the nacelle.
Movie Nut
19th May 2015
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
12th Jul 2014
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Revealing mistake: As they prepare for Warp speed the man is touching control buttons on the console in Engineering. If you look closely, as he touches them, the entire panel reacts to his touches, suggesting that all the lighted buttons and the surface are all one piece.
12th Jul 2014
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Revealing mistake: As the ship gets close to the camera leaving space dock, you can see the interior lights of the model through the torpedo launcher opening.
24th Jun 2014
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Revealing mistake: After leaving space dock, the Enterprise is shown flying by the camera. As it does, there is a shaft of blue light directly underneath the ship. This can only be a poorly disguised pole under the model. (Corrected in the Director's Edition.)
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