Factual error: While in space, Superman and Nuclear Man's capes are flapping. Since it is a vacuum, there is no air, therefore the capes shouldn't flap. Likewise, on the moon, the dust and dirt are moving too quickly to be in a micro gravity situation.
Movie Nut
21st Apr 2022
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
21st Apr 2022
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Nuclear Man blows the first manhole cover up, you can see the small plug-like device that was in the barrel of the ejector device as it flips over.
21st Apr 2022
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Other mistake: As Superman flies past the subway train, it's obvious that the train is sitting still, as the view of the tunnel shown it is stationary.
2nd Oct 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Other mistake: When Lenny has the prison guards locked in the car and is putting the top up, the steering wheel is spinning but the front wheels aren't moving. The amount of revolutions of the steering wheel is mechanically impossible also.