Continuity mistake: In the scene when Barry interrupts the meeting of Nora and Captain Quin, the direction of the light source changes several times, indicating repeat takes.
David Mercier
7th May 2004
Barry Lyndon (1975)
2nd May 2004
Theatre of Blood (1973)
Continuity mistake: The hot knives that are set up in the King Lear scene towards the end of the film are sometimes smoking and sometimes not depending on the shot.
26th Apr 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
Simpsons Spin-off Showcase - S8-E24
Continuity mistake: In the beaver sketch, "Lisa" is holding Maggie in front of her to show everyone her first tooth. In the next shot, Maggie is instantly to her side.
26th Apr 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
Simpsons Spin-off Showcase - S8-E24
Continuity mistake: In Moe's spin-off, just before Barney leaves the bar, his beer glass vanishes.
26th Apr 2004
The Pope Must Die (1991)
Continuity mistake: There is no way the uniform Robbie Coltrane steals from the Swiss Guard would fit him, yet it is seen to be very loose fitting.
26th Apr 2004
The Pope Must Die (1991)
Continuity mistake: When the Pope sneaks up behind Cardinal Rocco in the basement, in some shots the Cardinal has a drink in his right hand, in others he doesn't.
24th Apr 2004
Friends (1994)
Continuity mistake: During breakfast, when Joey and Phoebe are talking about driving back, the fork in Phoebe's left hand disappears and reappears. (00:03:55)
19th Apr 2004
Futurama (1999)
Continuity mistake: Right at the end, Bender is smoking a cigar and says something like "Emotions should be hated." In the very next shot when he has stood up, the cigar has vanished from his hand and there isn't anywhere he would have put it down.
19th Apr 2004
Futurama (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Bender is a "female" and is putting stuff in his locker, in one angle you can see a yellow item next to his pink handbag. Then in the wider angle, this item is gray.
19th Apr 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
The Twisted World of Marge Simpson - S8-E11
Continuity mistake: At the fair, Helen Lovejoy picks up a pita and bites a corner off it. There are a few angle changes and when it goes back to her and you can see her pita looks untouched. It's unlikely she just picked up another one or finished a whole one in that time.
19th Apr 2004
Futurama (1999)
Three Hundred Big Boys - S5-E11
Continuity mistake: When Bender is being filmed stealing the cigar, we see the "robocop" showing the footage on his screen. In the wide angle you can see he has the siren on top of his head, then in the next shot it's suddenly not there. Then he actually raises it out of his head in the final angle.
19th Apr 2004
Friends (1994)
The One Where The Stripper Cries - S10-E11
Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the episode, Ross and Chandler come into Monica's apartment and Ross asks where Rachel is. Watch the objects in Monica's hands, in the shot from behind she puts them on the table, and then does it again in the shot from the front. (00:24:00)
19th Apr 2004
Friends (1994)
The One With Monica and Chandler's Wedding, Part 1 - S7-E23
Continuity mistake: At the rehearsal dinner when Chandler loosens his tie and unbuttons his collar, the tie changes its appearance in the following shots from being tighter to looser several times. (00:09:30)
18th Apr 2004
The Frighteners (1996)
Continuity mistake: When the 3 "flying" babies crash into their mother, look at the one in the red clothes. In the wider shot it has a lot of dribble on its chin, but this vanishes in the closer shot.
18th Apr 2004
Futurama (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Bender is brought into the surgery tent and Zap is holding Nixon, the level of the fluid in Nixon's jar changes between angles. In the wider shots it covers his whole head, in the closer ones the top of his head is above the fluid.
17th Apr 2004
Frasier (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Frasier and Roz are in the cafe talking about the See Bees, Roz says something like "Those shows are torture." When she does there are many different shots in a short space of time and if you're quick you can see the coffee mug suddenly jump into her hand without picking it up.
17th Apr 2004
Frasier (1993)
Continuity mistake: Why can Lilith hear what they are saying through the door? In several other episodes, the characters have had arguments or insulted the person at the door without them being able to hear. Yet here suddenly it's possible for her to hear.
14th Apr 2004
Frasier (1993)
Continuity mistake: Right at the start when Frasier is talking to Niles in the furniture shop, at one point he says "Don't you hear that," and holds his hand in a fist. The shot cuts instantly to Niles and you can see his hand is now about a foot higher and his palm is suddenly open.
14th Apr 2004
Frasier (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Frasier is talking to Patrick Stewart (who is putting his coat on) in Cafe Nervosa, the collar on Patrick's coat fixes itself between shots, without him doing anything to it. In particular, one of the lapels is stuck under the coat for one shot and is suddenly normal in the next shot.
14th Apr 2004
Futurama (1999)
Continuity mistake: The "Cartridge Robot" never takes the "Introduction" tape out of his slot, but in the wider shot it's suddenly vanished.
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