Super Grover

16th Feb 2025

King Kong (1933)

King Kong mistake picture

Revealing mistake: While King Kong is atop the Empire State Building, the biplanes are strafing their large target. There are several static close-up shots facing a biplane's nose, and in these "aerial" shots, there's a girder beneath the set prop's fuselage. (01:36:10)

Super Grover

8th Feb 2025

King Kong (1933)

King Kong mistake picture

Revealing mistake: After King Kong destroys the train track of the oncoming train, in the POV shot directly behind the train operator while he watches Kong rise from the broken track, the small model's support control bar is visible at the right as it moves up and down. The next shot is a close-up of the shocked motorman, and after he attempts to stop the train, there's another shot facing Kong with the control bar visible for a moment. (01:31:50)

Super Grover

30th Jan 2025

I Love Lucy (1951)

I Love Lucy mistake picture

The Quiz Show - S1-E5

Revealing mistake: At Freddie Filmore's radio show, when Lucy steps out from behind the curtain, a bit of the kitchen from the Ricardo apartment is visible behind Lucy; it's the cabinet area with plates and canisters, beside the refrigerator. (00:06:15 - 00:19:40)

Super Grover

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves mistake picture

Revealing mistake: While Wayne, Diane, Patty, and Gordon are in the laundry basket, Adam and Mitch carry that basket upstairs. When Mitch says, "I bet my parents wish I didn't have a medical problem," the camera turns to follow the boys as they walk up the stairs, and the left wall (with striped wallpaper) of the staircase is missing to accommodate the camera filming from that angle. It's visible again when Mitch says, "And I feel fine." (00:35:35)

Super Grover

21st Jan 2025

The Twilight Zone (1959)

The Twilight Zone mistake picture

A Thing About Machines - S2-E4

Revealing mistake: After Bartlett Finchley escapes from the menacing electric razor, his car confronts him outside. When Finchley's car chases after him, there's nothing attached to the Lagonda, but when the car slams through the wood fence and into the wall of boxes, there's a full grille guard mounted to its front. Then the grille guard promptly vanishes. (00:20:30)

Super Grover

18th Jan 2025

Clambake (1967)

Clambake mistake picture

Revealing mistake: After Scott and Tom switch places, during the drive down to the hotel, in some close-ups there's black tape covering the motorcycle's chrome trim. (00:06:35 - 00:07:10)

Super Grover

14th Oct 2024

The Villain (1979)

The Villain mistake picture

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

5th Oct 2024

The Sopranos (1999)

Conan the Barbarian mistake picture

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)

Super Grover

Conan the Barbarian mistake picture

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)

Super Grover

19th Jul 2024

Twister (1996)

Twister mistake picture

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)

Super Grover

23rd Jun 2024

UFO (1970)

Timelash - S1-E18

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)

Super Grover

23rd Jun 2024

UFO (1970)

30th May 2024

UFO (1970)

30th May 2024

UFO (1970)

Timelash - S1-E18

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)

Super Grover

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)

Super Grover

30th May 2024

UFO (1970)

30th May 2024

UFO (1970)

30th May 2024

UFO (1970)

Sub-Smash - S1-E8

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)

Super Grover

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)

Super Grover

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