tw_stuart

Continuity mistake: Observe the position of the material Robert uses to tie Celine and her hands. In the front shot both hands are resting flat on the arms of the chair but from above we see them hanging over the end. More obviously, when Robert secures her right arm, he ties her right wrist directly to the chair but for her left arm the material is tied over the sleeve of her coat. When the shot switches to overhead, we see the bonds on both arms are tied round the sleeves of her coat. (00:19:15)

tw_stuart

Continuity mistake: When Robert is first attacked by the security guards he grabs a gun from them and warns them off. As they back away we see two baseball caps either side of him but when the shot changes to behind him there are three baseball caps directly behind him. Also, the distance between him and the nearest guard gets bigger. (00:13:15)

tw_stuart

Continuity mistake: When Celine's father is lecturing her we see her bag parallel to the side of her chair but when we see an overhead shot of her, the bag is at a different angle. (00:11:55)

tw_stuart

Continuity mistake: When Robert's boss comes in to fire him, the distance between them suddenly shrinks when the shot changes. (00:05:50)

tw_stuart

30th Jun 2004

Friends (1994)

Chosen answer: After extensive research on the internet, I couldn't find any stories to explain this. It would not be unreasonable to say that Marlo Thomas had not appeared on the show for 6 years - last time we saw her she was 59, and in this episode she is 65. She is an ordinary woman who works hard, and simply looks older.

He's My Brother

29th Jun 2004

My Name is Joe (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Sarah comes in with the tea and biscuits for Joe and Shanks, the amount of ceiling that Shanks has painted changes between shots without enough time for him to have done it. (00:17:50)

tw_stuart

29th Jun 2004

My Name is Joe (1998)

Continuity mistake: Joe comes in to the close and bangs on the first door on the left, we can see a railing just outside the close door. His football team comes jumping out the windows of the flat on the right and when they return, the railing that we saw before is gone. (00:02:50)

tw_stuart

27th Jun 2004

Sliding Doors (1998)

Trivia: The scene with Helen and James on the boat where he describes losing his 8 yr old girlfriend to Gary Glitter has a certain unplanned tastelessness to it now since Mr Glitter was convicted of possessing child porn a few years later.

tw_stuart

27th Jun 2004

Sliding Doors (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Gerry reveals to Russell that Lydia may be pregnant there is a shot when he is leaning his right cheek on his clenched fist. When the shot changes, his jaw is cupped in his hand. (01:08:00)

tw_stuart

27th Jun 2004

Sliding Doors (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Gerry spots Helen at the post rowing activities he peers through the window. We can see 3 glasses from his side, one half pint glass partly hidden by the window frame and 2 pint glasses visible through the pane beside the one he is looking through. The shot from inside only shows two pint glasses in different positions. (00:46:20)

tw_stuart

27th Jun 2004

Sliding Doors (1998)

Continuity mistake: The second time Gerry is discussing his problem with his friend in the pub we see the level of his friend's pint goes down and back up between shots without it having been touched. (00:36:55)

tw_stuart

27th Jun 2004

Sliding Doors (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Helen's friend arrives in the bar to find her drinking alone, the Grolsch bottle is empty but when she gets up close and starts talking to her it is suddenly half full. When the shot moves in closer the cigarette packet also moves. (00:22:10)

tw_stuart

27th Jun 2004

Sliding Doors (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Helen catches her boyfriend in the act, we see very briefly that there is a gap between the bedside cabinet on which the radio cassette player is sitting and the wardrobe. This is more clear when her boyfriend switches off the music. Later when the other Helen comes home and her boyfriend leaps onto the bed to hide the earring we see they are much closer. Granted Helen now has two parallel lives but that can't explain the change. (00:11:55 - 00:15:20)

tw_stuart

Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.

Suggested correction: The fact that the "other Helen" is a different timeline easily explains the difference. In one timeline the cabinet is closer to the bed than in the other. There'd need to be evidence of the gap being different in the same timeline for it to be a continuity mistake.

27th Jun 2004

Sliding Doors (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Helen kisses Gerry before she leaves for work, we can see considerably more of the face of the alarm clock than we can a few seconds later, when he "wakes up" and takes the phone off the hook even though the camera angles are the same. (00:00:55)

tw_stuart

6th Jun 2004

Friends (1994)

Chosen answer: Mr Kotter was the teacher on a popular 70s sitcom "Welcome Back Kotter". He was known for his afro.

Ral0618

Chosen answer: Actors, on occasions, choose not to be credited - generally if they're appearing in a relatively small role, one smaller than you'd generally expect that person to play.

Tailkinker

10th May 2004

Friends (1994)

Chosen answer: Ross claims he came to the party as 'Spud-nik (the satellite)' but admits he's really 'doodie'. The flushed (as in toilet) remark is another 'Poo' joke.

umathegreatstationarybear

Factual error: After the scene where Bourne is returning to his hotel to find the police surrounding it he smashes a police car window to take a "wanted" poster from the front seat. This poster is titled "Gesucht" which is German. Requests for assistance from another police force would not simply be a matter of faxing a wanted poster to the nearest police station over the border. The request would be given to a national body who would then have translated the request to French before distribution.

tw_stuart

26th Feb 2004

Friends (1994)

13th Jan 2004

Friends (1994)

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