Continuity mistake: After Charlie gives the snow globe to Scott, the view of the back of Scott's head shows his hair and scarf, but the front view of Scott shows his winter cap all the way down to his scarf, which would cover his hair seen from the rear.
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28th Dec 2022
The Santa Clause (1994)
26th Dec 2022
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
Factual error: During Kris' "A Kiss a Toy" musical number, one of the kids has a Tommy Gun. Since the story is, at the latest, set during the 19th century and the Burgermeister's troops are armed only with spears, swords, and knives, a Tommy Gun should not be in this story.
13th Dec 2022
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Continuity mistake: Before the elf choir sings for Santa, the Head Elf begins the countdown with his left and right index fingers, then suddenly there is a baton in his right hand as the choir begins singing.
7th Dec 2022
The Santa Clause (1994)
Continuity mistake: The articulating magnifying glass Bernard uses to read the "Santa Clause" off the card to Scott, the magnifying glass changes height between quick scene shots.
7th Dec 2022
The Santa Clause (1994)
Continuity mistake: In the scene of Bernard telling Scott he is the new Santa by reading the card with the articulated magnifying glass, in one shot Scott and Bernard are in front of it, then suddenly it is between them.
27th Nov 2022
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Continuity mistake: In the department store as Clark is talking with Mary, the lingerie sales lady, his left arm is supporting him on the glass counter as he is standing. The next shot when Rusty approaches, Clark is now bent down with his left arm resting on the counter.
19th Nov 2022
Roots (1977)
Part 1 Roots: The Saga of An American Family - S1-E1
Other mistake: During the long voyage aboard the Lord Ligonier, Kunta Kinte, the Wrestler, and the other African captives are bald, have short hair or no facial hair that would have grown out during their time at sea.
9th Nov 2022
Roots (1977)
Part 1 Roots: The Saga of An American Family - S1-E1
Other mistake: During the voyage aboard the Lord Ligonier, none of the African captives have shaved nor had haircuts during the long voyage across the sea, but they are clean-shaven and their hair the same length when they berth in Annapolis as when they were first loaded aboard ship in Africa.
5th Nov 2022
Resident Alien (2021)
The Weight - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: Harry places the lollipop in his mouth twice as he talks to Kate about Max.
4th Nov 2022
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: When the gust of wind blows into Helen's temple, the shadow of the giant fan creating the effect is seen.
3rd Nov 2022
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
Continuity mistake: When Kolchak enters Pops' store, Pops places his newspaper on the counter. Scene cuts and he still has the newspaper in hand.
3rd Nov 2022
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: A boom mike drops several times from the top into the scene of Kolchak and Pepe Torres' office.
15th Oct 2022
Masada (1981)
Revealing mistake: During the scenes involving heavy rocks and boulders rolling, crashing, smashing, launching, etc, it is obvious they are made of lightweight material due to their bouncing off each other, the actors, the sand, etc.
8th Oct 2022
Masada (1981)
Factual error: During some scenes where cavalry is used by both the Romans and the Zealots, some saddles show stirrups attached, which weren't available until centuries after the events of the Masada siege.
25th Sep 2022
Masada (1981)
Revealing mistake: After Lentius stabs Silva, the knife blade Lentius used bends and wobbles as it is thrown to the ground.
28th Aug 2022
General questions
I remember seeing in the early 1970's a children's movie about a young boy who befriends a lion and his owner, an old man. In the story, a serial killer is murdering construction workers and throwing their bodies off a cliff. At the end of the movie, the lion has the serial killer trapped between two large rocks, the lion lunges, and the serial killer falls to his death off the cliff. Yes, it was a children's movie! Anybody know of it?
Answer: You're right, there was no serial killer, but he was a dangerous criminal wanted by the police. It was a Disney film. The man, the two kids are looking for, is a long-lost distant cousin of the boy. The only one he can turn to after being orphaned. When the cousin goes looking for the grandmother of the girl, the woman mistakenly believes he kidnapped the kids and calls the police. At the station the cousin sees a wanted poster of his friend, who he left in charge of the kids. He tries to convince them of this, but don't listen, he escapes and leads the police to his cabin in the forest. He finds the kids unharmed and the police take the man away. FYI, the long-lost cousin is played by Michael Douglas.
Answer: Going to throw this out there, even though I don't think there was the serial killer scene. "Napoleon and Samantha" (1972), which was Jodie Foster's film debut, is about a boy, Napoleon, who adopts a lion (with his grandfather) from an old circus clown. The boy's grandfather dies and he and his friend Samantha go looking for someone. There's a scene where the boy nearly falls off a cliff, but the lion saves him. At the end, they find the man they're looking for at his cabin. When he leaves to find Samantha's parents, he leaves them with a man who turns out to be a dangerous psychopath, but he's the one who ends up saving the children.
2nd Feb 2022
Gilligan's Island (1964)
2nd Feb 2022
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Continuity mistake: After the vampire's wife (Ginger) unfolds the couch bed, she laughs with her arms down and spread out by her sides, but the next shot shows her hands up by her face, clutching her gown.
2nd Feb 2022
Gilligan's Island (1964)
17th Jan 2022
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Continuity mistake: The Ghost of Christmas Present's right hand is resting on his right knee, then the shot cuts, showing the Ghost holding a lantern in his right hand.
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Suggested correction: You actually see Clark go from sitting on the counter to bending down as the saleslady is modelling the undergarment.
That's not the part the mistake is talking about. The mistake is valid. Clark is sitting in the counter but is off screen when he changes position (so you don't actually see it). When Rusty enters the shot, Clark's hand is in the counter. In the next shot, his elbow is on the counter, with no time elapsing.
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