Continuity mistake: Just after Doyle's car hits the sand-filled barrels, in the shot facing Gavin in his car, Doyle is seen in the background having removed his seatbelt, but in Doyle's next close-up he is still buckled and proceeds to remove the seatbelt again. (00:08:15)
Super Grover
22nd Sep 2009
Changing Lanes (2002)
22nd Sep 2009
Changing Lanes (2002)
Continuity mistake: After Gavin's second accident on the FDR there is a cut on his nose and another on his cheek. The characteristics - such as severity, size and position - of these cuts keep changing in the following scenes. (01:02:00)
22nd Sep 2009
Changing Lanes (2002)
Revealing mistake: On the FDR, when Doyle tries to thumb a ride in the rain, the only vehicle using wipers in the 'downpour' is the one that passes Doyle. All the other vehicles in the background driving northbound on the dry FDR are not, and in fact driving beyond the reach of the crew's artificial rain in the foreground. (00:10:30)
22nd Sep 2009
Changing Lanes (2002)
Continuity mistake: After he misses his court appearance, when Doyle pleads with Valerie as she walks out of the courtroom, his left hand holds all the papers and folder, but next shot his left hand is empty and his right hand now holds everything. (00:17:00)
22nd Sep 2009
Changing Lanes (2002)
Visible crew/equipment: Just after Gavin and Doyle's collision, when Gavin is on his cell and says, "Tell them I'm on the steps," in the next shot as the car passes behind Doyle and Gavin, the boom and mic are reflected on the car's surface. (00:09:15)
22nd Sep 2009
Changing Lanes (2002)
Continuity mistake: When Doyle's car hits the sand-filled barrels, the front tire has a rather small hubcap and the back tire's hubcap is a different style and quite larger. A moment later, when Doyle inspects the damage to the car, in the close-up the front tire now sports an identical hubcap to the back tire. (00:08:20)
22nd Sep 2009
Changing Lanes (2002)
Visible crew/equipment: After Gavin's second accident on the FDR he walks toward Doyle's disabled car, and as a green van drives past Gavin, the camera, cameraman and two other crewmembers (one wearing a baseball cap) are reflected on the van's surface. (01:02:20)
22nd Sep 2009
Changing Lanes (2002)
Continuity mistake: Just as Gavin's and Doyle's cars collide on the FDR, the right (viewer's left) side-view mirror on Doyle's car breaks off, but is then intact and broken again in following shots. (00:08:10)
22nd Sep 2009
Changing Lanes (2002)
Deliberate mistake: When Finch is attempting to turn Doyle Gipson's credit back on, one close-up focuses on the framed photo and pans out to Finch's hands on the keyboard. This shot is flipped, note his wedding band and the mouse have switched sides. (00:52:20)
22nd Sep 2009
Changing Lanes (2002)
Continuity mistake: When Doyle and Gavin collide on the FDR, Doyle's car hits the sand-filled barrels and ends up at the center of the chevron stripes on the median island, as seen in the overhead shot. When Gavin has the second accident, he walks over to Doyle's disabled car which is now at the right of the chevron stripes, closer to the exit ramp. (00:08:20 - 01:02:50)
11th Sep 2009
We Own the Night (2007)
Continuity mistake: When the gunman leans out of the car window to shoot Bert, the license plate on the back of Bert's car reads 'A564N2'. Just before Bert's car crashes head-on into another car, his plates read 'KVD622' (the other car's plate is 'G823N4'). (01:16:40)
11th Sep 2009
We Own the Night (2007)
Audio problem: After Bert is shot in his car, when Bobby pulls up beside him and shouts, "Pop, pull over!" for the first time, in the next tight close-up of Bobby's face he is still shouting, but the only thing we hear is panting, until the next side shot. (01:17:00)
11th Sep 2009
We Own the Night (2007)
Deliberate mistake: After Bert is shot in his car, Bobby pulls up beside him and just after Bobby shouts, "Pop, pull over!" the first time, the next tight close-up of Bobby's face is a flipped shot. Note his earring and the scar on his upper lip have switched sides. (01:17:00)
28th Aug 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Continuity mistake: In the dormitory, when Harry walks in to see lovestruck Ron at the window, Romilda's card and empty chocolate wrappers are on Harry's bed. When Harry places the Marauders map and Potions book on the dresser, the card and wrappers have changed position. (01:26:55)
28th Aug 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Continuity mistake: At the Burrow, when Harry is speaking with Lupin, Tonks, and Arthur, and then when Ginny joins him on the sofa, the orange blanket lying on the sofa's arm to Harry's right moves forward, back, forward, etc. (01:15:00)
27th Aug 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Continuity mistake: At the Three Broomsticks, when they notice Dean and Ginny snogging, Hermione's left arm is leaning across the table in front of her, then both her arms are down at her sides in the shot facing her, but next shot, her arm is on the table once again. (00:50:25)
26th Aug 2009
Ever After (1998)
Visible crew/equipment: After Auguste rides away the Baroness tells her daughters to go back to their lessons, and when Danielle says, "Wait, it's tradition," the Baroness stops and just as she turns the actor's mark is visible at he feet, in front of her gown. (Only visible on fullscreen DVD.) (00:09:30)
22nd Aug 2009
Big Trouble (2002)
Trivia: The voice of the Gators fan, who calls in to the sports radio show, belongs to the film's Director, Barry Sonnenfeld. The voice of that radio show's host belongs to Sonnenfeld's friend, Director/Writer (not for this film), David Koepp. Sonnenfeld's daughter has an uncredited brief cameo as the little blonde girl, in the pink shirt riding a scooter, which Puggy, Nina and Matt run past at the airport. Dave Barry, the author of the novel, upon which this film is based, has a cameo in the boardroom.
22nd Aug 2009
Big Trouble (2002)
Trivia: When Agents Greer and Seitz, along with Officer Monica Romero, commandeer Bruce's Hummer, Agent Greer tosses Bruce's country music CD out the window and plays his own rap CD. The song we hear, entitled 'Big Trouble' is sung/written/produced by Dwight 'Heavy D' Myers, who plays Agent Greer.
21st Aug 2009
Big Trouble (2002)
Visible crew/equipment: When Desalvo, Ferroni, Matt and Andrew are all in the backyard waiting for their moments to strike, in the exterior shots facing the back doors, Arthur is standing facing the TV and there is a small beige rug between him and the TV which disappears in following shots. (00:16:10)
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