Revealing mistake: Don Ameche's double is the one doing the elaborate dancing on the floor at the bar. You'll notice the double's hair is different and if you slow the scene down, it's clear it isn't the real actor.
manthabeat
28th Dec 2016
Cocoon (1985)
28th Dec 2016
Cocoon (1985)
Trivia: Some of the cloud effects were created by dumping colored dyes in tanks of water which were then superimposed into the shot.
28th Dec 2016
Cocoon (1985)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the end when the Coast Guard is chasing the boat, there is a shot looking at Wilford Brimley. The perfect shadow of the camera can be seen since the light is directly behind the operator.
28th Dec 2016
Cocoon (1985)
Revealing mistake: When the Pillsbury alien comes in to the pool house, a bright white light turns on from the far left. It is supposed to be emanating from Pillsbury. The color is also incorrect.
19th Dec 2016
Speed (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: In the scene after the bus gets off the on ramp and hits a bunch of cars, there is a rear facing shot. The shadow of the camera that is attached to the bus is visible during most of the shot.
19th Dec 2016
Speed (1994)
Continuity mistake: When Keanu is pulling onto the freeway in his jeep, he starts honking his horn. The actor isn't pressing the horn in the wide shot. When we see Keanu from the front he is.
19th Dec 2016
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: The drawing image of the killer loads twice on the computer. You can see it start to load in the first shot which is closer. In the very next shot it loads from nothing again.
19th Dec 2016
The X-Files (1993)
Visible crew/equipment: When the apartment owner comes over to the killer's apartment, she puts an envelope over near others. Right as she notices the flies, the camera tracks to the left and back. You can see its shadow cast on the wall to the left.
19th Dec 2016
The X-Files (1993)
Continuity mistake: Later in the episode a man bangs on an air conditioner to try and stop it from making noise. In the first scene you can tell air is moving because the streamers are moving. After he bangs on the unit the streamers stop moving. The air conditioner is still on. (00:32:30)
19th Dec 2016
The X-Files (1993)
Audio problem: J.T. Walsh is talking to Mulder and Scully about how smart the inmate was. During this sequence, one of the scenes has very poor audio sync. J.T. Is talking but his mouth doesn't match what he is saying. (00:07:25)
9th Dec 2016
The Walking Dead (2010)
Visible crew/equipment: Negan and Carl go for a ride in the big truck. Daryl tells Negan not to harm Carl and he flips him off. In this scene, the camera tracks upward and its shadow casts on the truck. Also a film light can be seen reflected in the door jam.
9th Dec 2016
A History of Violence (2005)
Visible crew/equipment: The reflection of the camera crew and a film light is visible in the blue vehicle at the start of the film.
12th Nov 2016
Tremors (1990)
Continuity mistake: After Burt reports on the radio that he has killed the graboid in his basement, there are shots of the towns people celebrating. The sky behind all of them is different, specifically the mother and her daughter. In other shots there is blue sky. In these shots there are darker clouds.
6th Nov 2016
W. (2008)
Continuity mistake: When George is introduced with Laura, a lady tells someone grilling what to cook. Bush puts a finger in his ear because it's loud. The shot flips to the other side and his hands are down.
16th Oct 2016
It Takes Two (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: Amanda and Kirstie Alley get into a taxi near the beginning of the movie. The camera and crew are visible in the window.
16th Oct 2016
Air Force One (1997)
Continuity mistake: In the beginning when the hijackers are trying to take off at the airport there is a shot where the plane goes over some emergency vehicles (before it takes off). These vehicles disappear in the following shot when the plane hits the tree branches. Also, a taxiing jet would've blown the vehicles and people around. Nothing of the sort happens in that scene.
11th Oct 2016
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Continuity mistake: Kilgore is talking about how he wants to surf the beach. The lighting changes significantly in the space of seconds from the shots of the surf to the shots of the fighting. The shots of the surf are later in the day while the angle of the sun in the fighting shots is higher indicating afternoon.
3rd Oct 2016
The Truman Show (1998)
Visible crew/equipment: During the scene following the leak at the plant when Truman's wife is trying to ask him what is going on, she is standing next to a counter. Look at the farthest left door. A shadow of a crew member can be seen moving.
29th Sep 2016
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Clark falls off the roof, the staple gun goes down before him. In the next shot, it's not heading down from his point of view.
28th Sep 2016
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Visible crew/equipment: The camera crane is visible reflected in the glass when the army dudes are prepping a rocket launcher. This is the scene before everyone is sliding down the building.
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