Other mistake: At the very beginning, with the credit card, the device used is a credit card imprinter. However, when she slides it over the credit card, no imprint of the card is made on the top copy, which is the merchant's copy.
Bishop73
23rd Aug 2015
For Richer or Poorer (1997)
23rd Aug 2015
The IT Crowd (2006)
Roy: [phone rings.] Hello, IT, have you tried turning it off and on again? Have you tried sticking it up your arse? [hangs up phone.] Oh, yeah, yeah, I just realized that was my mother.
23rd Aug 2015
The IT Crowd (2006)
Roy: It's like they're all pally-wally when there's a problem with their printer, but once it's fixed-
Moss: They toss us away like yesterday's jam.
Roy: Yes! Yesterday's jam! That is what we are to them. Actually, you know what. That doesn't really work as a thing, because jam lasts for ages.
23rd Aug 2015
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Trivia: In addition to Oscar's assistant being named "Frank", the circus is named Baum Bros. L. Frank Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz.
23rd Aug 2015
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
20th Aug 2015
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
The Patty Caper/Plankton's Regular - S6-E8
Trivia: When Patrick, as the "sketch artist", draws Squidward, Squidward is lying on the ground eating a krabby patty. This is a reference to the YouTube video of a drunk David Hasselhoff lying on the ground, eating a hamburger.
17th Aug 2015
Under the Dome (2013)
Factual error: When Jim is watching the guy about to be blown up, the reflection in the binocular lens is the same as we just saw, when it should be a reversed image.
14th Aug 2015
Sgt. Bilko (1996)
Continuity mistake: When driving to the wedding, you can see the Humvee hits the old lady's walker on the driver side and the walker flies away from the vehicle. But then Henshaw catches the walker in the middle of the Humvee.
14th Aug 2015
Over the Hedge (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Verne lands on one of the girls with the cookies, you can see his reflection in her eyes. You can see his shell around his neck (it looks like a popped shirt collar), however, he already came out of his shell at this point.
14th Aug 2015
Seinfeld (1990)
The Stakeout - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: In the video store, we see Elaine put back Cocoon 2 and then doesn't pick up another video. But when she takes the video from Jerry, she's holding a video in her other hand.
14th Aug 2015
Seinfeld (1990)
The Stakeout - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: At the video store, when Jerry shows Elaine the adult video, he holds it with both hands with his right hand fingers under the box. In the next shot, he's holding it with only one hand, with his right hand holding it by the side.
13th Aug 2015
Multiplicity (1996)
Continuity mistake: When Doug is in the boat and sits up and starts talking about his life, he sits upright against the cushion, but after he says "I wasn't in it", he's leaning back.
13th Aug 2015
Multiplicity (1996)
Trivia: Michael Keaton is seen wearing a Penn State hat. Keaton was born in Pennsylvania and is a long time resident of Pittsburgh, although Penn State is not his alma mater.
13th Aug 2015
Spaceballs (1987)
Trivia: When Skroob's ship arrives at Planet Druidia, Colonel Sandurz says the ship is preparing for metamorphosis to which Lord Helmet says "Ready, Kafka?" Franz Kafka wrote the book "The Metamorphosis."
13th Aug 2015
Spaceballs (1987)
Continuity mistake: In the desert when we first see Lone Star and Barf carrying the luggage, Barf has two bags basically under his arms, with the straps over his shoulders. In the next shot the smaller bag has shifted over almost in front of him and the strap has dropped around his arm and chest.
31st Jul 2015
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
The Fish Guts Displacement - S6-E10
Trivia: In the beginning, after talking about the Spider-Man theme, Sheldon says it's right up there after Inspector Gadget and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (to which the gang chimes in "heroes in a half shell, turtle power"). Chuck Lorre, the show's creator, wrote the original TMNT theme song that they are referring to.
31st Jul 2015
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Continuity mistake: At breakfast, where Tutti gives Joe the machine gun, the positioning of Joe's coffee cup and his arm constantly switch between camera angles,.
31st Jul 2015
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Continuity mistake: When Joe is on the ledge with the jumper and his mom says to wave, we see Joe and the jumper waving with their left hands. In the next shot Joe is waving with his right hand, the jumper's left hand is down, and Joe is in front of the window instead of the brick column.
28th Jul 2015
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
27th Jul 2015
Dutch (1991)
Continuity mistake: When Doyle pulls the gun out of the desk drawer, he opened the drawer all the way and never closed it. But when he's aiming the gun at Dutch, the drawer is closed. Then in other shots, the drawer is back to being pulled out, but not all the way.
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Chosen answer: Kimberley Kates (who played Elizabeth in the first film) said in an interview on a B&T fan podcast that she and Diane Franklin were scheduled to reprise the roles, but then heard that they had been recast. She believed it was because the English director Peter Hewitt did not like English characters being played by American actresses.
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