Trivia: The diner, AKA Lou's Cafe, is the same interior set used for "The Sting," when Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) meets Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). It is located at the Universal Studios backlot in California.
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7th Nov 2023
Back to the Future (1985)
6th Nov 2023
The Sting (1973)
Visible crew/equipment: When Robert Redford is being chased by Lt. Snyder, he jumps from a high place to the ground. One can easily tell it's not Redford but a stunt double.
30th Oct 2023
Sound of Freedom (2023)
Continuity mistake: When Miguel/Teddy Bear is given food by the pedophile, he reaches for it. Shot changes, and his hand is now behind the table as he reaches for it again.
30th Oct 2023
West Side Story (2021)
Continuity mistake: When one of the Jets jumps on the pickup to unload all the veggies and watermelons, the car on the left changes between shots. Also, when he is about to unload the veggies, the pick-up is approaching a blue squared van on the left. The shot changes, and the van is further away.
25th Oct 2023
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
Revealing mistake: When Simon is in the helicopter and shoots at McClane, check the metal strips next to his feet and the protruding metal parts where the squibs have been placed to allow for the pyrotechnics.
25th Oct 2023
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: When Simon and Katya are in the helicopter, both are replaced by obvious stunts. Simon has dyed blond hair as opposed to his brunette stunt, while she has short and straight hair, but her stunt's is long and curly.
23rd Oct 2023
Sound of Freedom (2023)
Continuity mistake: When Miguel is with the pedophile, he is given bread (or something similar) to eat. Shot changes, and the bread is suddenly bitten. The bread's length keeps changing several times between shots.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When the movie ends, the way the curtain on the right folds changes between shots.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: The teapot with the flower at Mim's place keeps swapping back and forth between being next to the window and sitting on the centre of the windowsill.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: The position and pattern of the playing cards on Mim's table keeps changing in every single shot.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: At Madam Mim's, the cup and saucer on the table moves around between shots.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Arthur is scrubbing the cauldron, a pot next to it disappears and reappears between shots. Also, the grip of the handles of the bucket behind him swap between round to square.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Merlin arrives from the future, he talks about it to Arthur and puts the crown on his head. The sword, resting against the throne, appears and disappears randomly all the time.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Arthur takes the sword out of the stone, Hector stands in front of Kay. A shot later, they're both next to each other.
21st Oct 2023
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Keating tells the students to draw a graph, they all follow him step by step. For a specific shot, Meeks mimics what Keating writes on the board and draws a bar graph and colours it. Problem is, Keating does not draw the bar and colour it until a shot later. The movie should have been edited the other way around.
18th Oct 2023
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Visible crew/equipment: When Torch is in the Black Forest, watching the crystal ball, 4 big light screens are reflected on it.
18th Oct 2023
The Phantom (1996)
Revealing mistake: The natives use a pair of nooses to trap the bad guys, but when they're lifted up, one can see the protruding hook and mechanism under their shirts.
18th Oct 2023
The Phantom (1996)
Revealing mistake: When Diana is about to jump off the hydroplane, the safety vest on her back protrudes. Also, a safety bar along the plane's left side has been added for her to grab.
18th Oct 2023
The Phantom (1996)
Revealing mistake: On the collapsing bridge, when the Phantom saves the kid, they swing on a rope hanging from the middle of the bridge. From a wide angle, it's very obvious that there is no possible way whatsoever that the short rope reaches the safe edge of the cliff. When the angle changes to the edge of the cliff, the rope is suddenly hanging from somewhere right above the edge.
18th Oct 2023
The Phantom (1996)
Revealing mistake: When the Phantom chases the truck, he holds onto a branch where he later stands to attack the truck. In the close-up, one can see it's an obvious metal bar to allow for a safe stunt.
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