Best movie audio problems of 1996

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The Frighteners picture

Audio problem: After Agent Dammers shoots Frank in the arm, in the close-up he shouts, "I don't want to shoot you in the back...I said turn around!" In the next close-up of Frank, Dammers repeats the latter, though nothing is heard. (01:36:20)

Super Grover

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Audio problem: In the theater, there are some times when you can hear Crow speak, but his lips don't move. One instance is when Crow asks Mike, "Can I have a car like that?" Mike replies and when Crow answers back, his lips don't move for that one either.

csteel310

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Black Sheep picture

Audio problem: When Mike is being attacked by a bat in the cabin, after David puts the cover over his head, you hear a glass break. That was supposedly the shelf behind him, yet there was no glass on it.

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A Time to Kill picture

Audio problem: When "Mickey Mouse" rescues Roark, he says something like "It's gonna be all right," yet his mouth is closed and not moving at all.

Matty Blast

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Striptease picture

Audio problem: When the band is playing, the vocals doesn't fit the singer's lip movements. (00:46:40)

Mortug

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Twister picture

Audio problem: When the two storm chasing crews have stopped at the Hot Pit Bar-B-Q, in the shot where Bill runs over to beat up Jonas for supposedly stealing his design for Dorothy, Jonas's mouth is not moving and yet we hear him continuing to talk about DOT 3. (00:19:45)

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Wish Upon a Star picture

Audio problem: There is a scene when Alexia eats a muffin. On the first bite, it makes a sound as if it was hard.

Dr Wilson

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Doctor Who: The Movie picture

Audio problem: As the Doctor is being wheeled through the emergency doors, the emergency room doctors are giving orders about what to do, but none of their lips are moving.

whatfriedrice

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Diabolique picture

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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Spy Hard picture

Audio problem: On the swamp boat there is a shot of the boat taken from a distance, but still you can see that Kabul's mouth is not moving for a second when he speaks.

RoyT

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Eye for an Eye picture

Audio problem: Just before Sally Field screams about the smell being washed out of her daughter's pillow, take a look at the little girl eating breakfast. She tells her father that she doesn't like bananas but you can tell she said something else and then laughed and said "I mean." while trying to hide her laughter. Although it was an obvious mistake she did a good job of covering it up.

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Dragonheart picture

Audio problem: During the battle in the forest, Kara remarks, "Like a pudding", but her lips hardly move.

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From Dusk Till Dawn picture

Audio problem: When the Geckos shoot Chet Pussy, the sounds of gunfire don't match the visible gunshots. (01:00:25)

Phoenix

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The Craft picture

Audio problem: Nancy shouts, "Yay Chris! Go long! Go for the pass, baby!" at football practice, and her voice is so distorted that the viewer can easily tell the line was added post-production (with too much gain).

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Happy Gilmore picture

Audio problem: After Shooter calls Happy a freak, there's an over-the-shoulder shot of Happy saying that he entered the tournament for one reason. As he says this line, his mouth doesn't move.

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Jane Eyre picture

Audio problem: In the fire scene, Rochester is barefoot when he puts out the fire, stops to put on his pants, but you can hear that he is wearing shoes when he walks away. (00:49:00)

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The Glimmer Man picture

Audio problem: When Cole says "Boring" during the end fight scene, his mouth does not move.

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Eraser picture

Audio problem: As Lee walks into the Cyrez building, the camera pans up to the top of the building, where a helicopter is landing. The problem is that it is an Apache attack chopper that is seen landing, but the sound is of an OH-58, a smaller chopper.

Movie Nut

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Set it Off picture

Audio problem: During the second robbery, when TiTi is on the floor, the obviously dubbed vocals don't coincide. One is of TiTi saying "Let's go." She's on the floor, obviously not saying anything.

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