Revealing mistake: When Neil is in the raft with the boys talking about wanting Victor back, just as Neil climbs into the water we can see the safety cable attached to the back end of the raft. (00:38:30)
Super Grover
15th Aug 2018
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
15th Aug 2018
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Revealing mistake: At the start, when the girls in the bunk are standing in front of the mirror, the first shot of them looks as if the camera is facing the mirror and we're seeing their reflection, but note that neither the buttons on Alexa's blouse nor her white bracelet are on the opposite side. The "mirror" is actually regular glass with the girls standing behind the glass to mimic a reflection, though Alexa's blouse and bracelet reveal the secret. (00:03:05)
12th Oct 2004
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Visible crew/equipment: When Victor and Neil arrive at the campsite, Neil opens the front door of the van and you can see a crew member's reflection. (00:36:00)
1st Aug 2003
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Visible crew/equipment: During the scene where Andy throws his food on the floor, Beth is standing on a taped mark.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: The bookmarks in the Minister's bible keep changing colour between shots.
27th Aug 2001
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: After Eric's wedding, Ariel arrives at the ship without shoes, then she receives her voice back and just before they try to kiss, she's wearing shoes. (01:09:35)
27th Aug 2001
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: In the beginning when Ariel is watching the sailors dance on the ship the dog comes over and licks her face, but she wipes off the wrong cheek. (00:19:00)
7th Aug 2018
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
Visible crew/equipment: When Amy calls the squad in to talk about a Christmas card for Holt, there's tape on the floor by Gina and Terry's feet, showing where they are supposed to stand. (00:05:00)
6th Aug 2018
Bewitched (1964)
Revealing mistake: After Samantha restores The Leprechaun's power he walks into the backyard, and when Endora, who's on the roof, uses her powers to have him float up to join her, the wire cables can be seen giving him the needed boost upwards. Later, the cables can be seen again when Sam lifts him up in the living room. (00:09:40)
6th Aug 2018
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
Visible crew/equipment: After the opening credits and intro at the start, in the first shot, just before the 'Britton and Sons Hats' glass door begins to open inward, the reflection of the camera and cameraman can be seen on the glass surface. (00:01:40)
16th Sep 2002
Apollo 13 (1995)
Continuity mistake: When the astronauts are in space and are taking their equipment off, Jack Swigert removes his outer suit gloves then removes his white glove liners and tucks them into the floating suit glove, but next shot Swigert is still wearing the black suit gloves, and it then cuts to Swigert removing his helmet and he is still wearing the white glove liners.
6th Aug 2018
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs is on the phone with Sharif, Gibbs asks him, "Who were they? Wife? Family?" and just as he says the word "wife" we can see an actor's red tape mark on the floor at the corner of DiNozzo's desk, which wasn't there a minute earlier when McGee walked over to DiNozzo. (00:31:30 - 00:32:45)
6th Aug 2018
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs is discussing Lt. Seabrook with Dr. Pike, just as Gibbs says, "Gonna need your security tapes and access logs that you keep, Doctor," the cameraman's reflection can be seen moving on the glass surface. (00:10:25)
6th Aug 2018
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: At the start of the sexual harassment class, when Tracy Taylor explains, "A coworker shows you a cartoon or photo of a sexual nature," we can see three orange T-marks taped to the floor near her. (00:02:55)
17th Feb 2008
Apollo 13 (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: Immediately after the accident, when Swigert is struggling to close the hatch, as he pulls the hatch away, just before he says that he can't get it to seal, a camera is briefly visible sitting in the tunnel through to the LM. (00:52:25)
31st Jul 2018
Apollo 13 (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: Right after the explosion, Lovell tells Houston that they've got multiple cautions and warnings, and they've got to restart, then Swigert says, "I'm going to SCS," and he flips the switch. In the next wideshot of the trio, we can see the arm and fingers of a hidden crew member wearing a short sleeve blue shirt, who's holding up a hose at the bottom right corner of the screen. This is only visible in the fullscreen version. (00:51:20)
1st Apr 2010
Apollo 13 (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: During the moon landing daydream sequence, Lovell is shown performing the typical low-gravity moon walk. The thin wires used to facilitate the hopping effect can be seen at the top of the frame, and stand out against the light metal finish of the lunar lander. (01:13:30)
31st Oct 2010
Apollo 13 (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: Just after Lovell secures the hatch for LM jettison, and Swigert states "Okay, pyro batts look good, I don't think we're gonna have to tie those other batteries," there is a visible bearded crew member wearing glasses and a hoodie on the lower right hand side of the screen. This is only visible in the fullscreen version. (02:01:00)
23rd Dec 2002
Halloween (1978)
Visible crew/equipment: Just before Laurie stabs Michael with the knitting needle you can see that one of the window shutters is open and that the wind is ruffling the curtain. When the camera gets closer and the curtain is out of the way you can see the huge fan in the studio being used to simulate the wind outside. (01:19:50)
27th Aug 2003
Halloween (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Annie drops Laurie off at Tommy Doyle's house, when she walks in their front door it has multiple glass panels, but later it is a solid, plain white door. (00:34:45 - 00:39:55)
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