Revealing mistake: One of the burning zombies at the very end of the film is wearing the most terrible and obvious fire-proof mask and hair-piece, made all the more noticeable by being used so prominently in front of the camera several times.
Andrew Upton
22nd Sep 2023
The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
22nd Sep 2023
The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
Revealing mistake: When Sir James breaks into the house of Squire Hamilton, we are shown a long shot of the tin mine underground with the zombies being whipped by the Squire's men. Watch the back of the shot - several blows from one man hit a couple of the wooden props supposedly supporting the roof, which obviously wobble about and show they are just for decoration rather than any practical purpose.
22nd Sep 2023
The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
Revealing mistake: The zombie of John Martinus throws the lifeless body of Alice from the tin mine pit head onto the ground. When Sylvia examines the body after, Alice very obviously blinks. Visible at normal speed, but easier to see slowed down.
2nd Nov 2015
The Party's Over (1965)
Revealing mistake: Melina is supposed to have been killed in the fall at the party, yet in the final version of events shown she displays signs of life right up to the moment her body is disposed of at the building site (twitching closed eyes, chest rising and falling from breathing, neck pulsing, etc).
2nd Nov 2015
The Party's Over (1965)
Revealing mistake: When Phil kills himself by throwing himself off the roof, in the shot of him supposedly hitting the ground it is painfully obvious that it is a dummy. Not only does it hit the ground completely rigidly but the wig on it even noticeably flies off on impact.
7th Nov 2014
Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)
Revealing mistake: When Ray reminisces about having fought the Germans in WW2, a flashback is shown with him fighting in a bunker. He is carrying a No.4 Lee-Enfield rifle which requires the bolt to be worked after every shot to reload. However, he is shown firing two shots in rapid succession without moving his hands at all, revealing the shots to just be flashes added after filming.
17th Dec 2013
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Revealing mistake: When Friar Tuck hits his head on an over-hanging branch whilst on his cart, it is really obvious his head comes into contact much earlier than the added sound effect and his eventual reaction would suggest. Plus the branch bends and flexes backwards an awful lot - it's not resistant enough to knock someone out as depicted.
17th Oct 2013
Sahara (1995)
Revealing mistake: At the start of the film, Sergeant Gunn and another member of his tank crew take shelter in a shell hole as they are returning with fuel and spare parts. Watch the supposedly dead soldier hanging over the edge as they leap into it - he visibly reacts and moves his head.
7th Apr 2011
Dunkirk (1958)
Revealing mistake: When Corporal Bin's group of men eventually arrive at Dunkirk, they speak to a soldier adding sandbags to a Vicker's gun position. Here (and later on in the film when it is shown firing) it has a blank-firing adaptor prominently fitted to the front. Additionally the belt of ammunition shown going through it is filled with blanks - no bullets project outside the other side to that of the actual cartridge cases.
21st Mar 2011
Sea of Sand (1958)
Revealing mistake: Whenever our heroes are shown firing the Vickers guns on or off the vehicles, they are very obviously fitted with blank-fire adapters to the front. The belts of ammunition for them throughout the film are also blanks - the cases are visible, but the bullets that should project out the other side of the belt are not present.
13th Jun 2010
Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
Revealing mistake: Look at the table when the fakir's "severed" head is revealed during dinner at the end. It noticeably wobbles and moves about when he talks, showing his body is hidden underneath.
13th Jun 2010
Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
Revealing mistake: Whilst imprisoned by the Burpers, Brother Belcher calls to one of the guards. The guard's supposed to have many missing teeth, but they have just been very obviously blacked to simulate this (a very common film or theatre trick, but usually not this obvious).
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