Hamster

15th Jan 2005

Return to Oz (1985)

Visible crew/equipment: After Billina lays an egg in the Nome Kings mouth, the King drops Jack Pumpkinhead to the floor, and wires attached to him, out at the side, are visible to let him down gently. (01:28:55)

Hamster

15th Jan 2005

Return to Oz (1985)

Visible crew/equipment: After just meeting Tik-Tok, Dorothy winds him up, and then he bows, and raises his hat. As he bows a crewmember can clearly be seen crouched behind him. (00:36:20)

Hamster

15th Jan 2005

Return to Oz (1985)

Visible crew/equipment: When Dorothy first enters the room full of ornaments, the camera pans backwards, away from her. The camera passes tables of ornaments. Watch the large blue vase to the right of the screen, and a cameraman can be seen reflected in it, walking backwards with the camera. (01:18:45)

Hamster

15th Jan 2005

Return to Oz (1985)

Visible crew/equipment: When Dorothy, Tik Tok and Jack are eating and drinking in the Nome King's lair, Tik Tok says "What is it we are risking?", and there is a small explosion, causing the table to fall, and them to all fall back. A wire attached to the table to make it fall is visible to the right of the screen. (01:11:50)

Hamster

14th Jan 2005

Jumanji (1995)

Visible crew/equipment: In the scene when the pods and vines start growing all over the lounge, there is one shot of a green vine crawling towards a carpet, and then slithering under. Watch closely, near the carpet, and you can see the wire attached to, and controlling the vine, because the light shines on it, exposing it rather well for a second. (00:48:40)

Hamster

8th Jan 2005

Jumanji (1995)

Visible crew/equipment: When the lion first emerges from the Jumanji, Alan tackles with it and it then jumps at him, and lands on a long carpet, and goes sliding along on the carpet, into a bedroom. The black wire used for pulling the carpet along is visible, yet best seen in slow motion. (00:28:30)

Hamster

7th Jan 2005

Firestarter (1984)

Visible crew/equipment: When Charlie makes the red handle of the tap fly off, in the stable, when it hits the wood you can see the black wire attached behind it. (01:38:45)

Hamster

7th Jan 2005

Firestarter (1984)

Visible crew/equipment: When Charlie is in the stable, she makes a big fiery explosion, and the three men in protective suits go flying through the stable doors. Long black wires are visible, connected to all three of them. (01:43:30)

Hamster

1st Jan 2005

Donnie Darko (2001)

Visible crew/equipment: When Donnie and his Dad are in the car, talking, prior to nearly hitting Grandma Death, in the window behind Donnie's Dad is the reflection of a vehicle which says "Darko" clearly on it. There's also the reflection of a clapperboard on the backseat. (00:21:00)

Hamster

Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: Black support rods are visible on both of the "standing" skeletons, which are holding the medallion that Juni steals. The rods are by the skeleton's right leg bones, and are not bones. (01:09:25)

Hamster

26th Dec 2004

U Turn (1997)

Visible crew/equipment: In one shot of Bobby laying on his back, after being pushed off the cliff, his shirt is open at the bottom and a long black microphone wire running up his chest is visible. (01:50:15)

Hamster

24th Dec 2004

U Turn (1997)

23rd Dec 2004

U Turn (1997)

Visible crew/equipment: After Bobby is pushed off the cliff by Grace, towards the end of the shot of him rolling on the rocks, a black pad is visible under his shirt and attached to his trousers which was used for the stunt. (01:49:20)

Hamster

13th Dec 2004

Scary Movie 2 (2001)

Scary Movie 2 mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Hanson enters the dining room with the trolley of food, a crewmembers hand can be seen ready to catch the door Hanson comes through. (00:22:10)

Hamster

5th Dec 2004

Scooby-Doo (2002)

4th Dec 2004

Scooby-Doo (2002)

Scooby-Doo mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Shaggy and Scooby are riding the quad bikes, they stop to pick up Mary-Jane. They then ride off, and one man jumps athletically into the air, to try and catch them, revealing knee-pads under his shorts to protect him when he falls to the floor. (00:48:10)

Hamster

Cheaper by the Dozen mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Tom and Dylan are hanging from the chandelier, there is a shot of the ceiling showing the chandelier coming loose. Then when it cuts back to Tom hanging from the chandelier, in the background behind him is a crewmember holding a boom mic. (00:24:15)

Hamster

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: At the end of the film when Harry is in Lupin's office, Lupin packs his bags and then he walks past his desk. He then starts saying "If I am proud..." to Harry. As he says this, he walks forwards towards Harry, passing a cabinet of skulls. Reflected ahead of him in the glass panel of the cabinet is a very large boom mic which slowly moves out of sight as Lupin walks forward. It is very visible. (02:02:30)

Hamster

Visible crew/equipment: At the end of the film, when Harry enters Lupin's office, he walks past a cabinet full of skulls, saying "You've been sacked?" Reflected in the glass panel of the cabinet is a cameraman with equipment, moving along with the camera, a little above Harry. He's a little hard to see, but he's there! (02:01:30)

Hamster

15th Nov 2004

Jumanji (1995)

Visible crew/equipment: When grown up Alan is running around shouting "I'm Home!" after just arriving back from the jungle, the camera pans past a grandfather clock, and you can clearly see the legs of a crewmember reflected in the glass panel of the clock, moving in time with the camera. (00:30:50)

Hamster

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