Continuity mistake: The telephone poles close to the gap on the railroad disappear in the wide angles.
Sacha
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: After Jor-el talks to Von-Dah he places his hands on a man's chest. In the following shot they're on his shoulders.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Deliberate mistake: Before the school bus crashes, a brown car is seen coming. When the angle changes we still see a brown car but it's a totally different model.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: In the gas station, the "closed" sign falls down but appears up in the next shot (you'll find it in the right side of the screen).
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: The first shot of Lois' red car shows it clean and shiny, a second later it's all dusty and dirty.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Deliberate mistake: Before Superman traps the black missile, its beam is really big and covers half of the lettering on the side. When Superman is behind, the fire is much smaller and the lettering is visible, allowing us to see Superman.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: Perry White shows newspapers with day shots of Superman, but he made his appearance at night.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Audio problem: In the plane, when the Captain says "I'm not too god, what do you think" his lips aren't moving.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Revealing mistake: When Lois falls from the helicopter, the cable holding her is visible.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Revealing mistake: When Superman leaves the prison, wires holding him are visible.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When the gas station collapses, at first the roof falls down completely and covers the gas tanks, but in the next shot it's slightly laying sideways.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When the burglar falls from the building, his flashlight is sometimes swinging, but other times it's flat against his body revealing the camera was tilted.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Lois is hanging from the helicopter, she looks down and sees some cars on the pavement, by the entrance of the Daily Planet. From a ground view the cars are gone.
7th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Lois dies, Superman's face is covered in dirt. When he takes off and flies, it's clean.
6th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: In the football field, all the player pass in front of Clark and leave him alone. In the next angle a player is passing by again.
6th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When the gas station falls down, watch the right side: A green car with an open hood suddenly gets replaced by a red car.
6th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When the school bus smashes the Golden Gate fence, the aerial shot from the back shows the fence complete, the shot from the front shows it smashed.
6th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: After the van crashes against the beetle car, the new angle shows the van in a different position.
6th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Lois dies, the first time Superman sees her the left side of her face has sand and rocks around her cheek. When the angle changes they are at shoulder level.
6th Nov 2006
Superman (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Superman avoids the train from derailing, the wide shot shows his cape fluttering but the close one not.
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