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Continuity mistake: The position of Edna's headscarf changes between shots before her head is slammed in the car door. (00:34:55)

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Revealing mistake: When Edna's head is slammed in the door, it is completely bloodless and her head appears to bounce back to normal shape. (00:34:55)

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Continuity mistake: When Agent Marcus is replacing the burnt bulb while standing on the ladder, between shots the bill of her baseball cap folds itself upward. (00:03:00)

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Continuity mistake: When Agent Marcus arrives at the Crystal Lake cabin at the start, the sun is low, but the sky is still bright. In the next shot as she goes into the house, the sky is pitch black. (00:01:10)

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Revealing mistake: When Leatherface is cutting up Kirk while Pam is on a meathook behind him, he cuts Kirk with the chainsaw twice, but when he lifts it up there is no blood on it. (00:38:20)

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Continuity mistake: After Sally has run back to the service station for refuge from Leatherface, there is a broom by the door, which changes position a couple of times during the scene. (00:56:00)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

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Continuity mistake: After the audition at the committee, Alex runs down the street, and Nick waits with a boquet of red roses. The street is covered in dead brown leaves. The amount of leaves on the street suddenly changes between shots. (01:25:40)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

Revealing mistake: During Alex's dance at the committee, the dancing doubles are quite clear, evident by the obvious wigs and change in height of legwarmers. (01:23:20)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

Continuity mistake: As Alex begins her dance in front of the committee judge's, the male judge with glasses has no cigar in his mouth in a wideshot, but suddenly has one in, in a closeup. He also reaches to take off his glasses twice. (01:22:50)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

Continuity mistake: When Alex enters the committee room, the female judge to the far viewers right has a handbag on the floor beside her desk. During the scene the bag changes position many times, from beside / under the desk, etc. (01:21:40)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

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Continuity mistake: When Alex enters the committee room, there is nothing to the side of the female judge's desk. In thte next shot as Alex walks across the room, we see a speaker beside her desk. (01:21:40)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

Visible crew/equipment: When Alex is riding the tram after her argument with Nick, you can see the cameraman holding a camera, reflected in the back window of the tram. (01:15:25)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

Continuity mistake: After Richie has come back from L.A. in the crocodile costume, he goes over and speaks to Jeanie. As he speaks to her, she puts her coat on twice between shots. (01:06:45)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

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Continuity mistake: When Alex is dancing in the red dress, in front of the TV, her legs are bare. It cuts to the audience, then cuts back and suddenly blue leggings which stretch down to her knees have appeared. (00:50:45)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

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Continuity mistake: When Alex and Richie are stopped by the two men in the car park, you can see the space in between Nick's car and the other car is empty. Moments later Alex goes over to this space, and now her bike is there. (00:35:10)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

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Continuity mistake: When Tina Tech dances to 'Manhunt' she is wearing tall spiked heel boots. Yet in the shot when she does a backflip off of the wall, she is wearing flat black shoes. In the next shot she has the heels on. (00:31:45)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

Continuity mistake: After unloading her laundry into her basket, Alex elbows the washing machine door shut, but it bounces back open. In the next shot you can see behind them that it is closed again. (00:22:15)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

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Continuity mistake: When Alex walks over to the side with her basket of laundry, as she walks over you can see clothes hanging over the basket side. In the next shot there are no clothes hanging over the side. (00:22:15)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

Continuity mistake: While Alex dances to 'Maniac' the black legwarmer on her right leg disappears in some shots. In closeups of her feet it is not visible on her foot, but is then on in the next wideshot, etc. (00:13:10)

Hamster

6th Jun 2006

Flashdance (1983)

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Continuity mistake: In a wideshot of Alex's TV area, there is a pole next to the couch with the label 'Fire Extinguisher Here' on it. In the next shot as she sits down, it has vanished. (00:11:40)

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