Revealing mistake: The villains send cars flying through the air. This was achieved with detailed scale model cars in a scale model Metropolis. But in order to mimic the blown-away citizens they use cheap mannequins that move on some sort of conveyor belt. (01:43:50)
Sacha
8th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
8th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When the villains blow away the stuff in Metropolis, the fire hydrant falls down and reveals it wasn't fixed to the ground, a blatant prop.
8th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Audio problem: When Ursa lifts the bus she mumbles and laughs, but her mouth is closed.
8th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Audio problem: When Non is launched towards the Empire State a man says "Wow, home run!", but his lips are not in sync.
7th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Non punches Superman and he crashes against a metal wall, there's a brief shot where Chris Reeve's stunt double is very noticeable.
7th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: At the Fortress, when the villains and Superman play the appearing/disappearing trick, there's a shot with 4 Supermen onscreen, a special effect which was achieved with stand-ins. The one in front of Zod, and especially the one next to Lois look nothing like Christopher Reeve.
7th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: At the Fortress, when the 3 villains extend their arms to send a laser beam to Superman, there's a very brief shot on Ursa and her hair style is completely different. Very short and with her forehead very clear.
4th Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Superman is putting the antenna back in place, watch the right of the platform with a bunch of metal parts and cables sparking. In the closeup they disappear.
3rd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: Inside the White House the cops fire 3 or 4 times at Zod but the wall and statue behind him have at least 15 bullet holes.
3rd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: The branch that Superman cuts to save Lois from drowning swaps from bright milky chocolate colour to pale dark brown depending on the shot.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: In the balloon, after Luthor says "Due North", Teschmaker's arm swaps from raised to lowered.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Luthor is about to climb up the balloon his bald cap wrinkles by his nape.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: In the prison laundry, Luthor's bald cap is very noticeable, especially by his sideburns.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Lois is cutting oranges the glass jumps from being on the right side of the table to being on the far left.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Superman is crossing the street and a taxi crashes against him, the passers-by are not continuous between shots. Check the African American girl in a pink dress who appears randomly on every single corner of the streets around.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When the phantom zone explodes it is a cheap pencil drawing animation.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Other mistake: When the elevator explodes there's a shot of the Phantom Zone and Ursa is a totally different actress. Different to the other unknown actress used on the first movie, which is also listed as a mistake.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: Under the elevator when Lois says "Nobel prize" her fingers are completely black, covered in grease. When she starts to say "lil' o" they're just slightly dirty. When Superman saves her they're spotless.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: After Lois asks the Paris spokesperson about the bomb he turns around and talks to her. Then it suddenly cuts to a closeup of his face and he's now talking to the journalists that were on the left, without having turned his head or body.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: At the Eiffel Tower Lois approaches the spokesperson, cut to a wide angle where he is facing left. Then as she arrives there's a close up of him turning around. Then back to the previous wide angle where he is facing left again.