Malaver

13th Apr 2005

Speed (1994)

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.

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Trivia: The altars in the Chamber of Sacrifices of the pyramid are exactly arranged as the original hibernation pods in the Alien movie (1979).

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Trivia: Sebastian tells Lex how to say "scared shitless" in Italian: "Non vedo l'ora di uscire da questo piramide con te, perche mi sto cagando adosso." This literally means: "I can't see the hour to get out of this pyramid with you, because I'm shitting myself."

Malaver

Trivia: The crew member "Pele dos Santos", is named using the combination of two famous Brazilian soccer players: The well-known Pele and Manuel Francisco dos Santos (Garrincha).

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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.

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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.

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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)

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28th Feb 2005

Finding Neverland (2004)

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.

Myridon

2nd Jan 2005

The Forgotten (2004)

2nd Jan 2005

The Forgotten (2004)

Trivia: The president of QuestAir is named "Shineer." In French it sounds alike to the word "chimere" which means "ghost."

Malaver

Trivia: While in the underwater scenes, viewers can see two famous ships: the "Venture" which carried King Kong and the "Titanic."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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15th Nov 2004

Before Sunset (2004)

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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)

Malaver

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.

Malaver

1st Sep 2004

One Hour Photo (2002)

1st Sep 2004

One Hour Photo (2002)

Trivia: The hotel where Will and Maya are staying is called "Edgerton," in reference of Harold Edgerton who was the inventor of the electronic flash.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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29th Aug 2004

King Arthur (2004)

Trivia: Walter's member number (1956) is also the password to allow Jo to leave the house.

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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.

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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.

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24th Aug 2004

Matchstick Men (2003)

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.

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11th Aug 2004

Bicentennial Man (1999)

Trivia: The song Andrew listens in the player is from an opera named "Rusalka". This opera is based on a water nymph who wants to become human for love. Just as Andrew.

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8th Aug 2004

Vertical Limit (2000)

Trivia: Ed Viesturs is a real climber and plays himself in the movie. This is his second appearance in a movie.

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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.

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5th Aug 2004

Taxi (1996)

Trivia: The driving school where Emilien attends is called G. Pires, the name of the director of the movie.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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3rd Aug 2004

Phone Booth (2002)

29th Jul 2004

Stuck On You (2003)

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.

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28th Jul 2004

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Trivia: Watch closely in the part of the film where scenes of Iraqi boys appear...there is a boy riding a bike, the same scene used in the System of A Down videoclip "boom".

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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.

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28th Jun 2004

Road Trip (2000)

Trivia: Todd Phillips has a cameo in the film: He is the foot fetishist who licks Beth's toes on the bus, while she is sleeping.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

Malaver

21st Jun 2004

That Thing You Do (1996)

Trivia: The four actors of the band rehearsed for eight weeks as a band in order to improve their performing, but most of their performances were still dubbed by professional musicians.

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21st Jun 2004

Hot Shots! (1991)

21st Jun 2004

Hot Shots! (1991)

Trivia: In the faux Indian language the English term "curve ball" translates to "Hershiser", a reference to Dodgers' pitcher Orel Hershiser.

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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."

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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.

Malaver

21st Jun 2004

Hot Shots! (1991)

7th Jun 2004

Nick of Time (1995)

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