Continuity mistake: In his first trip in the sewers, Madison picks a brick; in close-up at the beginning Officer Jim Kelly has the flashlight pointed up. David drops the brick in the water; Kelly stepped forward and the flashlight is pointed down. Back to the original camera angle, and he's back holding the torch up. (00:22:35)
Sammo
28th Mar 2022
Alligator (1980)
28th Mar 2022
Alligator (1980)
Continuity mistake: The rookie holds at gunpoint the Mad Bomber; in close-up John Lisbon Wood's shoulder is bare, but in the wider angles the shirt is still up and the collar is in place. (00:19:20)
28th Mar 2022
Alligator (1980)
Continuity mistake: In the scene with the crazy guy and his exploding breast apparatus, the shirt and the position of his hands and the bomb keep changing depending on the camera angle. (00:18:25)
26th Mar 2022
Alligator (1980)
Continuity mistake: David helps the coroner put away in the large plastic bag a chewed human arm. A policeman calls him; he places his right hand flat on the railing, gripping it, but in the reverse shot he's leaning the closed fist on it, and tilted at an angle. (00:05:55)
26th Mar 2022
Alligator (1980)
Continuity mistake: David asks for advice to the store owner. The man points at him with his hand turned in a different way between shots. (00:05:15)
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