Best movie revealing mistakes of 1981

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The Howling picture

Revealing mistake: When the two station reporters are investigating Eddie's room, as the female bends down to the table, she is scared by a dog. In one shot you can see a black wire on the dog. (00:14:55)

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Taps picture

Revealing mistake: During the fight scene, when the young man pulls Gen. Besh's pistol and fires it, the pistol is shown close up and slow motion. The pistol doesn't cycle. (I.E. the slide doesn't recoil to load another round) This make it obvious that the pistol is loaded w/blanks and no blank adaptor.

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Excalibur picture

Revealing mistake: Morgana has smoke coming out of her mouth as she recites "The Charm of Making". If you look closely the smoke is being expelled from a tube next to her left cheek that at times is not even close to her mouth. (02:06:00)

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Gregory's Girl picture

Revealing mistake: While the two dudes are talking up about getting girls, the couple behind them appears to be making out - but the girl's face is resting into the guy's shoulder while his head moves about. (00:19:31)

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My Bloody Valentine picture

Revealing mistake: During the fight between Harry and TG near the end, several times you can see when TG hits Harry that the spade bends. (01:21:15)

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Modern Problems picture

Revealing mistake: When Chevy Chase is dreaming that he is flying and coming in for a landing you can see the rod that is holding him up as he is squirming around while flying. (00:28:00)

Bob Otting

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Legend of the Lone Ranger picture

Revealing mistake: During the final battle one of the bad guys is blown through the air due to an explosion - but right behind him you see the springboard used to launch him.

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An American Werewolf in London picture

Revealing mistake: The first time David werewolfizes, we're treated to the complete process... hair developing, bones painfully lengthening and twisting... and the torso of the actor very visibly halfway in the floor while all this is going on to the full-body werewolf prosthesis. Oh for computer graphics at the time to erase that detail of the process.

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Nighthawks picture

Revealing mistake: When Da Silva has finished shooting on the police firing range, the camera does one last shot of the target and you can see the squib detonator wire hanging from the hole that's just been created in the head area of the target.

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Scanners picture

Revealing mistake: Obvious stunt doubles replace Cameron and Kim when they run from the telephone box just before it explodes. (01:20:09)

Jack Vaughan

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Ms .45 picture Video

Revealing mistake: When the photographer is shot by Thana, his blood can be seen being thrown from offscreen. (00:36:54)

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The Prowler picture

Revealing mistake: The Prowler's just killed Lisa in the pool, yet he's walking across a lawn completely dry. Clearly this is footage reused from when he was outside the dorm earlier.

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Happy Birthday to Me picture

Revealing mistake: During the flashback to Ginny's operation, you can tell it's a prop head due to the color of the part where the operation's taking place.

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