The top mistakes in Empire of the Sun http://www.moviemistakes.com/film3959 en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:55:21 +0000 57733 When James is eating at home alone, he flips his spoon into his water glass. In some shots it's leaning against the right side of the glass, and in other shots it's against the left side. 58462 When Jim returns to the party with his father after he met the Chinese soldiers, you can see the microphone at the bottom of the screen. 49754 When Jim is riding the bicycle through the empty hospital, the "Frigidaires" begin falling through the roof. One bursts open, dropping its contents onto the floor. Something from inside must have landed on the camera because you can see it jerk suddenly. 49787 When Jim finally recognizes his mom, he hugs her with his arms outside hers. In the following shot from behind Jim, his arms are under his mom's. 114023 As the family is piling into their car to go to the costume party, Jim, who is carrying a large, balsa sailplane, accidentally snaps the tail and it falls sideways. In subsequent shots the tail is upright.