Rocketman
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Continuity mistake: When Elton and John Reid are kissing in the cupboard John's hand keeps changing between shots. John's hand rolls down Elton's chest, then the next shot it's on Elton's cheek, the next shot he takes his hand away, then the next shot his hand is by Elton's mouth and Elton pretends to bite John's thumb.

Continuity mistake: When Elton and Bernie sit in the cafe for the first time, the cup is on the right side of the table. In the next cut, it's on the left, and finally in the last cut, returns to the right side of the table.

Continuity mistake: In the underwater scene, there is something in Elton's left nostril; in the next shot, it is not there.

Continuity mistake: When Elton and Bernie meet at the cafe, when they talk about Streets of Laredo the woman behind swaps from holding a mug to holding toast.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: On the plane, when Bernie tells Elton he wants some time off he extends his arms. From the opposite angle his right arm is bent.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Elton plays Crocodile Rock he kicks away the piano bench. Its position changes between shots.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: The first time Elton is handed an envelope with Bernie's lyrics he grabs it by its end. A shot later he grabs it by the upper part.

Sacha

Other mistake: During one of the recording studio scenes, there's a short segment that shows a bunch of VU (audio level) meters close up. The very first meter in that sequence is not a VU meter. Its from of an old HF (High Frequency) Amateur Radio transceiver; The scale is marked for RF, SWR, and ALC. I'm suspecting that someone involved with the post production editing is a Ham.

Stephanie Donnell

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