The top mistakes in The Jerk http://www.moviemistakes.com/film2725 en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:55:14 +0000 102803 When the sniper is shooting the cans, the close-up of the first can shows the metal peeling out as though the bullet had come from inside instead of outside. 41581 Carnival biker chick goes through a flaming hoop and falls down after going though it. Just before she goes, you can see a rope tied to her to pull her off the bike after she passes through the flames. 41584 When Bernadette Peters throws a knife at Steve Martin, it never leaves her hand. 101232 When Steve Martin is on the spinning carnival ride, the positions on either side of him are empty, and then in the next shot both spots are occupied. 17462 When Steve Martin is working at the gas station, the Latinos come in with the stolen credit card and he puts the gas nozzle in the gas tank under the license plate. It is still in there when he hooks up the chain from the car to the church. But when he walks back from the church, the nozzle is mysteriously gone from the car, and has returned to the pump.