A nameless member

20th Jul 2020

Bad Boys II (2003)

Other mistake: Marcus and Mike go into Phat Audio Video to review the video camera that they retrieved from Zoe Pounders' house. Police stations have video equipment, they could have watched it, there. For that matter, they could have watched it at Zoe Pounders' house. (00:53:25)

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Suggested correction: All that doesn't contribute anything to the plot. The point is they watch the video, the rest is intentional for comedy effects. Not a plot hole at all.

lionhead

29th Apr 2020

Ghostbusters (1984)

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Trivia: Right after Mr. Peck the EPA man forces the Ghostbusters to shut off the grid and the energy is released into the sky, an ad for Stay Puft can be seen on a building. (01:09:00)

14th Nov 2019

Raw Deal (1986)

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Continuity mistake: When Joey crashes the tow truck into Lamanski's restaurant, the camera cuts over and a payphone that was on the wall disappears. (00:24:57)

Factual error: Senator Calvin Baynard orders police officers to arrest Joe Hallenbeck for crank calling him. In California, a person can only be arrested for a misdemeanor if caught in the act by law enforcement. At the time, harassment (unless it was a threat) by telephone was only a misdemeanor. In 1996 it became a felony due to the passing of the Telecommunications Act Of 1996 signed into law by then-president Bill Clinton. (01:36:59)

Revealing mistake: When Mike Matthews' car explodes, it's a dummy in the car, not a person.

7th Nov 2019

Time After Time (1979)

Plot hole: Mrs. Stevens (H.G. Wells' housekeeper) witnessed HG leaving in the time machine. From her point of view (POV) it disappeared right in front of her. Yet the sign at the museum says that the time machine never worked, despite a witness that it did. (00:19:47 - 00:24:14)

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Suggested correction: Even though she witnessed the time machine disappearing, there's always the possibility that nobody believed her if she told them what she saw. Telling anyone about the machine vanishing would have people just writing her off.

Also, it is very likely that once he returned to the past, Wells told her not to tell anyone about it.

4th Nov 2019

Raw Deal (1986)

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Revealing mistake: When Martin Lamanski's limousine crashes into the gasoline tanker truck there is nobody in the car. (01:14:01)

4th Nov 2019

Raw Deal (1986)

Other mistake: Harry Shannon tells Mark Kaminsky that the alias he is giving him is that of Joseph P Brenner which to a guy with a long rap sheet. Paulo Rocca later asks Joey, "how the hell is it you never did any time?" (00:20:56 - 00:39:53)

Factual error: When James Bond and Kara Milovy are on the plane and it runs out of fuel, one engine quits first. When this happens, the aircraft turns towards the stalled engine, so the pilot has to compensate by steering towards the good one, or the plane will spiral. James Bond doesn't do this, he just keeps the wheel straight and pilots normally. (01:59:17)

Trivia: A special effects technician added a tennis shoe to the asteroid scene. It can be seen flying from the central-left side of the screen to the lower right. It's right at the beginning of the exterior shot after Han Solo announces that he's going for one of the larger ones, and Leia, C3PO, and Chewbacca voice their objections. (00:39:40)

13th Dec 2018

National Security (2003)

Factual error: When Hank and Earl commandeer the driving school car they start to look for Nash's white van. There is a sign indicating a fork in the road with PCH California 1 and Interstate 405. Those are real roads in Los Angeles but they don't intersect. (00:39:20)

13th Dec 2018

National Security (2003)

Factual error: When Hank and Earl are leaving the police station after being released, there is a sign on the stairs that reads, "LA PD 26th Precinct." Los Angeles Police Department has divisions, not precincts. (00:35:35)

Trivia: Tim Burton appears in a cameo when Pee Wee is accosted in the alley on his way to the psychic. He says to Pee Wee, "we don't take kindly to strangers on our turf!" (00:30:35)

19th Mar 2014

Time After Time (1979)

Trivia: All three of the children of the real H.G. Wells were still alive at the time of this film's release.

13th Nov 2013

Better Off Dead (1985)

Continuity mistake: When Lane Meyer scratches the chalk and makes the squealing sound, the camera shows the class wincing in pain with their hair standing on end. There is a guy sitting in Beth's seat. (00:24:35 - 00:25:20)

12th Nov 2013

Better Off Dead (1985)

Trivia: The basketball players in the cafeteria are all eating baby food. (00:30:35)

18th Sep 2013

Last Action Hero (1993)

Trivia: Danny Madigan is watching a Road Runner cartoon at his apartment. There are several subsequent references to "Acme" throughout the movie afterwards, to say nothing about the fact that there is a cartoon cat as a cop. (00:11:25 - 00:31:25)

18th Sep 2013

Last Action Hero (1993)

Question: The data for Genesis are transmitted to Kruge, however, later, he has one of his men murder David Marcus (Admiral Kirk's son) and demands Genesis from Kirk. He had already downloaded the data, so what additional information did Kruge want? (00:09:30)

Chosen answer: Kruge only had the proposal video that talked about what Genesis was. He didn't have any actual data on how Genesis works or how it could be created. Having footage of a nuclear blast doesn't give you knowledge about how to build a nuclear device.

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