The top mistakes in The Majestic http://www.moviemistakes.com/film1932 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:57:14 +0000 55491 After Jim Carrey crashes the car on the bridge and, we see in the long shots that the lamp on the half-broken post above him is swinging from side to side. However each time we cut to a closeup of Carrey's face, it is lit very evenly - although the only source of light nearby is swinging wildly. 78547 The film is set in 1951 but Peter and Adele have their first dance to the tune "Stranger On The Shore" which was first released in 1961. 117049 When Pete awakes on the shore, the dog licking his face steps over his head, leaving footprints in the sand. In the following shots, however, the footprints have disappeared. 59144 When Jim Carrey's car goes into the water, it lands upside down. Then he is underwater and gets his coat off. The car is completely submerged at this point. When he comes up for air, the car is only halfway submerged with one of the ends sticking up perpendicular to the surface of the water. 61169 If you look carefully you will see that all the cars have license plates with 7 characters on the plates. California did not introduce license plates with 7 characters until the early 1980's.