The top mistakes in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) http://www.moviemistakes.com/film331 en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:55:16 +0000 36511 When Gort picks up Patricia Neal next to the flying saucer, you can see cables leading down to her body to keep her hoisted. 78376 When Gort goes behind the wall to pick up Patricia Neal, the camera moves about an inch in the same shot, because they had to stop filming, go rig the wires up to Patricia, then start filming once again. 103538 The taxi Helen gets into changes in one shot as it drives down the highway, evident by the writing on the side, then back again when it parks outside her house. 77995 During the black-out, there's a shot when you see two cars moving in the background. One of them is slowing, which is normal if the engine stops, but the other is parked and then starts moving. 36513 Klaatu introduces himself to the Professor for the first time by relaying some details of his stay at the hospital to verify who he is. Klaatu tells the Professor he was staying in room 309, but the early scenes at the hospital show him in room 306.