Continuity mistake: The sun changes constantly during the "people will come" sequence. Particularly, long shots of Shoeless Joe and Ray. The sun is overhead and deeper in the west in the space of seconds.
manthabeat
15th May 2021
Field of Dreams (1989)
13th May 2021
Footloose (1984)
Continuity mistake: Kevin Bacon is washing his car with Chris Penn. The soap suds on the back window appear and disappear without being sprayed.
27th Apr 2021
Independence Day (1996)
Continuity mistake: Jasmine's friend at the strip club shows off a sign she made. It changes design and grows creases. This is more evident in the special edition, as the scene is longer.
12th Apr 2021
Magnum Force (1973)
Continuity mistake: After the pimp is killed, Harry and his partner follow a couple of cars across the Golden Gate Bridge back toward the crime scene. The sky changes between shots of the vehicles.
12th Apr 2021
Dirty Harry (1971)
Continuity mistake: The scenes at the quarry were obviously filmed on different days. When the kid is being held hostage, the sky in the background is different from what it was minutes ago.
31st Mar 2021
The Walking Dead (2010)
Continuity mistake: The hole in the wall Carol makes with the knife grows, depending on what angle we see it from.
19th Mar 2021
The Walking Dead (2010)
Continuity mistake: Daryl and Carol are walking to an abandoned home. Carol walks by a bush with bright sunlight coming from the left of the shot. The angle changes and it's overcast with no sun. Then we see Daryl again and it's once again sunny.
9th Mar 2021
Coming 2 America (2021)
Continuity mistake: When King Akeem is training his son to take the whiskers off a sleeping lion, they are up in a platform. In the angle looking at the son, a fan is causing a shadow on Akeem's shoulders. In the opposite angle it is not visible.
12th Jan 2021
Quantum Leap (1989)
Disco Inferno - April 1, 1976 - S2-E2
Continuity mistake: Sam is buttoning up his shirt while at the bar. His hands are about halfway down his shirt. Cut and we see him from another angle. His hands are now down.
27th Dec 2020
A Christmas Story (1983)
Continuity mistake: The old man throws straw everywhere getting his prize out of the crate, and a lot of it goes on his back. The straw disappears when he climbs out of the crate.
27th Dec 2020
Die Hard (1988)
Continuity mistake: The headlights on Al's cop car are off in McClane's view from above but back on from ground level.
23rd Dec 2020
Home Alone (1990)
Continuity mistake: Kevin's hands change during the micro-machines sequence. He is sitting at the top of the steps, and puts his right hand down. In the next closer shot, both hands are in a different position.
23rd Dec 2020
Quantum Leap (1989)
The Right Hand of God - October 24, 1974 - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: Near the beginning, Sam has a cut on his left eye from the fight which they apply a bandage to later. The cut briefly disappears when Sam is talking to the sister, only to reappear.
15th Dec 2020
Quantum Leap (1989)
Genesis (1) - September 13, 1956 - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: Al is talking to Sam near the hanger about his options regarding the pilot. When we see Sam and the back of Al's head, there is a significant shadow on Al. It isn't there in the opposite angle. On top of that, since Al is a hologram, shadows shouldn't affect him.
11th Dec 2020
Quantum Leap (1989)
Catch A Falling Star - May 21, 1979 - S2-E10
Continuity mistake: The makeup lady puts a moustache on Sam right after he leaps into the man. A stagehand bursts in, telling him it is time to go on. The moustache is now gone, and the makeup lady puts it back on Sam's face.
11th Dec 2020
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
Continuity mistake: Near the beginning when Scrooge is talking to Bob, the coins on his desk change and disappear depending on the angle.
8th Dec 2020
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Continuity mistake: After the train breaks down, the scene apparently takes place in the late afternoon. The sun angle is low in the shots where Del is hauling his trunk across the field. We then see a wide shot and the sun is higher in the sky.
6th Dec 2020
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Continuity mistake: Papa Klump drinks Sherman's youth potion and starts to feel the effects from it. He has the vial in his hands and the shot switches angles. The vial is now gone and both of his hands are on the fridge.
1st Dec 2020
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: George's hair fixes itself when he tells Marty about Darth Vader coming down to visit him. It's initially messier.
26th Oct 2020
Knives Out (2019)
Continuity mistake: When the detective (Benoit) asks Marta to be her "Watson", the wind is blowing hard enough to move their hair. In the reverse shot, it is calm.
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