Best movie mistakes of 1980

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Christmas Evil picture

Revealing mistake: At the end of the film, it's obvious the ground that Phil falls into is just some mats dressed up in fake snow.

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Bronco Billy picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the bar fight scene, the camera crew is visible right after Lefty hits one of the bar patrons.

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Revealing mistake: In this very-low-budget but star-studded flick about UFO contactees and cattle mutilations, Jan Michael Vincent's semi-auto handgun runs out of ammo during a firefight after firing only 3 rounds (the slide locks open, indicating the magazine is empty). Without reloading or racking the slide, Vincent continues firing 5 more rounds; but we see again, in close-up, that the slide is locked open, indicating an empty magazine. (01:00:55)

Charles Austin Miller

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Suggested correction: It's not a full costume. Kenny steals the mask and what looks like a small waistcoat (leaving even the hat). It's not implausible that Kenny made a quick change (probably after killing Ed) to formal wear (which isn't what Ed was wearing). After Ed's murder, Kenny-as-Ed appears briefly only from the waist up (showing only the stolen mask and waistcoat), and then doesn't appear again for quite a few minutes, more than enough time to change to the formal wear.

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The Sea Wolves picture

Factual error: The Hillman Minx car seen picking up Brits at Conchin railway station is at least a 1945 model. The film is set in 1943.

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Death Ship picture

Visible crew/equipment: When the survivors of the cruise liner sinking approach the ominous ship, it's supposed to be deserted, but as a window opens, a person's arm holding a stick to open the window is visible.

Movie Nut

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Used Cars picture

Continuity mistake: When Mickey gets into the '57 Chevy to "test drive" it, there is no gear shift lever on the steering column. The camera then shows him buckling his seat belt, and when it returns to the previous angle, there is that missing shift lever.

goofyfoot

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My Bodyguard picture

Revealing mistake: Linderman refuses Clifford's offer to be his personal bodyguard from Moody's gang, and leaves. As Clifford walks by the students practicing their violins, playing Mozart, their bow movements do not match the music.

oprlvr33

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Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) picture

Factual error: When the Peanuts gang got to Victoria station, Travel Center is spelled the American way. Since it's England it should be "centre" (00:24:55)

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The Long Riders picture

Continuity mistake: When Cole and the halfbreed duel with knives, the fabric they hold in their mouths as a tether keeps flipping over, meaning the end of the cloth hangs out the left side of the mouth, then the right, and left again - several times for both actors - even tho the fight is continuous and they make no moves that would change this.

johnrosa

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Alligator picture

Revealing mistake: After the press conference, there's a close-up of a newspaper ("The National Probe") which features obvious repetition of the same paragraphs over and over. (00:16:55)

Sammo

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Seems Like Old Times picture

Continuity mistake: When Ira and Glenda are discussing Nick, who is hiding under the bed, Ira briefly stands on Nicks right-hand pinky finger. After Ira has walked away, under the bed Nick grimaces while holding his left-hand pinky finger.

djm

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Hawk the Slayer picture

Audio problem: When Ranulf is resting in bed and explaining the fate of his village to the nun there is a cut to a wide shot of the room and if you look at Ranulf you can see his mouth is not moving any more. Then, cut back to a close-up, and his mouth is now moving again. (00:08:52)

Jack Vaughan

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Other mistake: When Tommy tries splashing Rosa during their match she hits the ring mat with her chest and stomach yet seconds later she's somehow knocked out. I never saw her head hit after multiple viewings of that scene.

Rob245

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