Trivia: In the first scripts, the idea was to make the bus go in circles in the LA Dodger's stadium parking, but the studio couldn't get the rights to film there.
Malaver
13th Apr 2005
Speed (1994)
13th Apr 2005
Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
13th Apr 2005
Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
1st Apr 2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
1st Apr 2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Steve talks with Ned in his room, the clock behind Ned jumps from 9:40 to 9:50.
1st Apr 2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Visible crew/equipment: When Ned and Zissou are arguing and walking through the boat, they pass in front of a picture where the reflection shows a completely different camera set up from the documentary crew, with two grips wheeling a dolly.
1st Apr 2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Continuity mistake: In the party after the film, we see "Jaqueline" crossed by a simple line. When Zissou is asked about who she was, the crossing is an X.
15th Mar 2005
Titanic (1997)
Audio problem: When the leader of the orchestra suggest to play "Orpheus", the music starts later than the musicians actually begin playing their instruments. (02:07:00)
28th Feb 2005
Finding Neverland (2004)
2nd Jan 2005
The Forgotten (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Telly rips off the wallpaper, the rangers jersey disappears.
2nd Jan 2005
The Forgotten (2004)
13th Dec 2004
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
3rd Dec 2004
Before Sunset (2004)
Continuity mistake: When they are in the van, the background car keep changing from a blue one to a grey one, returning to the blue one in a matter of seconds.
3rd Dec 2004
Before Sunset (2004)
Continuity mistake: In the scene in the cafe, behind Celine there is a man smoking. In one shot he puts out his cigarette, but then from shot to shot he is shown smoking and not smoking several times.
3rd Dec 2004
Before Sunset (2004)
Visible crew/equipment: While walking to the cafe, once they turn the first close corner you can see the boom microphone at the top of the shot for half a second.
15th Nov 2004
Before Sunset (2004)
Continuity mistake: While the couple is walking there is a shot from behind which shows them entering a tunnel, in the end of the tunnel there is a grey car parked, once they pass the tunnel you can see by the reflections that the car is gone. (00:16:50)
15th Nov 2004
Before Sunset (2004)
Continuity mistake: While in the Cafe, behind Jesse there is a woman who receives a rose. The rose disappears and reappears in different places between shots. (00:21:45)
16th Sep 2004
Lost in Translation (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Bob is on his night away with Charlotte, he sits besides a Japanese who looks at him curiously a second later and from a wider shot, the Japanese is talking with his friends.
1st Sep 2004
One Hour Photo (2002)
Trivia: Jack Nicholson was originally cast as Sy and Robin Williams the manager at the mall, but Nicholson turned the role down and Williams requested Sy's role.
1st Sep 2004
One Hour Photo (2002)
1st Sep 2004
One Hour Photo (2002)
Continuity mistake: When Sy returns to the mall to reveal his photos after talking to the manager, you can see a black man carrying a bag walking behind him, a second later the angle changes angle and the man is about 2 or 3 meters away from Sy. (00:59:05)
1st Sep 2004
In the Cut (2003)
Trivia: Nicole Kidman was originally cast as Frannie, but Meg Ryan insisted on playing the role and also auditioned, something unusual for famous actresses like her.
31st Aug 2004
Minority Report (2002)
Trivia: When John takes Agatha from PreCrime, Colin Farrell asks how much time do they have before John commits his murder, he is answered "51 minutes and 28 seconds", the time remaining until the end of the movie.
29th Aug 2004
Godsend (2004)
Continuity mistake: In the church, Paul hits Richard on his mouth and he spits blood, after entering his van the blood spread on his beard is no longer there.
29th Aug 2004
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Trivia: During the closing credits the song played is "La Vie en Rose" sang by Jack Nicholson.
29th Aug 2004
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Trivia: The movie title is inspired on a Johnny Mercer song from 1954, that's why Keanu Reeves' character is named Julian Mercer.
29th Aug 2004
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Continuity mistake: In the scene of the freeze, where Erica and Harry first meet, see Marin's hair on her forehead change several times during close-ups.
29th Aug 2004
King Arthur (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Cerdic is about to kill Arthur on the final battle, look at Cerdic's hair which changes position on his forehead during close-ups.
24th Aug 2004
The Stepford Wives (2004)
24th Aug 2004
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Trivia: When Walter is explaining to Joanna about him being inferior, he says, "...being the wind beneath your wings..." Bette Midler (Bobbie) sang a song called "The Wind Beneath My Wings" from the movie Beaches.
24th Aug 2004
Matchstick Men (2003)
Other mistake: Throughout the movie Roy buys Tareyton cigarettes, but if you watch closely he smokes "Kool" cigarettes, easily identified by the gold label.
24th Aug 2004
Matchstick Men (2003)
Trivia: Frank Mercer is the combination of John Mercer and Frank Sinatra, whose discs are played by Ron Waller throughout the movie.
11th Aug 2004
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Continuity mistake: While talking to Burns about his possible sexual improvement, Andrew laughs. A second later on a wider shot, he is normal and facing otherwise.
11th Aug 2004
Bicentennial Man (1999)
8th Aug 2004
Vertical Limit (2000)
8th Aug 2004
Vertical Limit (2000)
Continuity mistake: After his death, McLaren's body keeps changing position and his eyes appear open and closed during the scenes.
5th Aug 2004
Taxi (1996)
5th Aug 2004
Taxi (1996)
Continuity mistake: When Daniel gets into the 2 Mercedes, he breaks one of the side mirrors, but in the race the mirror is there again without a single scratch.
5th Aug 2004
Taxi (1996)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Daniel is with his girl, when he enters the bed he is supposedly naked, but when she stands and Daniel gets involved in the sheets he is wearing black underwear.
3rd Aug 2004
Phone Booth (2002)
Factual error: The "robot guy" is credited as Nigerian but when Stu pays for the broken doll, he speaks Swahili, mostly spoken in East Africa. (00:23:05 - 01:16:40)
3rd Aug 2004
Phone Booth (2002)
Continuity mistake: You can see the amount of glass near the cabin changing its size repeatedly during the film.
1st Aug 2004
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
29th Jul 2004
Stuck On You (2003)
Trivia: At the end you can see that the movie is dedicated to Herb Flynn. He died of cancer before the movie was released (2003) and acted in various Farrelly brothers' movies: Stuck on you, Me, Myself & Irene, Shallow Hal and There's Something About Mary.
29th Jul 2004
Stuck On You (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Morty first appears, almost all his below teeth are gone, however throughout the movie this keeps changing, from having all from having one to none.
28th Jul 2004
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
22nd Jul 2004
Undercover Brother (2002)
Revealing mistake: In the scene where UB breaks into Feather office you can see a mark on the door where he is supposed to kick in order to break it.
28th Jun 2004
Road Trip (2000)
27th Jun 2004
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Revealing mistake: In the scene where the motorboat hits the ramp and lands in a store, you can see while it's in the air that the propeller isn't turning.
27th Jun 2004
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Factual error: In the scene where Dafoe is escaping in the hydro-plane with Bullock, it takes an extremely long time to take off. Those kind of planes needs 800-900 meters to achieve the necessary speed, taking about 45 sec., while the scene lasts almost 2 minutes.
22nd Jun 2004
Hot Shots! (1991)
Visible crew/equipment: In the battle at the end of the movie, the shadow of the crane holding the miniature plane on the mountain is visible when Topper brakes behind a mountain, turns around the corner and follows the enemy jets. (01:07:05)
21st Jun 2004
Duplex (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Mrs Connelly gets trapped in the fire unconscious, you can see her body keeps changing positions between shots.
21st Jun 2004
Duplex (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Alex is lying on the hospital, you can see that, after the nurse checks his testicles, the light blue uniform changes from plain to crease several times.
21st Jun 2004
That Thing You Do (1996)
Trivia: There are several Beatles parallels: The Beatles' first hit, "Please Please Me," was a speeded-up version of a slow ballad. On the Ed Sullivan show, a shot of John Lennon was accompanied by the caption, "Sorry Girls, He's Married." Also, lead singer Jimmy gets sick on the show as George Harrison did prior to their appearance.
21st Jun 2004
That Thing You Do (1996)
21st Jun 2004
Hot Shots! (1991)
Trivia: There is a gag credit at the end of the film, "Things you can do after the movie," is the same as a gag credit at the end of the Bruce Lee send-up in The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977).
21st Jun 2004
Hot Shots! (1991)
21st Jun 2004
Hot Shots Part Deux (1993)
Trivia: Ryan Stiles also appeared in the original Hot Shots, as Mailman Farnham.
21st Jun 2004
Hot Shots Part Deux (1993)
Trivia: The credits show that several cast members are listed as having the maiden name "Rodham". Near the end, a voice announces "Hot Shots Part Deux was filmed in front of a live studio audience."
21st Jun 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Trivia: Just as 'Sirius Black' has a connection to a black dog (his alter ego) (sirius is another name for the Dog star), Professor Remus J. Lupin has his meaning too: in latin 'Lupo' means wolf and Remus is one of the twin brothers brought up by a lupa (female wolf) in Roman mythology.
21st Jun 2004
Hot Shots! (1991)
Trivia: Topper Harley's name comes from a model of Harley-Davidson's 1960's motor scooter, the Harley Topper.
7th Jun 2004
Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
Trivia: When Kirstie Alley is working as a mall elf, she says to a girl waiting in line "No, I'm a Vulcan." This is a reference to her memorable movie debut as Lt. Saavik in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).
7th Jun 2004
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
Revealing mistake: After the camera circumnavigates the "Santa Maria", you can see a modern ship on the sea.
7th Jun 2004
Nick of Time (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: When Christopher Walken throws Johnny Depp through the balcony, you can see the equipment which controls Depp's fall.
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Chosen answer: ACD was a close friend of JMB and they don't make a big deal out of identifying him. One scene he is in is the party after the first play opening. He is also the one who suggests to JMB that his interest in the boys might be a source of gossip.
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