Super Grover

17th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Continuity mistake: In the motorhome, when Troy bangs on the TV in the close-up his left hand is down as he leans on it, then next shot his left hand is up on the TV with his right, but when it cuts away it's back down again. (00:10:20)

Super Grover

17th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When David removes the bottle that Connie put in the fridge, in the next shot as Connie says, "Research and development," the coffee filter behind her moves from the edge to farther down the table. (Fullscreen only) (01:33:45)

Super Grover

17th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day mistake picture

Continuity mistake: After David looks in the fridge for ice, Connie appears at the doorway, and when he makes a toast to the end of the world, the bottle to his right turns between shots, note the label. (01:33:10)

Super Grover

17th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Continuity mistake: In the Area 51 lab, after the alien is shot, when Major Mitchell rushes over to Dr. Okun's body, his head moves closer to the monitor between shots, as well as other changes. (01:32:00)

Super Grover

17th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

17th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Continuity mistake: The Commander walks into the Oval Office to tell the President that the object settled into a stationary orbit, and when the silver briefcase is placed and then opened on the table things move and a paper disappears. (More visible in fullscreen)

Super Grover

14th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When the President holds his frightened daughter, in the shot after the alien craft creates a shadow over the White House, there are photographs and a bust of Lincoln on the table beside the President - the view of the photos is not blocked by anything. In the very next close-up of the photos, things differ, such as a large framed photo of the President with the Dalai Lama that appears out of nowhere, between the photo of the First Lady and the photo of the Pope.

Super Grover

12th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Continuity mistake: At the White House, after the President says good morning to Connie and walks past her, she stands up then places the two folded sections of USA Today in her left hand - with the headline section covered, as she holds her briefcase in her right hand. Next shot from behind, she is now holding a section in her right hand with the briefcase, as she reads from the headline section held in her left hand.

Super Grover

11th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day mistake picture

Continuity mistake: At the decimated MCAS El Toro, when the First Lady asks Jasmine what she does for a living, the First Lady holds the bowl out with her left hand in the shot facing Jasmine, but in her right hand in the shots facing facing her. The direction of the bowl's handle also changes.

Super Grover

11th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

11th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Continuity mistake: After their daughter leaves the room, when the President tries to lie to the First Lady about her condition, her hand is touching his face in the shot facing her. In the next shot facing him, her hand is down holding his hand, but when it cuts away her hand is back up touching her husband's face.

Super Grover

10th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When President Whitmore boards the chopper and then Air Force One, he wears a white shirt with both thin and thick stripes. The stripes on his shirt collar constantly change, and nowhere is it more noticeable than when they arrive at Area 51. It varies between only one thick stripe, which changes from the top of the collar to the bottom, or two or more thick stripes, all surrounded by thin stripes. Wardrobe Dept bought identical shirts for the actor to wear, but the collar stripes just don't match up between scenes.

Super Grover

10th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Continuity mistake: As we hear the biplane's engine closing in on Miguel Casse, as he rides the motorbike down the road, in the overhead descending shot his shadow is to his right, but next shot as his crop-dusting father passes over him the shadow is to his left.

Super Grover

10th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Continuity mistake: When David walks into his office, with Marty, he sits down at his desk, and the water bottle is in front of the computer monitor, to the left of the keyboard. In the next shot, when he picks up the bottle it has moved to the right side of the keyboard.

Super Grover

10th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day mistake picture

Continuity mistake: David calls Connie at the White House and she walks toward the divided pane windows, then pulls one curtain to the side. In the exterior shot facing her, the pane's white grille is between the two sides of the curtain, but in the next interior shot looking out, there's only clear glass, though we should see the grille, just as we see both sides of the curtain with her hand holding the right side. Then, in the next exterior shot facing her, it's back to the original with the visible white grille. (00:38:25)

Super Grover

10th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Continuity mistake: At the start, when the SETI Chief arrives at the lab (after being awakened), a SETI tech sits on the desk in front of the window blinds, which are pulled up (shoulder height). Next shot facing him, those blinds are pulled all the way down.

Super Grover

10th Nov 2008

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day mistake picture

Continuity mistake: Julius and David are driving in the Plymouth and when they reach DC, the car's rearview mirror is visible from the back, but in the next close-up as they pull up in front of the White House gate, the rearview mirror has vanished.

Super Grover

4th Nov 2008

She's All That (1999)

Continuity mistake: In the cafeteria, just before "I Want It All", when Tiara places the 'reserved' sign on Sharpay's tray, its items change position between shots.

Super Grover

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