Continuity mistake: When Luke is outside of the farm seaching for R2D2 with his binoculars, C3PO is not visible in them even when Luke turns in front of him.
Dr Wilson
6th Nov 2003
Star Wars (1977)
4th Nov 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: In the Cantina, look at the walrus-like alien in a orange space-suit near Luke. He has hairy paws, but when he pushes Luke, he has normal hands with leather gloves and hairy paws again when Obi-Wan cuts his arm.
16th Sep 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: When Tarkin meets Leia in the Death Star, he touches her chin at a certain moment. His arm is bent, but it's impossible because he is too far from her in the previous and the next shot.
28th Aug 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: When they are searching for the monster in the garbage compactor, the garbage is shaking, except in one shot.
26th Aug 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: During the attack on the Death Star, in one shot an X-Wing has two blue engines with two pink, when they are all pink the rest of the time.
26th Aug 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: When the garbage compactor is almost completely closed, Chewie holds the walls with his weapon. In the next shot, he is standing by the wall crying and in the other shot, he is holding the walls again.
26th Aug 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: When Aunt Beru speaks to Luke about buying droids, there are many shrubs besides Luke. In the next shot, they are gone.
26th Aug 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: During the Death Star trench run, Wedge quits because his X-Wing is damaged. The sky behind him changes from grey to black in the same shot.
21st Jul 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: Viewed from outside, the Millennium Falcon has 4 windows around a round one, but view from inside, there are only three. (00:52:25 - 00:53:55)
21st Jul 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: When Luke is in Obi-Wan's house trying Anakin's lightsaber, the coat behind him keeps appearing and disappearing. (00:32:15)
21st Jul 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: The ammo belt of Chewbacca appears on him just before the jump into hyperspace.
11th Jul 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: When the Millennium Falcon escapes from the Death Star, each time we see Chewbacca, the sky behind him is dark grey with a few stars rather than black and and full of stars. Some shots later, the sky is normal.
11th Jul 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: When R2D2 and C3PO escape from the Blockade runner, the rate at which the escape pod turns when seen from the outside does not correspond with what we see from inside.
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