Audio problem: When Arnold makes the slow turn at the cemetery from Dr. Silberman's view, he starts firing his weapon at the police but we don't hear it. In the very next shot, he repeats the same action but we hear it this time.
manthabeat
6th Mar 2023
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
28th Feb 2023
Get Hard (2015)
Visible crew/equipment: The very last shot is a truck driving away. Right at the beginning of the shot, the crew is visible in the tailgate. Its clear enough that the boom operator can be seen on the right side.
26th Feb 2023
RV (2006)
Audio problem: The Gornickes and Munro family pull out of the gas station in their bus-type vehicle while Bob is coming down the hill on the bike. There is a "ding ding" sound typical of full service gas stations or auto repair places. These require the long black wires to trigger when tires run over them but no wire is visible.
26th Feb 2023
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: When Aunt Edna tells Eddie "see I told you he wouldn't like them", Clark closes the door in her face. A film light is reflected in the center of the frame.
16th Feb 2023
Breakdown (1997)
Trivia: Red's son Deke is playing the Playstation 1 port of "Doom" (1995) in the scene where Jeff enters the house.
16th Feb 2023
Breakdown (1997)
Trivia: When Jeff tries to get Red to pull over on the road, he almost misses an RV and has to swerve at the last minute. In front of where he swerves is a big rock looking thing, right frame. It is there to hide the camera filming the lower angle shot we see in this sequence.
3rd Feb 2023
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Revealing mistake: When Clouseau is floating out of his apartment in his costume, in several shots you can see the shadows of the chimney behind him in the sky, indicating this was shot in a studio.
3rd Feb 2023
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Continuity mistake: Clouseau and the doorman are stuck in the sauna, and Clouseau draws on the window to see out as it is streamed up. The level of steam on the window changes during this sequence.
31st Jan 2023
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Visible crew/equipment: When Christopher Plummer is being chased through the city in Morocco, there is an overhead shot that follows the action as he rounds the corner to a door. The camera man's shadow is visible on the bottom of the frame.
27th Jan 2023
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Revealing mistake: The scene with one of the girls in the Pi house undressing on the TV was filmed with a handheld camera. Lewis tells Lamar to pan the scene right which it does. Cut to the scene of the woman undressing and the scene is shaking, like someone is holding the camera. These should be stationary shots. We even see the camera that is filming the shot and it's strapped down with a periscope.
27th Jan 2023
Fall (2022)
Other mistake: In an early shot that takes place at night, a woman in a restaurant points out that the radio tower has a blinking light. Later on during the night shots we see the strobe close up. The problem is, there is no electrical equipment on or nearby the base of the tower, nor are there electrical wires visible for the lighting. How is this tower still receiving power? Tower lighting is extensive, and there would at least be some form of equipment for it present at the bottom of the tower. Not to mention, tower lighting has to be maintained by FAA regulations, and it's difficult to believe a 2,000 foot tower would be in such bad shape. Considering the strobe at the top is incandescent, it would burn out often and the tower would need to be climbed.
19th Jan 2023
Quantum Leap (1989)
Piano Man - November 10, 1985 - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: Sam is driving a beat up truck along a road and talking to Al about where Lorraine is. During this sequence it's foggy/smoky in almost all angles, except the view behind their vehicle. It's a shot of a sunny road. Where is the fog behind them?
19th Jan 2023
Quantum Leap (1989)
Piano Man - November 10, 1985 - S3-E15
Revealing mistake: When Sam is driving the truck through the fog/smoke, Al tells Gooshie to center him on Lorraine but Al doesn't jump out. The shot cuts to a front view of the fog. The road noticeably jumps forward because there is a dissolve transition in this shot, even thought its the same angle. It's likely it was done to lengthen the shot.
9th Jan 2023
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Continuity mistake: Mini-me spits on Austin during their fight on the moon. We never see him clean it off, but it's missing from his face seconds later.
8th Jan 2023
The X-Files (1993)
Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man - S4-E7
Revealing mistake: As the smoking man sits on a bench after finding out his story was rewritten, there are mountains visible in the background. Atop one of the buildings in the background is a Canadian flag waving in the wind. This show was shot in Vancouver, but is set in Washington D.C. There are no tall mountains that close to D.C.
7th Jan 2023
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Question: How did they pay for the booze and the snacks at the second hotel? Del doesn't have a lot of money and Neil spends most of his on the room.
Answer: Another possibility is that off-screen while travelling on the road (before the fire), drinks were bought at a store somewhere for the purpose of an overnight stay somewhere.
4th Jan 2023
Breaking Bad (2008)
Continuity mistake: Emilio and Krazy 8 show up to the cook site to visit Walter. Krazy 8 leaves the drivers side door open when he exits the vehicle. Later when Walt is trying to flee the area in the RV, he drives past their car. The door is closed.
4th Jan 2023
Fall (2022)
Trivia: For the film, a real radio tower was built, albeit significantly shorter. The film was shot on a tall mountain, to give the illusion that the tower was much taller. A blue screen was placed below it. The two main female characters did their own stunts.
3rd Jan 2023
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: During several shots of driving at the beginning of the film, the shadows of the camera and equipment can be seen on the hood and Candy's clothes. Its clear enough to see the camera, a boom mic, and a c-stand.
3rd Jan 2023
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Audio problem: At the start of the homecoming carnival, there are guys playing trumpets. They drop them as if they're done playing and the sound continues a bit longer than it should.
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Answer: It all came from the minibar in the room, which in those days (and, often, even today) didn't require payment in advance; it would be added to your bill when you check out. Since the hotel didn't have Neil's credit card or anything else to take payment, they could have just skipped out the next morning without paying for the snacks and drinks. (Another possibility, though remote, is that the snacks and drinks were complimentary...I have stayed in one or two hotels like that in the past, rare as they may have been).