Best drama movie continuity mistakes of 1989

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Shirley Valentine picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Shirley and her daughter Milandra argue about Shirley going on holiday, Milandra gets out of bed and dresses quickly, her shirt is tucked into her jeans. She walks out and the camera angle changes to a view of her front, her shirt is now loose outside her jeans.

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Driving Miss Daisy picture

Continuity mistake: During the car accident Miss Daisy is wearing a beige dress. Later she looks out of the window at the towing activities and is wearing a red dress. When Boolie argues with her about her driving she is wearing a green dress. This is happening within too short a time to explain all this unnecessary changing. (00:03:35)

NancyFelix

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Born on the Fourth of July picture

Continuity mistake: When Tom Cruise is lying in his hospital bed and begins freaking out, he knocks over a pitcher from the small table next to him. In the next shot the pitcher is back on top of the table. (00:57:00)

Ultimate Warrior

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Kickboxer picture

Continuity mistake: When Kurt goes grocery shopping for Xian, some kids splash him with water from the pump. During the entire rest of the scene, the water marks on his shirt keep changing size and shape, and grow quite considerably from the first small sprinkle. In addition, the back of his shirt is completely dry when he goes up to the store, but when the fight breaks out, almost all of his back is wet, and these stains also change shape from one moment to the next.

Twotall

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Shag picture

Continuity mistake: After the girls arrive in Myrtle Beach and are getting ready to go out, Luannne has ratted Carson's hair really big, when Meliana takes over doing Carson's hair, in just a few strokes it is much flatter.

Pam-I-am

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Always picture

Continuity mistake: When Dorinda comes to see Pete off the last time she throws her bike on the runway. When it falls down the front wheel turns so that it almost points backwards, but when she picks it up later it points ahead. (00:31:30)

NancyFelix

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Deepstar Six picture

Continuity mistake: After the shock waves, Snyder says he has a 'fire over here.' You see Scarpelli putting out the fire with a fire extinguisher. The hose is attached to the extinguisher, but a short time later she is holding the hose in her hand, then in the background a short time later you can see her, and the hose is again attached to the extinguisher.

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Millennium picture

Continuity mistake: Sherman helps Louise put on her uniform from the back, but the zipper is in the front. When she turns around, no seams/zippers/etc. appear on the back of the uniform. This takes place just as she gets out of the shower.

Jazetopher

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Drugstore Cowboy picture

Continuity mistake: After the quick close-up when Bob gets in the truck on the logging road, the clouds behind him change drastically.

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Gross Anatomy picture

Continuity mistake: When Joe is answering Dr. Woodruff's question on the structures supplied via the Descending Thoracic Aorta, he closes the cadaver's chest. The camera pans away, then comes back and he is closing the chest again.

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Great Balls of Fire! picture

Continuity mistake: When Jerry goes to the plane from England to USA, the plane is white and has a TWA logo. When he arrives, the plane is silver, and the logo is one of the American Airlines.

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All Dogs Go to Heaven picture

Continuity mistake: When Charlie and Itchy are escaping from the pound they are trying to dig under the fence. Someone is shooting at them and blows a huge hole in the fence. When the camera cuts to another shot of them going under the fence, the hole is now gone.

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Small Sacrifices picture

Continuity mistake: In the end of the movie when Farrah Fawcett is on trial, her fingernails are fairly short and not polished. Later when the verdict is read and she places her hands on her stomach, her nails are suddenly long and polished.

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Music Box picture

Continuity mistake: Ann visits her mother's grave at the cemetery with her father, who wipes off snow from the mother's photo on the marble. Couple of minutes later, a new shot shows the photo covered in snow again.

Sacha

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The Trial of the Incredible Hulk picture

Continuity mistake: When Banner changes into Hulk in the subway station, his beard is gone. When Banner changes back after his "Hulk-out" his beard is back. (00:16:00 - 00:18:00)

Budoshi

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A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation picture

Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the movie (until Wasson's name appears in the credits), James Madison is writing on a paper copying from a large tome. Two people enter the room carrying a trunk. When he stands to go open the trunk and check its contents we can see that the book is gone from the desk. However, we see it again a minute later...when he picks it from those in the trunk and brings it to the desk. The first shot was a repurposed one. (00:00:50)

Sammo

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Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! picture

Continuity mistake: In the flashback scene when Eddie is at the beach it shows him talking to Sal. In the first movie he was talking to Frank.

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Eight Taels of Gold picture

Continuity mistake: Sammo Hung just left the bus to ride the bike with his cousin Jenny. They ride talking about Stallone and the USA, and the boxes of Nike shoes are tied to his bike differently when they arrive compared to when they started. (00:23:00)

Sammo

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