Revealing mistake: When Magnum chases after Randolph at the airport tarmac and finally catches him, there's an outline of elbow pads on Magnum's sleeves. Earlier, there was a shot from behind Magnum as he pulled the gun from his waistband, and his sleeves were normal.
Super Grover
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: At the airport, while Randolph holds a gun on Rick during the standoff Claudia shouts out, and when Rick falls to the ground just as Randolph starts to flee, the arm of the boom operator and the boom are visible at the right side of the screen. (00:44:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: While Higgins is on the road trying to complete his jog, when Magnum pulls up alongside an exhausted Higgins, the reflection of the reflector screens is visible in the triangular window. (00:32:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Magnum asks the security guard to call Mr. Randolph so he could enter the building, it then cuts to Randolph's office and as the camera turns we can see the white T-mark on the carpet, between the desk and window. (00:25:55)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: While Virginia is alone with the butler, when she gets off the elevator she presses the ground floor button, and in this closeup she has long polished fingernails and is wearing a gold band on her right hand, but in other shots her nails are short and the ring on her right hand is entirely different. (00:34:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: While "Thomas Milton" and Virginia are dressed up in surgical gowns Emerson White enters the room, and as White walks behind the table a T-mark becomes visible as the camera pans toward the right. (00:15:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: After Magnum tells Kendall that the agent had been killed in a car accident and that's why he never showed up, when Kendall gets up and walks away from Magnum and the piano, the actor's white T-mark is visible on the floor beside Magnum's feet. (00:32:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
The Taking of Dick McWilliams - S2-E9
Visible crew/equipment: After the trio nab Kaholo and his cut of the money, Magnum is driving to Mitsu, and when it cuts to Nishimoto with his daughter, there are two black plastic T-marks on the ground at their feet. (00:42:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum takes the Audi to go after Buck, the Audi's rearview mirror disappears and reappears during the car chase. (00:33:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: After Higgins finally agrees to Magnum's three month deal, when it cuts to the Ferrari driving down the street, the car easily drives forward into the huge space between two other parked vehicles, but in the next shot the blue vehicle parked behind the Ferrari is now much closer (note the parking meter), which would have made the Ferrari's previous maneuver impossible. (00:18:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Revealing mistake: At the King Kamehameha Club, while Joan Gibson is sitting at the table, there are at least two wires crudely attached to the bottom of the tablecloth preventing the wind from blowing it upward, and disrupting filming of the outdoor scene.
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: After Magnum packs up and leaves, when it cuts to Higgins rehearsing his "ravishing" and "champagne" lines while his sweet lads look on, the actor's white T-mark is visible on the rug. (00:36:50)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Higgins opens the door expecting to see Jennifer, it's TC who says hi to Higgie Baby and walks inside, then the shadow of the boom mic starts moving on the wall at the top, right side of the screen. (00:39:35)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: After Higgins tells Magnum that he's been accused of leering, Magnum decides to go over and apologize despite his innocence, and in the wide shot as Magnum stands up, the boom mic is visible as it hovers at the top of the screen. It's a bit visible again when Magnum returns to the table. (00:04:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Hue and Ki show up at the church looking for Michelle, three of Ki's men walk out of the church in an exterior shot, and the lowered boom microphone pops up into view at the bottom, right corner of the screen. (01:30:10)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: After Magnum shows TC and Rick the photograph of Michelle, TC suggests that he and Magnum go for a walk, and as Magnum stands up the white T-mark is visible under his chair. (00:10:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Revealing mistake: In the opening shot, while Carol Ann is calmly jogging, moving along right beside her is the filming vehicle's shadow, visible at the bottom of the screen, then Carol Ann exits the park. (00:01:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Digger drives the Ferrari up to the gate of Robin's Nest, crew and location filming equipment are visible on the surface of the car. (00:09:45)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: During the rescue escape, while Magnum is carrying Higgins on his back, Higgins has handcuffs around his wrists. Each of the locked wrist cuffs have a single and double bar, and during the span of the rescue these cuffs switch direction and face the opposite way around Higgins' wrists, which is impossible.
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
All Roads Lead to Floyd - S1-E13
Revealing mistake: While Magnum is a passenger in Floyd's car, in the closeups of both of them with Floyd at the steering wheel, there is black cloth over the door beside Floyd (presumably covering the device that secures the side camera to the door), which does not exist in wide shots.
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