Best movie continuity mistakes of 1977

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The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training picture

Continuity mistake: When Manning first writes the word "assume" on the blackboard, it is written down towards the left center of the board. Then later in the scene, the word switches position to the upper left part of the board, then eventually back to the left center again.

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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh picture

Continuity mistake: In Owl's house the animators have forgotten to color his umbrella among other things in the background. In a couple of shots later, they have now been colored. (00:29:20)

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Viva Knievel! picture

Continuity mistake: When Evel Knievel goes to the insane asylum to break his buddy Will out of the institution, he crashes through the front door with the Stratocycle, breaking off the airplane-style wings on each side of the bike in the doorway. In the next shot, as he rides down the hall, the wings are still intact.

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The Deep picture

Continuity mistake: In the opening scenes, when David is chiding Gail for grabbing him through the porthole of the wreck, his right hand is gloved, then ungloved, then regloved..all in the space of a few moments.

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Annie Hall picture

Continuity mistake: After tennis, when Annie is driving Alvy uptown in her VW, she spots a parking space on the street and quickly pulls in behind a parked, driverless, red station wagon. Immediately, in the next shot, as they are opening the car doors to get out, they are behind a blue car. (00:27:25)

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Telefon picture

Continuity mistake: During a conversation between Charles Bronson, Lee Remick and the bar owner, one of the cutaway shots of Lee Remick is reversed. The part in her hair changes sides and she is looking in the opposite direction.

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The Car picture

Continuity mistake: When the teacher stands and challenges 'The Car' in the cemetery, the gates cast their shadows to our left. When the car reacts, beginning to do 'doughnuts' in the dirt, the shadows fall to our right. (00:47:30)

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The Crater Lake Monster picture

Continuity mistake: The senator is tossed out of the boat and consumed (with the exception of his head) by the monster, and yet the boat is full of blood.

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Capricorn One picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene at the remote gas station, after Brubaker has entered the office, he goes through the cash register which is located at the end of the counter [viewer's right]. A couple of shots later, after breaking into the Coke machine, and while he is at the pay phone, the cash register is nearly a foot to the viewer's left on the counter. Also the coin box from the Coke machine is to the right of the cash register on the counter. In the previous shot when he turns from the Coke machine to go to the pay phone, you see the end of the cash register without the coin box in the way.

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Confessions from a Holiday Camp picture

Continuity mistake: After Blackbird has been hit in the face by the custard pie, when she walks toward Tim the amount of pie on her face changes between shots.

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Grand Theft Auto picture

Continuity mistake: When Vivian crashes the VW bug into a tree in the park, it shows front hood damage on impact. Moments later, after some exposition, she backs out, and drives away with the hood intact.

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Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure picture

Continuity mistake: When Raggedy Ann is helping get the captain out of his snow globe, we see that the ship is small. However, when he finally breaks free, the ship has grown bigger.

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Black Sunday picture Black Sunday mistake picture

Continuity mistake: Near the end, while Kabakov is atop the blimp, he finally attaches the cable hook to the blimp. Just as he wraps the canvas strap around the hook, Kabakov's white shirt is neatly tucked into his pants, whereas in the previous and following shots, his white shirt is fluttering in the wind and we can see his abdomen and back. (02:18:55)

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The Purple Taxi picture The Purple Taxi mistake picture

Continuity mistake: Philippe Noiret is sitting in his chair, drily commenting on the display previously offered by Charlotte Rampling when she was bare-breasted. During the scene, the position of his glasses as he suckles on them changes frequently, and at one point the arms go from folded 90° to less angled/straight as the view changes.

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Yellow Emanuelle picture

Continuity mistake: Introduction of Ilona Staller; Dr. Wong leaves saying "Nice to meet you." Next shot and Ilona Staller's right hand which was out of frame is now abruptly on her chest. (00:06:15)

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Yakuza senso: Nihon no Don picture

Continuity mistake: After the Abebo murders, tempers run high at the meeting of the clan. The sinister Sakoda accuses the one raising objections to be a wimp, and the guy slams his fists on the table. The president of the meeting says "stop it"; Sonny Chiba is leaning forward with both hands, but in the next shot he has one hand in front and one in the back. (00:20:00)

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The Debut picture

Continuity mistake: After the disco scene, the protagonist is back home. She receives a phone call from Jacques and meets him. When she has a wine glass in hand, the glass switches hand from left to right in the cut when she sits down.

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Continuity mistake: Rizzo's sadistic lieutenant pokes and pats repeatedly Guido in the chest and calls him a "man of steel." When he turns around, the knot of his fancy scarf is folded differently compared to the previous shot. (00:17:20)

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