Best movie audio problems of 1997

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The Pest picture

Audio problem: In the Scene where Pest climbs the ladder to the pool party he spits out water and you hear "Ginger, no contest" without him moving his lips.

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Amistad picture

Audio problem: When Baldwin writes to John Quincy Adams begging for help, Adams crumples up the letter and drops it to the floor. As it comes to rest, you can see the word "threatened" written above the words "need you". But in the voice-over reading the letter out loud, the word "threatened" is never spoken.

Twotall

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The Odyssey picture

Audio problem: When Tiresias describes Scylla to Odysseus he states, "She lurks in the shadows, hoping to fill her belly." However, when he says, "hoping to fill her belly," his lips don't match what he is saying.

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Donnie Brasco picture

Audio problem: Near the beginning of the film Donnie and Lefty are walking down the street and talking. Donnie starts by saying "I ain't got no family". Throughout the whole conversation Donnie's and Lefty's lips are WAY out of sync with what they're saying.

RJR99SS

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Flubber picture

Audio problem: When Sarah and Professor Brainard are so excited as they are coming home from the Ford guy, the shot is obviously dubbed over (Sarah's mouth doesn't match the words she is saying).

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The Fifth Element picture

Audio problem: When the stewardess is telling the people that she's putting on the sleep regulator, they show a different shot, and you see in the background she's mouthing words that don't match up. (01:15:25)

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Kundun picture

Audio problem: When the child is being tested for what objects he picks up, he handles one of the bells by holding the clapper, yet still the bell chimes.

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Hercules picture

Audio problem: During Phil's song, when he sings about mowing the lawn, his lips don't match what he's saying.

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Fools Rush In picture

Audio problem: Each time Isabel's dog is shown, we hear bells jingling, as if the dog is wearing a collar, but one is never visible.

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Fierce Creatures picture

Audio problem: When Vince is yelling, "He's talking to himself, and I'm the loony?" the second shot has him saying something else, possibly the first part of the line again.

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The Sweet Hereafter picture

Audio problem: When Mitchell Stephens goes to the Otto's, Hartley offers him some tea just as the teakettle comes to a boil and starts whistling. Unfortunately, the kettle shown on the stove was the normal, non-whistling kind.

Rooster of Doom

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Addicted to Love picture

Audio problem: When Anton is walking through the park and Maggie and Sam had just bribed the street performer to allow them to put lipstick on the monkey, you can hear applause although none of the onlookers were clapping. This happened when the monkey initially jumped onto Anton. It was only after the monkey jumped off and Anton acknowledged the onlookers did the audio match.

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The Rainmaker picture

Audio problem: At the beginning of the fight at Kelly's place Cliff steps up to Kelly saying "you hurt me, baby" without moving his lips. (01:24:40)

NancyFelix

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The Game picture

Audio problem: When the ambulance goes to the hospital and the people disappear and he answers, "I'm sorry about that," you can see clearly that his lips don't actually move. (00:40:15)

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Batman and Robin picture

Audio problem: When Mr. Freeze talks about his plan to freeze the city, he yells out "It'll be winter forever here in Gotham," but if you watch, his mouth doesn't match his voice at all through the entire sentence.

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The Relic picture

Audio problem: Near the end of the movie, when the police break through a skylight, you can hear the glass break at the skylight, but when the glass reaches the floor there is no sound of the broken glass hitting the floor. (01:24:14)

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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery picture

Audio problem: When Austin and Mrs. Kensington are shooting at Dr. Evil after he gets into his Cryogenic Freezing Chamber, in the last shot before it shows the Big Boy shooting off of the club, many sounds of gunfire are heard, however, both Austin and Mrs. Kensington have appeared to have stopped shooting. (00:06:25)

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Tomorrow Never Dies picture

Audio problem: After the engines of the stealth boat are stopped, Bond is walking around with a sub machine gun and his pistol. His pistol has a large silencer/suppressor on it. A man tries to ambush him on a later and Bond turns and fires his pistol at him several times. Despite the suppressor, the gun makes the full sound of the shots. (01:45:14)

Quantom X

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Future War picture

Audio problem: When the police and reporters are outside the warehouse where the dinosaur attack happened, Captain. Polaris communicates with other cops by radio. Strangely enough, his own voice, and the voice of the bald cop beside him also sound mechanical, with the crackling quality you hear over radios, even though they are on screen and should be heard normally. This even goes on when they are talking to each other, without using the radios.

Twotall

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