Stupidity: When the parents knew Freddy was doing the killing then why didn't they watch him like a neighborhood watch so they could catch him trying it again, and thus avoid the legal technicality which threw out of the first case? It seems idiotic they broke the law to punish this lawbreaker.
Rob245
24th Sep 2019
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.
Suggested correction: The parents believed Freddy would not face justice for his crimes. They were unwilling to allow him the opportunity to kill another child, and believing the justice system had failed them they took the law into their own hands. They completely got away with their vigilante justice. The only bad thing that happened was Freddy was brought back as a vengeful demon with superpowers. There is no way the parents could have known this would happen.
It is still a stupidity. Even if they wanted him to suffer, they would try to avoid legal problems at all costs. It is good that they wanted to prevent him from killing another child but they still shouldn't act so hastily.
Stupidity entries are not meant to be stupid acts by characters. They're for minor plot holes. Without in-film evidence why the acts would be a plot hole, there is no stupidity mistake. And assuming what characters would or would not do does not make a valid mistake (not to mention revenge killings do happen in real life and in movies a lot).
No, it's not. What else were they supposed to do when he was caught and set free? It's still not their fault what happened next.
23rd Sep 2019
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Question: Why in the world would they be comfortable working for a guy they never see? What made them not think he could be a crime boss who only had them take down former associates of his or use them to punish disobedient flunkies? Why does he even start this detective agency anyway?
Answer: Charlie had testified against some very powerful men, and they were sent to jail based on the evidence he collected and his testimony. These men were released from prison on a technicality, so Charlie went into hiding. Charlie believed anyone who knew his whereabouts or had seen his face were also in jeopardy. So that's why he only calls on the telephone and they never get to see his face. The reason why these 3 women would work for a man they never met is because after they graduated from the police academy due to sexism they were only assigned duties like a crossing guard, filing, and answering the phone as police women.
Answer: It's never explained why Charlie is never seen, but there have been hints to his past as a cop. In one episode the Angels meet up with a bitter cop, who says, "When Charlie and I started out together, we were two rookie cops walking a beat. Twenty years later, he gets a Rolls-Royce and I get a bleeding ulcer."
Well do they ever say where he got his money? Stock market, inheritance, being a televangelist? Just kidding on the last one.
23rd Sep 2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Question: Why doesn't JJJ look like himself? True he's being played by JK Simmons but here he's bald without the trademark Jameson hairstyle.
Answer: The general movie-going audience doesn't always know the difference between MCU movies and movies that are based on Marvel properties made by other studios. Jameson's different look might have been done to avoid confusing fans into thinking that this iteration of Spider-Man is somehow connected to the Sam Raimi films.
23rd Sep 2019
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Question: Why Is Tanya Robert a former model and not a cop? I've never read any explanation as to why.
Answer: After going through a number of cast changes that failed to improve the show's slumping ratings, Tanya Roberts' character was added as "street-wise" former model. This was probably an effort to give a different and edgier character dimension to the show.
23rd Sep 2019
Kansas City Bomber (1972)
Continuity mistake: When KC Carr visits her mother, daughter, and son she's shown leaving in a taxi. Later she's shown driving her own car. That car seems to vanish when she joins another derby team who travels by bus. Surely the other derby teams she was on had buses.
23rd Sep 2019
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Continuity mistake: When Jervis Tetch is shown he's around 5'5 maybe with blue eyes and sandy white looking hair. Yet the day after his night out with Alice he's suddenly around Bruce Wayne's size with blond hair and his eyes are no longer blue.
23rd Sep 2019
Hexed (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Matt's trying to call the police Hexina jumps on his back. He shoves her off onto the floor where she lands without hitting anything. Yet somehow she's got a broken nail which heals up after that closeup shot.
23rd Sep 2019
Hexed (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Hexina chases Matt with the knife, she steps on the trigger of a camera, getting her picture taken. Simon sees this later and somehow it has Matt in the background despite him getting out of the way.
23rd Sep 2019
Hexed (1993)
Character mistake: Detective Ferguson doesn't follow procedure and give Gloria her right to counsel prior to interrogation.
23rd Sep 2019
Hexed (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Hexina falls to her death, she's falling face down. When a close up shot is shown, she's lying on her back.
21st Sep 2019
Falling Down (1993)
19th Sep 2019
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
Continuity mistake: When the blonde wrestler falls out of the ring she hurts her right side, area above her hip, clutching it. When Larry Hagman tries touching it he touches the left side instead.
19th Sep 2019
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Other mistake: When April views the tapes of her dad she's around 10-11 in them, but Sachs looks the same as he does in the film and this took place in the past perhaps 15 years, before current times.
19th Sep 2019
Prom Night (1980)
19th Sep 2019
The Dark Knight (2008)
Trivia: Katie Holmes turned down reprising her role for this sequel to star in the box office flop Mad Money alongside Diane Keaton, Ted Danson, and Queen Latifah.
18th Sep 2019
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
Factual error: When the lady wrestler falls out of the ring she lands on front row seats, pro wrestling doesn't allow chairs that close and there's no barricade there either.
18th Sep 2019
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
Stupidity: Unless Snow has solid proof like pictures or video why should Katniss believe her main enemy's word that it was Alma Coin, not him, who killed those kids?
Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.
Suggested correction: This is a question and not a stupidity. Katniss didn't just accept Snow at his word. Earlier Gale had mentioned an attack strategy to inflict maximum casualties on medics that matched the attack on the Capitol. Then Gale could not deny his part in Prim's death. All the evidence pointed to Coin being responsible as Snow suggested.
I appreciate responses here because it means you're reading stuff and that makes my day.
18th Sep 2019
Chloe (2009)
Continuity mistake: Catherine goes home after sex with Chloe yet she later receives a picture on her phone from Chloe in which she's asleep afterwards. When did she fall asleep?
Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.
Suggested correction: There's no indication that she went straight home. Lots of people doze off after sex.
18th Sep 2019
Prom Night (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Robin lays there after she dies her head's facing forward, a shot later her head's turned to her left.
18th Sep 2019
Prom Night (1980)
Question: Why in the world is Alex, when unmasked at the end, wearing lipstick? Symbolic or something?
Answer: Alex is not the typical one dimensional slasher serial killer, but rather a complex individual with conflicting motivations. The lipstick is a symbol that he is portraying the hurtful people from his past even as he kills them.
Answer: The film doesn't provide an answer (which I think is a good thing). My interpretation is that Alex has somehow absorbed his sister's spirit, symbolically (not literally), and is avenging her death *as* Robin, in a way. Her name is his last word before he dies. A scene was shot but cut which revealed that Robin and Alex were twins. That scene was added back to the television edit of Prom Night.
Join the mailing list
Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.