Revealing mistake: When Hanks drives through the city escaping form the MPs, the guy driving is a very obvious stuntman.
Continuity mistake: Allen drives through a spotless park, but, when the angle cuts, a flock of pigeons appears ahead.
Splash (1984)
2 mistakes
Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, John Candy, Tom Hanks
Continuity mistake: When Tom Hanks is in the dinghy by himself, the outboard motor has no cover. He falls into the water and the dinghy circles him several times. One of the shots shows the motor with its cover in place. (It is an Evinrude motor).
Walter Kornbluth: I was right! Behold the mermaid.
Trivia: Darryl Hannah had to wear a specially designed synthetic hair wig for the underwater shots. Notice that her wavy hair stays wavy underwater; real wavy hair goes straight underwater.
Question: When Dr. Cornbluth first sees the mermaid under water and unsuccessfully tries to take her picture, how come he has an oxygen tank AND an air hose coming from the boat topside? I thought it may be a mistake but I am not a scuba diver so I though I would ask.
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