Other mistake: Why on earth would six people from Washington, D.C. be summoned, at night, to a house in New England (as we learn from the opening)? That's a drive of between six and twelve hours depending on where in "New England" it was. Yet none of them remark on the very long drive, or mention staying in hotels, or talk about luggage, or have luggage, or complain about having to stay overnight.
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22nd Nov 2023
Clue (1985)
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Suggested correction: They are being summoned concerning the blackmail that is happening to them. They have no choice but to go. I don't think any of them were planning on staying the night at Hill House. They were there for dinner and the news about the blackmail. If they have luggage, it is most likely still in their cars.
16th Aug 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Corrected entry: In this episode, Potter and company are being introduced to white phosphorous that is starting to be used. But in Season 2, Episode 1, "Divided We Stand", as Henry and Hawkeye come out of the O.R. a wounded soldier is brought in on a Jeep with white phosphorous burns, and they knew what to do.
Correction: Even if they knew how to deal with it at the time, the information might not have been common knowledge. As WP came to be used more frequently, the Army would send instructors to field hospitals to make certain everyone was up on the latest technique for dealing with it. (Col. Potter was also not in the earlier episode you mention, and he wants to hear the information).
Understood, but Potter was there in Season 4, Episode 24 "Deluge" when a WP case was brought in.
Remember that the main plot of this episode is that Col. Potter made a rookie mistake that almost cost a kid's life, and is fearing that he's too old to hack it as a doctor anymore. If the Army's learned something he doesn't know, he wants to know it.
Correction: "New" to the doctors on the front lines and "new" to the doctors back at HQ could be two different things.
It might be old news to the 4077th but new to the Army in general. Without asking a real Army doctor, Instructional briefings like this aren't optional. They don't ask if you already know it. The point of the scene is NOT "How many times has the 4077th already done this?" The point is "Potter thinks he's too old and can't hack it anymore, so IF the Army has learned something new, HE wants to hear it." And also shows us "Potter is on edge about something. Maybe we should call Sidney Green."
You could be the world's top expert in White Phosphorus, but if you're in the Army, and they tell you "You're going to attend a lecture on White Phosphorus," That's called an order and you do it, Mr. White Phosphorus, whether you like it or not.
Correction: Captain Simmons said the new weapon is "white phosphorus rounds." Phosphorus before then was likely used as part of artillery shells.
Correction: I know you can't worry about MASH's timeline or you'll go insane, but six seasons pass between this episode and that one. The Army medics could have learned some new things about treating the injuries in whatever time passed. And again, Col. Potter thinks he's slipping in this episode, so he wants to hear every word, and that's the main point of the scene.
9th Oct 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Corrected entry: In the Swamp, Hawkeye, Trapper and Radar are playing with red backed cards, and Ugly John is holding blue back cards.
Correction: Being in the middle of nowhere and a mobile facility, it's not hard to imagine a situation where some cards from both decks got lost and they decided to combine two partial decks. (They might then choose to ignore the fact that they could tell which cards are from which deck out of sportsmanship).
Correction: Ugly John had been sleeping for two hours. The others grabbed a new deck to avoid waking him up.
26th Nov 2021
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Corrected entry: Cloning was neither "Dark Science" nor "Secrets only the Sith knew." It was a massively common practice used for decades before this movie, by both sides.
Correction: Presumably the "dark science" that is referenced has to do with cloning someone without having any of their biological matter to duplicate. Palpatine's body is entirely destroyed in Return of the Jedi, and as Poe (in an unfathomably stupid line) states "Somehow, Palpatine has returned." Cloning was obviously well known but the means to bring back Palpatine, though never explained, were secrets only the Sith knew. Somehow. It's contrived and terrible writing but that's what the lines mean.
In addition, other clones (like the clone army from 50 years earlier) were individuals who were individually taught and trained. Palpatine managed to clone himself and keep all his memories intact.
20th Oct 2021
Grease 2 (1982)
Continuity mistake: Dimucci is wearing grey trousers when they start singing Prowlin, but he has jeans on for the second half of the song.
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Suggested correction: That's because it's gone from the night out with the gang to the next day at school.
I'm not sure about this "correction." Every other song in this film is done in real time, why would this particular song take place over 2 days? Since the rest of the T-Birds are in the same clothes, and Dimucci is wearing the same shirt, I would say it was a mistake that his pants changed.
They are all wearing different clothes except possibly Johnny. Goose goes from a flannel shirt to a blue T-shirt. Davey goes from a brown shirt to a yellow shirt. DiMucci goes from a red shirt to a blue/grey shirt. Johnny is wearing all black, but he does so in every scene except at the bowling alley. The start of the song is at night and the second part is at school, meaning they would have to be there during the school-day or just after when they would have access to the auditorium.
25th Oct 2021
Con Air (1997)
Character mistake: When Cyrus and Johnny-23 are talking they both pronounce the Spanish version of Johnny-23's name as Juaniyo. That is not how Johnny is pronounced in Spanish. It is pronounced Juanito with a T. Normally I would have chalked it up as a language barrier but Danny Trejo is of Spanish ancestry. He should have known better. (00:20:41)
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Suggested correction: "Juanillo" is another, though less common, diminutive of Juan.
I can appreciate you doing a google search but you would have noticed in your google search that the Juanillo you speak or is predominantly an Asian name and is not a translation of Johnny in Spanish. I am Spanish and can assure you that it was a mistake as Juanito is the correct pronunciation. Thank you for doing your due diligence however he was not playing the role if an Asian.
It should be pointed out that there's a town in Mexico called Juanillo and Juanillo Beach is in the Dominican Republic. So it is a word Hispanic and Latinos might be aware of.
Don't know why the previous guy said that Juanillo is not a common name in Spain... I am Spanish and know 2 guys that go by the name Juanillo. I would say that not only Juanillo and Juanito, but also Juanele are commonly used in Spain and probably Latin America as well.
27th Aug 2001
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Corrected entry: In the last dance scene, you clearly see Billy put on a record (I've had the time of my Life) for the dance. Later, while the same song is still playing they show band members playing the music. Did they join in mid-song?
Correction: The band is improvising along with the music, something a well-trained musician (especially with a jazz background) would be able to do.
Correction: Mr. Kellerman says something like, "You have sheet music for this stuff?"
Kellerman asks the band director if he has sheet music because he sees the guests are really enjoying it. When he asks, the band is already playing along because you can see the cello player playing in the background. They likely joined in after they saw the crowd's reaction, but before Kellerman asks if he has sheet music. Being that the song was on record, it had obviously been out for a while, played on the radio, etc. so they likely had heard it.
12th Sep 2021
M*A*S*H (1972)
Revealing mistake: In Margaret's tent, while she is getting ready, if you look at the central pole you can see the cut where it is supposed to break when Frank hits it.
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6th Sep 2021
Sleepwalkers (1992)
Stupidity: All that chaos going on at the end of the movie. Gun shots. Screaming. Blowing up police cars. Yet not one neighbor comes out to see what's going on.
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Suggested correction: Gunshots and explosions going off at a neighbor's house isn't going to make me go and investigate. It's going to make me call the police and hide in my own house.
6th Sep 2021
Ghost (1990)
Corrected entry: After Sam learned how to move objects, he could've either killed Carl and Willie, or gone to a police station and written down what was happening.
Correction: First: He didn't necessarily want to kill them. He wanted Molly and Oda Mae safe. Second: I highly doubt any police officer is going to go to a judge or superior officer and get a warrant based on saying "A ghost wrote this down." They would be fired or committed.
5th Sep 2021
Rocky V (1990)
Plot hole: Paulie couldn't be that stupid so as to not tell Rocky that his accountant needed his signature for a tax extension.
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Suggested correction: Paulie isn't exactly a Rhodes Scholar. I doubt he has any formal education beyond high school. He likely has no knowledge whatsoever about what a power of attorney is or what it does. Very easy to trick.
And furthermore, Paulie couldn't have had anyone sign anything on Rocky's behalf. Once it's proven in court that someone forged Rocky's signature, then everything would have been reversed and he would have never lost his fortune. If this was that easy, then anyone could walk into an office claiming to know a billionaire, sign a piece of paper, and get all their money.
31st Aug 2021
Law & Order (1990)
Corrected entry: When Levi March's wife makes it clear that she will testify against him his lawyer protests that she cannot so do under spousal privilege. He should know better. Spousal privilege protects a wife from being compelled to give evidence against her husband (and vice versa). It does not prevent her from volunteering to do so, which is the case here.
Correction: That is incorrect. In New York, the martial communications privilege is codified at CPLR §4502 (b), which states: "A husband or wife shall not be required, or, without consent of the other if living, allowed, to disclose a confidential communication made by one to the other during marriage."
There's almost always exceptions to the rules, and the statute applies to "confidential communication." You would have to know the nature of her testimony to ascertain if the privilege will or will not protect him. (I'm not familiar with this episode, so do not know what the case is about - maybe someone could add some details about the case and nature of her testimony?).
While there are exceptions, the episode didn't spend time on her testimony since Levi takes a plea. But the correction is valid because the lawyer's objection is valid, so there is no mistake. Yes, counsel would have to discuss the situation and have the judge make a decision, but the mistake is saying a lawyer would never say the wife couldn't be compelled to testify, which is wrong.
I might not be understanding something and/or don't have enough information to ascertain if the privilege is relevant. A spouse cannot be COMPELLED to testify about confidential communication and the husband can exert the privilege even if the wife wants to volunteer information. Beyond these basic rules, more information is needed.
Actually, if we presume the lawyer was correct when he said spousal privilege applied, there is NO "factual error." The "factual error", as written, is using EXCEPTIONS to support its assertion, but there is no reason to believe exceptions are applicable. (I think I get it!). I think your wording is "off": "the mistake is saying a lawyer would never say the wife couldn't be compelled to testify, which is wrong." A lawyer would say a wife couldn't be compelled to testify, which is correct. (?).
You're overthinking it. You were correct when you said a wife cannot be compelled to testify... Which is why the mistake is wrong.
Maybe... but the last part " which is the case here" leads me to question if the person posting the error knows there was an exception because the testimony wasn't going to be about confidential information (private between spouses).
Since the person posting the "factual error" did not specify what the actual case is, there is enough doubt among others to dispute the "factual error" (as presented).
6th Jul 2004
Maverick (1994)
Corrected entry: In the final hand of the final poker game, the crooked dealer deals the Commodore four-of-a-kind, and deals Angel a straight flush. Why would the dealer, who works for the Commodore, deal Angel a better hand than the Commodore? Even though Angel and the Commodore are working together, you would think the Commodore would want to win his own tournament, and therefore have the dealer deal him the better hand. The Commodore even looks surprised when he sees that the dealer has dealt Angel a better hand than him, so it wasn't something that he intended.
Correction: It would look more fixed if the Commodore won his own tournament. Since he is working with Angel then it would make sense to have a skilled "favorite" be the winner since he would get his money either way. And as far as acting surprised - it would look kind of goofy if Angel laid down his hand and the Commodore just sat there like he didn't care that it was better. He is putting on a show.
Correction: Given the looks exchanged, it seems that Angel had gone in with the dealer to switch out the deck and win the final game.
Correction: If there was a fear of it looking fixed if the Commodore won his own tournament, why would he bother even entering it? He could have just had Coop steal the money no matter what happened. Besides, there's no mention of the dealer helping the Commodore, only that Coop was to steal the $ if anyone other than the Commodore won.
He entered the tournament to be a good sport since he was hosting the tournament. Celebrities enter celebrity tournaments all the time with no expectation of actually winning.
28th Jun 2021
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Factual error: In the beginning of the movie when they are in the kitchen, over on the TV you can see an episode of the Price Is Right, but it was Friday evening. The Price Is Right is on in the morning, so it could not have been playing live on the TV at that time of day.
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Suggested correction: The Price is Right did night shows in the mid 80's, specifically from 1985-86.
Either you're referring to "Nighttime" The Price is Right, which ran for one season from '85-'86 or "Primetime" The Price is Right from '86. Neither of these two are what is on the TV in the scene. "Nighttime" was hosted by Tom Kennedy and "Primetime", Bob Barker wore a tux. In the scene, we see Bob Barker in regular clothes.
7th May 2021
Mortal Kombat (2021)
Factual error: When Jax's SUV is hit by ice it punctures the body but the windows remain intact. (00:21:26)
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Suggested correction: I didn't see any ice puncture the body, certainly not any that would break any window. Later you see dents in the hood, but that doesn't mean the windows should be broken. I've had severe hail damage in real life where the body of the car was dented without any windows being cracked.
At 22:54 you will see multiple dents into the hood up to about an 1-2" deep. At 27:35 you will see multiple dents so deep that the paint is gone and the bare body is showing. Sorry, at that force the windows would at least cracked if not more.
The glass used in car windshields is about a quarter inch thick, seven times thicker than the sheet metal used in body panels. It is also about five times stronger. It wouldn't necessarily break or crack.
Well you have your view and I have mine. Cheers mate.
7th May 2021
Black Panther (2018)
Factual error: The ambulance in the museum robbery scene has the registration number LD59 QQI. In the UK Q is never used within a registration number, only as a prefix for particular vehicles, for example kit cars. The letter I is also never used in any part of a registration number as it can be confused with a 1. (00:19:07)
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Suggested correction: Sounds like this is merely similar to phone numbers starting with 555 or impossible IP addresses in films.
No, this would by like having a phone number start with 5Q5 and impossible IPs are valid mistakes.
4th May 2021
Rocky III (1982)
Revealing mistake: When Paulie throws the bottle at the Rocky pinball machine at the beginning of the movie, the glass smashes but the bottle doesn't, indicating that the bottle is an obvious prop.
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Suggested correction: Liquor bottles are small and dense and much stronger against damage than a thin sheet of plate glass.
4th May 2021
Rocky III (1982)
Continuity mistake: When Rocky leaves the Jewish mausoleum on his motorcycle, he has no helmet. When Rocky arrives at his statue, he is now wearing a helmet.
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Suggested correction: So he stopped either at home or a store and got a helmet.
26th Apr 2021
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Corrected entry: When the SWAT team enters the Cyberdyne office (After Dyson grabs the detonator), they start shooting immediately. It's very unlikely that a specially trained police unit would do that as they didn't know if there are hostages or other innocent people inside. They hit and lethally wounded Dyson who was actually unarmed, he could have been taken as a hostage by the others. Instead of a mindless full scale attack, the SWAT should have secured the scene with flash grenades or tear gas first.
Correction: First off, what the SWAT team "should have done" is not a mistake. Second, police brutality is certainly a problem and was a bigger problem in the 90s. Third, these are cops going after someone who killed 17 police officers. They are going to do whatever they have to to take him down.
Police brutality and trigger happiness are not the same, especially not if we talk about a specially trained enforcer unit. Besides, later on, they faced the guy who they thought did kill those officers but still, they used gas grenades and told him TWICE to lie on the ground, before shooting him.
22nd Mar 2021
The Karate Kid (1984)
Corrected entry: Daniel and his mother supposedly moved from Jersey to LA, but the opening travel scenes are desert, palms, and tumbleweed, nowhere near Jersey.
Correction: They first show them leaving the city in New Jersey, crossing middle American farmland, a desert area (likely the Chihuahuan Desert in southern Texas and New Mexico), the Canyon Portal Hotel (which was a real hotel in Arizona before being torn down), a mountainous desert (likely the Mohave in southeast California) and finally the apartment complex in Reseda. They travelled across the country by car. They were bound to see multiple types of landscapes, including the American deserts.
Again, this is the very opening of the film when they are DEPARTING New Jersey. Not the traveling parts following minutes later.
Here is the opening scenes for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK1xslvKteE&ab_channel=LightningBoyXXX You can see them traveling exactly how I described: city, farmland, sand desert, motel, mountainous desert, apartment complex.
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