Best mystery movie audio problems of all time

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The General's Daughter picture

Audio problem: When Paul goes to Moore's house after Moore is released, it is implied that classical music is playing really loudly in Moore's house. When Paul breaks the door down, the music is still playing and the turntable is spinning in the foreground, but the needle is already at the end of the record.

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Audio problem: Another audio problem in the same scene: As Brian Engle is approaching the cockpit, there is some more muttering, presumably in this order (using actors initials: MLC: Right, Good God. PW: Is he (muffled) MLC: I know, I seem real strange. He's outta control.

Chad_Bronson

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Audio problem: When Bourne rescues Marie, he fires a silenced pistol at the man who was trying to rape her, but the sound is of an unsilenced gun. (01:01:10)

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Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island picture

Audio problem: When the alligator bites on the fisherman's pole, the sounds heard don't match it biting on it.

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Swimming Pool picture

Audio problem: The first time Sarah goes to bed and is disturbed by the erotic noises coming from downstairs, she puts in earplugs. We then hear the lovemaking at a significantly muted level, as if hearing it from Sarah's (earplugged) point of view. Next she switches off the light and adjusts the covers, which we hear at a normal volume, but the noises from downstairs are still muted.

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Audio problem: When Clouseau is in the training facilities and hears footsteps approaching, the feet sound like they are wearing high heels or football boots. However when the Russian trainer appears he is wearing trainers therefore his footsteps could not possibly have made the noise heard on his approach.

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Audio problem: When Angel is having a go at Danny in the rain after Tim Messenger has been murdered, there is a shot of Danny over Angel's shoulder. In this shot you can see Angel's mouth isn't moving, but we hear him still shouting at Danny.

Ssiscool

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Audio problem: When Mrs. Hudson finds a package for Sherlock instructing him to open it before the trial, she says "I never even heard anyone knocking" whilst handing it to Watson, but the line appears to have been dubbed over as her lips don't match up with the dialogue.

Casual Person

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Scream picture

Audio problem: When Ritchie tells Sam, "I'm coming with you," right before they leave the bowling alley, Ritchie's line seems strangely dubbed in. It just doesn't quite match his lip movements for the first half.

TedStixon

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Audio problem: While Lynda is filing her nails just as Michael enters the scene wearing a sheet and glasses, the sound of her filing continues despite her pausing.

Erik M.

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All the Boys Love Mandy Lane picture

Audio problem: [Blu-ray] When Mandy goes to wake up Red and Chloe, she says: "Hey! Hey, we need to get up, OK? Come on." The last two words were missed from the overdub, are not heard and are also missing from the subtitles. (01:08:15)

Oliver Hunter

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Audio problem: Guy flushes the toilet as he walks through the bathroom. The toilet is actually empty and the sound is an over-dub because there is no resistance on the handle when he pushes it down. Had an old toilet like that actually been full you would see the resistance in the lever as the flapper inside rises. (00:04:45)

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And Then There Were None picture

Audio problem: Blore, just wearing his pants and tanktop, razor in hand, opens the door between his room and Lombard's. Louis Hayward and Roland Young have an exchange ("Whatchya doing here?" "You called me, didn't you?") with barely half of the words mouthed, the audio does not match. (00:58:20)

Sammo

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Audio problem: Isabelle, in the bathroom, turns the bath on, then proceeds to have a heart attack. Slowly people come in and help her take her pills. No-one goes near the bath, and yet the sound of the running water is no longer there.

kh1616

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Audio problem: Since his piano rendition of the Ten Little Indians was appreciated by just 1/9 of the audience, Raven (Charles Aznavour) decides to perform one of Charles Aznavour's hits. It gets a much better reception from the audience, but it's no surprise, since everyone must be in awe of the fact that playing the song on the piano he managed to get also the accompanying sound of drums. (00:15:00)

Sammo

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Thr3e picture

Audio problem: Kevin screams at the bus driver, "Pull over!" but his lips are saying something like "Move! Move!"

Low Cow

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Audio problem: When Harry shoots Scorpio in the leg on the football field, as he walks towards him, Scorpio shouts out "Don't do anything more! No! No!" If you look at Scorpio's face, however, you can see his mouth is not moving in sync with what he is saying.

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Audio problem: When John Anderton's wife throws John's eyeball (stored in a clear plastic bag) onto Tim Blake Nelson's pipe organ, an ongoing organ note is heard, implying that the weight of the eyeball is depressing a key or two. We then see a shot of the eyeball resting on the organ's keys, none of which are depressed. (02:01:20)

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Audio problem: When Jill reveals herself as the second killer, we hear Sidney say "Jill". But her mouth doesn't move.

LizzieWD

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