Best movie mistakes of 1997

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Volcano picture

Factual error: The volcanic lava in this movie moves incredibly fast in the subway line. This is not only inaccurate, but also ridiculous and unnecessary. Volcanic lava can possibly move faster when in a concealed area that insulates it, but insulated lava cannot move that fast.

21collaw

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Mouse Hunt picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where Lars is in the string factory alone and the machinery pulls on loose threads on his clothing, there is a shot where a crewman's arm can be seen through some mesh holding the thread.

mallardwthacold

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The Borrowers picture

Audio problem: When Spiller throws the rope in the milk bottle trying to pull Peagreen out, you can hear him straining and grunting to keep a hold of it but his face and mouth are both relaxed.

LizzieWD

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Fever Pitch picture

Character mistake: In the Liverpool match the commentator says that Liverpool could win their 19th title, in the 1988-89 season Liverpool had 17 titles, and won their 18th title the year after in the 1989-90 season.

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Bean picture

Continuity mistake: When David tells Kevin and Jennifer about Bean staying at their house and he says "Let's say there is a chart of the most intelligent people...", you can see a blue pillow on the couch which Kevin and Jennifer are sitting on. When it cuts to a shot behind them you can see the pillow is on Kevin's lap. When it cuts again the pillow's back on the couch. (00:08:15)

Mortug

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That Old Feeling picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where Lily and Dan are doing it in the car, you can see someone sitting in the front seat in the car rocking it.

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Good Burger picture

Audio problem: As they are running away in the ice cream truck, Ed turns on the jingle and starts dancing. Dexter gets annoyed and turns the jingle off, but the music stops about a second before he hits the button.

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Murder at 1600 picture

Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the movie, when all three are crawling through the Lincoln Tunnel, they are almost waist deep in water. Yet, the Secret Service lady's jeans change from dry to wet and back again. The same when she is chased back through the tunnel, her and the Secret Service guy's trousers are dry.

Christoph Galuschka

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Breakdown picture

Revealing mistake: During the ending sequence, just as J.T. Walsh is pushing the truck on the bridge, there is a shot looking at the front of the semi and you can see that it is not J.T. Walsh driving. The stunt man is noticeably heavier than J.T. is, and his hair is messier.

manthabeat

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Leave It to Beaver picture

Continuity mistake: When the kids are telling Beaver that he has to climb into the teacup, the kid with the heabands hair keeps changing. In one shot, it's hanging over the headband, and in the next the headband is in front over the hair, and it keeps going back and forth.

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Jungle 2 Jungle picture

Continuity mistake: When Tim Allen and the bushman kid are in the city, they are sitting in the suburban, the sun visor in the car flips up and down between every scene.

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U Turn picture

Visible crew/equipment: After Bobby is pushed off the cliff by Grace, towards the end of the shot of him rolling on the rocks, a black pad is visible under his shirt and attached to his trousers which was used for the stunt. (01:49:20)

Hamster

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The Christmas List picture

Continuity mistake: When George goes to propose to Melody he brings in three boxes. Then as he is leaving he is carrying all three and then as the camera angle changes the top box disappears.

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Conspiracy Theory picture

Continuity mistake: When Jerry is on the bus with Alice, one second he's wearing his hat, he takes it off, then the next second it's back on, then it disappears for the rest of the scene.

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For Richer or Poorer picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Brad is running through the park looking for a taxi, when Brad stops to look around, the camera and cameraman's shadow can be seen cast on Brad's back for a split-second. (00:22:10)

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The Ice Storm picture

Factual error: In the scene when Sandy is whipping a plant on his deck, the plant is a tropical hibiscus. The film is set around Thanksgiving in Connecticut and this plant could never survive the frosty outdoors on this deck.

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Trial and Error picture

Continuity mistake: There is one scene where Re-Eddie and Tuttle are driving in the desert but the clouds aren't moving and are easily fake.

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Snow White: A Tale of Terror picture

Factual error: The child Lily grabs an apple from a tree, the tree is an oak. Oak trees don't fruit apples.

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The Devil's Own picture

Continuity mistake: In the beginning of the movie Frankie/Rory's (Brad Pitt) mother is serving the dinner. She gives them all dinner except herself, and then sits down. Then the father says the prayer, and when he does that you can see the whole table, and there is food on the mother's plate.

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