Revealing mistake: When Alice has a sudden vision of Dan falling to hell (or wherever) behind her, the perspective she has is impossible. The fall-away shot starts from an extreme close-up of Dan such that his head alone is twice the size of Alice, making it obvious that this is nothing but a filmed visual inserted into the background. (00:29:24)
Logic Johnson
20th May 2021
A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
20th May 2021
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 (1988)
Revealing mistake: During Rick's nightmare, we can see the fake reflection trick in action when Kristen is taunting him in the mirror. When she turns around, the actor playing her reflection turns out of sync, and brings the wrong hand up to her mouth. (00:53:13)
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