Continuity mistake: When Fievel sits on the Statue of Liberty's torch, his right hand repositions itself between frames. First it's between his feet, then the outside of his left leg. (00:20:40)
ryguy_1983
18th Sep 2012
An American Tail (1986)
26th Jun 2012
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: During the storm, Fievel crawls to the edge of the step he's on and watches two fish flop around below deck. Keep an eye on his blue hat. At first it's in his left hand, but between shots the hat somehow jumps below the step he's on - from which he pulls it out with his right hand and places it back on his head. (00:16:10)
31st Jan 2012
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: During the opening dialogue of "Never Say Never", Henri stands on the edge of a hot water bottle dressing Fievel. In the following shot Henri is standing on a container adjacent to the bottle instead. (00:22:00)
13th Dec 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Warren T. Rat grabs Fievel from behind the glass, his hand has a grip around Fievel's blue pants at first. But as soon as the shot changes, Warren T.'s hand is gripping bare ankle instead. (00:51:25)
13th Dec 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Fievel discovers that Warren T. Rat is actually a cat in disguise, the hat tucked into his black belt disappears between shots. (00:51:20)
23rd Aug 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Fievel is looking out the tailor shop window thinking of a way to escape, his hat disappears from his belt between cuts. (00:28:55)
30th May 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: In Warren T. Rat's first appearance, he counts coins and places them into his overstuffed coat pocket. But when the shot changes to a closeup of Digit appearing from within the pocket, Warren T.'s hand is suddenly elsewhere, offscreen. (00:25:00)
5th Apr 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Warren T. Rat gets exposed by the mice and sets fire to Professor Digitalus' Museum, the word 'professor' is missing from the marquee at some points. (01:01:00 - 01:02:30)
5th Apr 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Fievel is running after Tony in the back alley, he gets stuck in a sewer grate hole and hears what he thinks is Papa's violin coming from down below. Throughout the scene at some points, Fievel instantly appears in different grate holes. (00:48:20)
5th Apr 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: After being bullied and tossed into a puddle, Fievel convinces himself that he'll never be able to find his family. Between shots, his arms cross themselves in a different manner. (01:09:35)
5th Apr 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Fievel is being pursued by a gang of cats, he runs into the museum and tries waking everybody up. At one point his left leg slips itself into his pants between shots. (00:59:35)
5th Apr 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: After Gussie knocks a growling cat in the head from atop the museum marquee, several mice suddenly appear to her right in between shots - tossing various objects at the other cats below. (00:59:55)
5th Apr 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: While Honest John is pushing both hands against the secret weapon to keep it from escaping, a clock strikes 6:00 A.M. At this point he raises his left hand and shouts, "Release the secret weapon." But when the shot changes, he's suddenly got both hands in place on the weapon once again. (01:02:00)
5th Apr 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: After the Giant Mouse of Minsk lands in the ocean, a vacant pier can be seen from an underwater perspective. But once the angle changes seconds later, all of the mice are suddenly looking down below at the wreckage. Additionally, two ropes appear from nowhere hanging over the pier's edge. (01:04:30)
9th Mar 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: When the mice are scaling a rope towards the ship bound for America, Fievel - holding onto Papa's tail - stumbles a second time and points out a smokestack coming from the funnel. But at some point between shots, Fievel loses his grip on Papa's tail. (00:08:35)
9th Mar 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Tiger and his pals are tearing apart the poker table in search of Fievel, watch the lower right corner of your screen. At some point during the commotion, one cat drops his gray hat and it vanishes into thin air. (00:51:35)
9th Mar 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: When the Giant Mouse of Minsk dives from the pier into the ocean, its head gets submerged immediately. But from the next angle beneath the surface, its head gets submerged a second time. (01:04:25)
9th Mar 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning when Papa walks toward Tanya with a present hidden behind his back, notice how her hands pull apart from one another between shots. (00:03:50)
9th Mar 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: When a hot coal rolls along the floor towards Papa, he lifts his tail in response. But when the shot changes, his tail is suddenly at rest again. (00:15:00)
9th Mar 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Papa is about to give Fievel a new blue hat, he starts off by holding it above the bill with his left hand. But from the next angle, he's seen holding it below the bill instead. (00:04:10)
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