Best movie mistakes of 1972

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Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? picture

Other mistake: The opening credits misspell the name of production supervisor Peter Sczygiol ('Sceygiol') and firearms technician Gino Vagniluca ('Vigniluca').

Sammo

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx picture

Revealing mistake: When Itto and Daigoro are walking through the forest, just before they are attacked by the group of male ninjas, there is a wide shot and on the left side of the screen you can see a number of cars pass by. (00:31:50)

Jack Vaughan

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The Candidate picture

Continuity mistake: During the opening credits, Peter Boyle is seen loading luggage into a red Ford convertible with a rear license plate reading 677 EIY. When he parks in front of the Community Legal Services office, the car's front license plate reads 185 ENV. A few moments later, when he goes to meet Robert Redford, the front plate reads 772 DYD.

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Aguirre, The Wrath of God picture

Continuity mistake: After the scene when Aguirre and his men raid the cannibal village they get back on the raft. Aguirre approaches Ursua, lying injured next to his wife, and stares him down. Ursua's wife then stands up to Aguirre and grabs his arm. The shot then changes to a different angle and suddenly the horse appears behind Aguirre so that he can walk into it unexpectedly as he turns around. (00:53:30)

Jack Vaughan

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Trouble Man picture

Revealing mistake: At the beginning, when the woman in the flotation seat is paddling backwards, you can see a fishing line attached to the back of seat that is being pulled to help her move backwards.

Bishop73

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades picture

Other mistake: It makes no sense that the pimp would die from having the tip of his tongue bitten off. (00:23:35)

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Kansas City Bomber picture

Continuity mistake: When KC Carr visits her mother, daughter, and son she's shown leaving in a taxi. Later she's shown driving her own car. That car seems to vanish when she joins another derby team who travels by bus. Surely the other derby teams she was on had buses.

Rob245

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril picture

Revealing mistake: At the beginning of the film O-Yuki is fighting the men in the forest and kills them one by one. When she kills the last one there is a close-up shot of her dagger entering his rib area and blood sprays out. However, if you pay close attention you can see the blood sprays out of his sleeve (presumably there is a device in there), not his torso. (00:01:18)

Jack Vaughan

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Godzilla vs. Gigan picture

Revealing mistake: When Anguirus makes his sacrificial charge against Gigan, the hand that is moving the Anguirus costume can be seen holding it.

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Moon of the Wolf picture

Continuity mistake: When Louise is in the study, sunlight is coming through the manor house windows, even though it's supposed to be nighttime.

Jean G

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Frogs picture

Continuity mistake: Pickett Smith has his shirt sleeves rolled up at the movie's beginning, then they're rolled down and buttoned then rolled back up before his canoe gets knocked over.

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They Only Kill Their Masters picture

Continuity mistake: When Abel rams the sheriff's car, he is driving a 1966 Chevrolet. He leaves and ends up at the veterinary clinic, where the doctor injects him with a poison. During the following chase, Abel's car becomes a 1967 Chevrolet, then reverts back to the '66 Chevy.

goofyfoot

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And Hope to Die picture

Other mistake: The movie opens with a quote from Lewis Carroll, mistakenly credited as Carrol with just one L.

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Blacula picture

Continuity mistake: While Prince Mamuwalde struggles with Count Dracula's goons, some candles are knocked off a candelabra, but the next shot shows the candelabra with the full complement of candles it had before the fight.

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The Deathless Devil picture

Revealing mistake: The protagonist jumps from a bridge and boards the train to try to save the Professor. When he is walking on the top of the carriages, look at the treetops in the background; the train is stationary. (00:12:00)

Sammo

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Kaijû daifunsen: Daigorou tai Goriasu picture

Continuity mistake: When Mr. Kumagoro visits the Uncle at the hospital, he drops a package on him; the niece looks at him startled, her arms crossed in a different position between shots.

Sammo

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