Revealing mistake: During Cactus Jack's first trap failure while he's under Handsome's wagon, Jack loses his cowboy boots and pants. The camera follows the insane stretching suspenders, and when it cuts to Cactus Jack in his red long johns, the black booties for the stunt are visible at his feet/ankles; then next wide shot, that footgear is gone. Additionally, as Cactus Jack gets pulled toward his pants, it appears that he slides past his pants in the long shot, but is successful in the next close-up. (00:33:00)
Super Grover
14th Oct 2024
The Villain (1979)
5th Oct 2024
The Sopranos (1999)
Revealing mistake: After Tony's unsuccessful meeting with Johnny due to Christopher's inability to keep his mouth shut, while Tony and Chris are driving past stores, we can see the reflections of the filming equipment attached to the roof of their vehicle.
26th Sep 2024
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Revealing mistake: At the Tower of the Serpent, after Conan and Subotai steal the Eye of the Serpent and also kill Doom's giant pet snake, Conan and Subotai make their escape; and when Valeria grabs the rope for her own escape, we can see the stunt cable used to lift her (I'm providing my own screenshots for my mistake). (00:48:05)
26th Sep 2024
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Revealing mistake: While the trio of thieves are using rope to climb up the wall of the Tower of the Serpent, we can see Valeria's and Conan's individual carabiners attached to the climbing cable apparatus (I'm providing my own screenshots for my mistake). (00:41:35)
19th Jul 2024
Twister (1996)
Revealing mistake: At the start, while Jo and her parents are inside their storm cellar, Jo's father attempts to hold down the overhead cellar door during the tornado. Then, just as the F5 yanks the cellar door up along with Mr. Thornton, we can see the cable link that is attached between the actor's back and the cellar door, for this stunt. (00:04:20)
23rd Jun 2024
UFO (1970)
Revealing mistake: While Straker and Col. Lake enter the studio lot, they make a few stops, then exit the car; the silver metal rods holding the doors up are visible in a few shots. (00:16:50 - 00:18:50)
23rd Jun 2024
UFO (1970)
The Cat with Ten Lives - S1-E3
Revealing mistake: Jim Regan waits inside Paul's car, then attacks him. When they exit the car, the door is up without a rod. But when they stand beside the car, there's a black rod holding the door up. (00:37:40)
30th May 2024
UFO (1970)
A Question of Priorities - S1-E5
Revealing mistake: After SHADO Control alerts all ground radar to the red alert, when Sky One is launched, there are exterior close-ups of Sky One airborne, and the four wires supporting the aircraft are much too visible in these close-ups.
30th May 2024
UFO (1970)
Revealing mistake: When Straker and Col. Lake stop to check out the frozen people (fixed like statues), Lake spots a bird frozen in midair, and in the bird's close-ups the multiple wires (more than six) holding the fake bird are visible. (00:18:40)
30th May 2024
UFO (1970)
The Cat with Ten Lives - S1-E3
Revealing mistake: Jim awakens alone in his car with the Siamese cat, and when he rushes out shouting for Jean, there are two black rods under the car's doors. But as soon as Jim gets back into his car, the rods vanish between shots. (00:21:55)
30th May 2024
UFO (1970)
Revealing mistake: While the bomb is being transported into space, when Paul arrives at the hospital, the metal rod holding the door is visible.
30th May 2024
UFO (1970)
Revealing mistake: When Foster arrives at Straker's car, there's a black rod under the car's door holding it up that should not be there.
30th May 2024
UFO (1970)
Revealing mistake: At the start, when the surfaced SkyDiver searches for Atlantica survivors, in Waterman's close-ups SkyDiver's surface is semi-transparent. Later, when Straker is aboard SkyDiver, it happens again in his close-ups. (00:02:35 - 00:04:40)
30th May 2024
UFO (1970)
Identified - S1-E1
Revealing mistake: When Sky One is launched, Peter replies, "Airborne, position 0-2-0 red," and in the following exterior close-up of Sky One, the four dark wires holding the aircraft are too obvious in this particular close-up. (00:31:10)
28th May 2024
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Revealing mistake: During the airport scene, after Tony tells Wanda that she hurt Vision's feelings, Tony and Hawkeye have their own banter moment. Then, when Hawkeye says, "Made you look," the next shot as the car is falling, Hawkeye is reversed; note his arm guard. (01:32:15)
21st May 2024
Mr. Mom (1983)
Revealing mistake: When Doris the TV repairwoman exclaims, "You crazy? You fed a baby chili?," it then cuts to a closeup of Megan, and this closeup is a flipped shot; everything is backwards. (00:35:25)
4th Sep 2023
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
Revealing mistake: While Suit is in a coma, there's a closeup of the monitor beside his bed showing Suit's vitals, and at the top of the monitor's screen are the words "adult simulating," with the timed "simulating" flashing off and on. There's also a strip of narrow filament tape covering "simulating," but the tape is transparent, so we can still see it flashing. (01:17:25)
20th Aug 2023
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Revealing mistake: During some scenes, straw-stuffed Scarecrow's pant legs and his boots would sometimes have a gap that reveals the skin of Ray Bolger's leg. Two examples are, at Emerald City when Scarecrow places Lion's "cape" on him, and also when Dorothy and her friends are told the Wizard says to go away. (01:05:50 - 01:07:25)
19th May 2023
Doctor Who (1963)
Revealing mistake: When Slaar discovers the video link is operational and being viewed on Earth, in the closeups of Slaar we can see the edge of the reptilian mask and the actor's real human neck. (00:20:40)
15th May 2023
The Brady Bunch (1969)
Confessions, Confessions - S2-E12
Revealing mistake: At the start of dinner, in the wide shots we can see the table and chairs directly on the carpet. When Carol notices the leaky vase and calls for Alice, in the wide shot as Alice approaches the table, now there's plastic sheeting spread across the carpet under the table, as well some visible tubing under the table, presumably for the water stunt. (00:05:45 - 00:08:15)
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