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.
manthabeat
3rd Feb 2023
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
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.
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.
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.
25th Dec 2022
Home Alone (1990)
Revealing mistake: When old man Marley hits Harry and Marv with the shovel at the end, you can see it's actually a stunt man doing the hitting motions.
9th Nov 2022
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Revealing mistake: During the big car chase where Indy follows the ark, he comes down a hill on a horse to get into the truck. You can tell the ground has already been disturbed by the horse from previous takes.
15th Oct 2022
Quantum Leap (2022)
Revealing mistake: During the police chase, the van runs a stoplight. Tire marks from previous takes are visible on the ground, and the van follows them.
17th Sep 2022
Quantum Leap (1989)
Runaway - July 4, 1964 - S3-E11
Revealing mistake: The family crosses into Colorado from Wyoming and calls out the state names. Wyoming doesn't have Joshua trees, nor anything close to the desert we see. This episode was filmed in Southern California.
17th Sep 2022
Quantum Leap (1989)
A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962 - S3-E10
Revealing mistake: The fractal of the star stops at a point just below the top of the frame, when in reality it should keep going. This gives away that the star is superimposed over the shot. Oddly enough, when it starts snowing, the effect looks normal.
17th Sep 2022
Quantum Leap (1989)
A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962 - S3-E10
Revealing mistake: The video image over the building that Al shows Michael Blake is placed incorrectly. The edge of the effect is blatantly visible. This effect is corrected later when Blake asks to see the plaza again and the name is changed.
9th Sep 2022
Goldeneye (1995)
Revealing mistake: Bond's stunt double is incredibly visible running up the stairs at the antenna, while being shot at by 006. The double is visible again when Bond jumps down the stairs and rolls. (01:58:10)
28th Jun 2022
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Revealing mistake: When Axel is jumping from car to car on the spider ride, he just about falls. There is a shot looking down as some people try to help him. It's painfully obvious that it's a stunt man. He looks a lot different from Eddie Murphy.
18th Feb 2022
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Revealing mistake: Near the end when the orphans are exiting the building in the bus, you can tell they practised the sliding part. There are marks in the roof of the bus from previous takes.
21st Jan 2022
Wild America (1997)
Revealing mistake: The bats coming through the cave mostly appear to be rubber or plastic as they fall the first time. You can tell as some just fall down to the ground and don't fly. They switch to computer generated after that.
21st Jan 2022
Wild America (1997)
Revealing mistake: The bears turn their heads at the cave to a sound, and both are standing on their hind legs. They both are people in suits. They look incredibly fake.
7th Jan 2022
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Revealing mistake: As the ghost of Christmas present is finishing "It feels like Christmas", the camera starts to crane up. Look to the far right. The forced perspective effect starts to become noticeable with the background row of buildings. There are people that are slowly walking down that street and you can tell they don't get smaller as they should. Director Brian Henson said they were hoping people wouldn't notice the error.
2nd Jan 2022
8-Bit Christmas (2021)
Revealing mistake: When Jake is sliding on the floor at the mall trying to grab his retainer, streak marks are visible on the floor from where they practised the shot.
1st Jan 2022
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Revealing mistake: Blinkin runs into a tree after regaining sight, only to lose it again. The tree wobbles.
7th Dec 2021
The Santa Clause (1994)
Revealing mistake: When the original Santa falls off the roof, the path he slides is already visible before he falls, especially in the point of view shot.
1st Sep 2021
Black Summer (2019)
Revealing mistake: During the chase, the minivan makes multiple turns into alleys and onto roads. Tire marks are visible where multiple takes of the stunts were performed.
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