Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: When Ms. Teschmaker is sunbathing, the trolley by her side is close to her thigh. In the wider angle is by her ankle.

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: When Jimmy runs towards Hoover Dam his hair is long. A fraction of a second later it's very short.

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: When Luthor switches the snow machine off, a wide angle shows the chamber totally covered in snow and ice, but the close-up of the vents and the walls surrounding are spotless.

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: When Otis is reading the paper about the meteorite found in Addis Ababa, the amount of chocolate in the candy bar increases or decreases depending on the shot.

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: The Hoover Dam breaks in many pieces with huge cracks everywhere. When Jimmy is hanging about to fall, from his POV there are just four tiny cracks.

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: When Jimmy is rescued by Clark in the Hoover Dam, Jimmy's hair during the flight is way longer than when he was hanging.

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: After Jor-el talks to Von-Dah he places his hands on a man's chest. In the following shot they're on his shoulders.

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: In the gas station, the "closed" sign falls down but appears up in the next shot (you'll find it in the right side of the screen).

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: The first shot of Lois' red car shows it clean and shiny, a second later it's all dusty and dirty.

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: When the gas station collapses, at first the roof falls down completely and covers the gas tanks, but in the next shot it's slightly laying sideways.

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: When the burglar falls from the building, his flashlight is sometimes swinging, but other times it's flat against his body revealing the camera was tilted.

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: When Lois is hanging from the helicopter, she looks down and sees some cars on the pavement, by the entrance of the Daily Planet. From a ground view the cars are gone.

Sacha

7th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

6th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: In the football field, all the player pass in front of Clark and leave him alone. In the next angle a player is passing by again.

Sacha

6th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: When the gas station falls down, watch the right side: A green car with an open hood suddenly gets replaced by a red car.

Sacha

6th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: When the school bus smashes the Golden Gate fence, the aerial shot from the back shows the fence complete, the shot from the front shows it smashed.

Sacha

6th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: After the van crashes against the beetle car, the new angle shows the van in a different position.

Sacha

6th Nov 2006

Superman (1978)

Continuity mistake: When Lois dies, the first time Superman sees her the left side of her face has sand and rocks around her cheek. When the angle changes they are at shoulder level.

Sacha

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