Continuity mistake: As Marty watches George pedal away from the café, the amount of sunlight cast on the town square decreases greatly between shots. (00:41:00)
apikachu68
15th Jul 2011
Back to the Future (1985)
22nd Jun 2022
Pokemon (1998)
Evolution! That Mystery and Wonder!! - S8-E50
Other mistake: When Max asks if Zander studies with Dr. Gordon, Pikachu's right cheek pouch is missing. (00:03:50)
14th Jul 2022
Pokemon (1998)
Evolution! That Mystery and Wonder!! - S8-E50
Other mistake: When Ash and friends are first in the laboratory, Pikachu's right cheek pouch is missing. (00:03:13)
18th May 2004
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Marty and George are in the cafe talking about Goldie Wilson being mayor, George's head is turned facing Marty, but the next second his head is turned the other way. (00:40:35)
15th Feb 2024
Back to the Future (1985)
Other mistake: The car that almost runs Marty over has the vehicle registration plate of 6S 48405. Later on, when Marty is hit by Sam, Sam's car has the same plate. (00:35:49 - 00:42:02)
1st Apr 2007
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Marty is using the phone to call Doc while he is in the diner, his watch (which is on his left arm) starts beeping and the guy behind the counter gives him a strange look. Marty rips out the phone book page and asks the guy behind the counter where XXX Riverside Drive is. Marty is no longer wearing the watch which he just had on seconds earlier. (00:37:55)
31st Mar 2007
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: While being chased by the terrorists Marty passes the J C Penny's store, drives a little farther and passes it again. Just before the Libyans aim their rocket at Marty, their van changes from about 100 yards from the store to right in front of it in less than a second. (00:30:25)
27th Aug 2001
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Marty is trying to escape from the van he turns the time circuits on. However, the time circuits were already on - you can see them illuminated when he first puts the car in gear. (00:28:45)
15th Feb 2024
Pokemon (1998)
Continuity mistake: In the English dub, during the intro, when Team Rocket's Pokémon appear, the red in Arbok's pattern turns purple. (00:01:13)
17th Sep 2006
Back to the Future (1985)
Revealing mistake: Right before the white smoke shoots out of the time machine after Einstein arrives one minute in the future in the beginning of the film, you can see the 2 fire extinguishers built in to shoot out the "smoke". (00:23:40)
15th Feb 2024
Pokemon (1998)
Revealing mistake: In the English dub, towards the end of the intro, May is slightly transparent and Max's left arm can be seen through her. (00:01:54)
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Revealing mistake: After Einstein's time travels, when both flames cross Marty and Doc's legs, they cast no shadow, giving the feeling that they are floating, thus giving away the blue screen effect. (00:22:01)
27th Aug 2001
Back to the Future (1985)
Revealing mistake: When Doc is using a remote control to drive the DeLorean, they show a close-up of the controller. The controller's power meter (the dial with a needle in the middle) shows no power - it's right over to the left. How's he driving with no battery? (00:20:15)
19th Sep 2008
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Doc points out that Einstein's watch is in sync with his, the LED display changes from being off in a wide shot to on in the closeup. (00:20:05)
7th Jan 2004
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: George McFly's holding a pen in his right hand, then a cut to a wide shot reveals him not holding a pen as he rests his arm away from his body on the table. Then when the camera cuts back his arm is back in front of him holding the pen. (00:14:10)
9th May 2011
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: After Lorraine drops Uncle Joey's cake on the kitchen table, Dave can be seen resting both hands on the back of his chair. When the shot changes, both of his hands are elsewhere. (00:15:00)
8th Oct 2003
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: After the scene where Marty and his band are rejected from the school tryouts, Jennifer and Marty are sitting down and a lady comes by and asks them for change to save the clock tower. After they attempt a kiss, Jennifer's dad calls for her from the car. In the background, an African-American man is standing looking in the window of a building, and then walking right. In the next shot, he has moved all the way to the left and is walking right. (00:10:30)
9th May 2011
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: After Marty drops a quarter in the clock tower fund can, he briefly rests his right hand on top of its red lid. But at the next angle, his left hand is on the lid instead. (00:10:45)
11th Oct 2005
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: Right when the movie begins, a machine opens a dog food can and then pours it in the dog's bowl. When pouring the food, the can isn't moved around at all, but after the food drops, the label is missing a piece. (00:02:25)
21st May 2021
Back to the Future (1985)
Character mistake: At the beginning of the movie Marty is turning on a huge guitar amplifier. The two switches for the filaments are misspelled. They are shown as "filiment." (00:03:25)
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