Revealing mistake: After they fall off the balcony, Superman chases Nuclear Man, but the boats beneath don't move.
Sacha
16th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
16th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: The cab's hood, crumpled by Nuclear Man's power beam, magically smoothes itself a frame later.
16th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When nuclear Man watches the newspaper on the table, the lighter is by the side of the phone. In the following shot it's in front of it.
16th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Nuclear Man fires at the fire truck a short piece of hose comes out. A second later, in the following shot, the hose is 10 meters long and all over the place.
16th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the window shops explode, a taxi cab door is widely open to show a Budweiser ad on it. In the following wide angle from above the door is closed.
16th Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Nuclear Man blows up the fire hydrant one can easily notice it's made of foam.
3rd Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: After Nuclear Man rampages Metropolis, Superman cries "Stop!" and a SWAT agent descends from the sky on visible wires.
3rd Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Lois is packing Superman's cape and Lacy says "I had nothing to do with it", there's no continuity with the passers-by seen behind. A kid in a red t-shirt, for example, appears from nowhere.
3rd Oct 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When nuclear Man shoots at the cops, the scene is being played backwards.
22nd Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Nuclear Man is about to land on the Great Wall, the aerial view shows it's empty; a second later it's filled with people.
22nd Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman is rebuilding the Great Wall all of the people near the hole vanish.
20th Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: The close shot of people panicking when the Statue is about to crash against the pavement shows an old woman with a red wool hat and a white scarf. Many scenes later, when Nuclear Man lands on Metropolis, the same lady is seen, wearing the same clothes.
20th Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Factual error: If the Russian cosmonauts need special suits to survive out in space, so should Lacy when she is abducted by Nuclear Man. (00:02:50 - 01:20:20)
19th Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Nuclear Man hits Superman by the Statue of Liberty's grounds, Superman reacts to the kick before actually being hit.
19th Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: After the volcano erupts, the boy standing to the right of the girl disappears between shots.
19th Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman saves the girl from the Great Wall of China and starts rising, a woman with a white hat behind lifts her arm to say goodbye. In the following angle she is repeating the movement.
19th Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Superman throws Nuclear Man down the chimney, the sky is grey and cloudy, but a second later it's pitch black.
19th Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: It is way too obvious that when Luthor holds the dollar bill, his arm and hand have been replaced by a robotic prop. His arm manages to move without involving all the bones connected to the shoulder and the back.
19th Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Before nuclear Man lands in the city, there's barely any smoke. A split second later, the close shot is completely filled with smoke. Then it disappears when we see the old lady with the yellow bag, and reappears when we go back to Nuclear Man.
19th Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Before Nuclear Man burns Luthor's dollar bill, Luthor looks to his right, immediately after, the shot from behind shows him looking straight forward.
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