Continuity mistake: When Neville Sinclair walks Jenny to the dance floor, the bandstand is empty. When we next see it, about 25 seconds later, all the band members are back. (01:01:53)
Rocketeer (1991)
2 mistakes since 24 Aug '21, 08:17
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Starring: Alan Arkin, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Sorvino, Timothy Dalton
Question: Why in the world would Lothar's tether be long enough for him to slam into the gondola at the bottom of the Zepplin? If the Hindenberg is 135 feet at it's widest point, half the circumference of a cross section is ~212 feet. Even if it was a Goodyear blimp (50 feet), the cable would have to be at least ~78 feet in length. That is really long. Also, what is Lothar made of to survive that kind of impact?
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Answer: The tether was designed to allow Lothar to be lowered from the zepellin and recovered later without requiring it to land (very tricky for an airship) hence it was hundreds of feet long.