Visible crew/equipment: When Garber drops the gun after shooting Ryder a hand quickly comes into frame to catch it.
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
1 visible crew/equipment mistake
Directed by: Tony Scott
Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj
Genres: Thriller
Revealing mistake: After Garber shoots Ryder, he is told by the approaching policemen to "drop your weapon". At which point the camera pans to a shot behind Garber where he is holding the gun in his right hand and proceeds to drop it. Watch the bottom of the screen and you will see Garber catch the falling gun with his left hand.
Trivia: Denzel Washington wears a yellow shirt and multi-colored tie. In the original film, Walter Matthau wore a multi-colored shirt and yellow tie.
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Answer: The hijackers did notice it. There's a scene where they notice it: look at the girl on the screen and then laugh. They get kicks from toying with people, which is why they didn't smash the laptop and just let the guy keep using it.
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