Continuity mistake: When Superman flies to save the girl inside the tornado and the family exits the basement there's a truck by the entrance door filled with hay. Half a second later the truck is gone and reappears behind the family, but now it's empty. (Laserdisc and international extended editions).
Sacha
19th Feb 2022
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
13th Jun 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Before lava covers the Italian village, furniture under the two arches on the right, as well as a vase, cart wheel and table on the left disappear between shots.
6th Feb 2022
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: During the tornado, when the little girl cries by the window check the lower corner of the window on the right and you'll see the white string moving the window. (Laserdisc and international extended editions).
13th Jun 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: While the lava flows on the Italian village, a wooden cart with hay on the left suddenly becomes a red car.
21st Jul 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Other mistake: When Lois and Superman fly together, the part where they fly over some horses is the very same shot as when they fly over the Golden Gate for the second time.
23rd Jun 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Superman discovers that Nuclear Man is stealing the Statue of Liberty, he turns around and you can see the wrinkles on his temple from the wig he was using.
5th Jun 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: After Superman leaves Lenny in school, he takes off and the wooden barrier of the platform ascending him is noticeable on the lower left side of the screen.
11th Jun 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: Right after Lex, disguised as a soldier, orders the launching of the missile, there's a shot of the truck carrying it. The driver is a cheap mannequin that looks very much like a scarecrow.
28th Feb 2011
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: When the SWAT van is lifted up there is a crane reflected on SWAT van.
5th Jun 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: After Superman leaves the Statue of Liberty, a thick string is noticeable under his cape to keep it up and fluttering.
3rd Jun 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When the missile is launched, Superman flies to catch it. However, his face has some sort of stocking over the upper part and the man looks nothing like Christopher Reeve. It was either a stunt double, a bad special effect, or a cheap mannequin.
25th May 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: When the cosmonaut is fixing some cables, a crew member's hands holding the camera are reflected on his visor.
5th Jun 2013
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Nuclear Man's fingers hurt Superman's nape, part of the Statue of Liberty's tablet disappears.
28th Feb 2011
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Revealing mistake: Due to the blue-screen effect, part of Superman's glasses disappear when he is free falling with Lois.
12th Sep 2008
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Seen from inside the train-driver's seat, the tunnel is darker and with lights on both sides, but a shot of the tunnel alone shows it brighter and with no lights on the left side. Then it cuts back to the previous angle and everything changes back.
4th Jan 2005
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: When Nuclear Man enters the building after being told he would be taken to Lacy, he flys upward through different floors. As he's doing this you can see support wires attached.
15th Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the volcano erupts, there's suddenly a lot more snow on the crater.
16th Sep 2006
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: In a split second, all of the snow on the mountain cut by Superman disappears.
10th Sep 2008
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: On the moon, nuclear Man grabs a rock with a huge hole underneath and holds it over his head. The angle changes and the rock has changed to a different one with a solid bottom.
21st Mar 2007
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Continuity mistake: Before Lex presses the red button to launch the missile, the phone next to it is hung-up. Then someone grabs it and the phone cable covers the control panel, but the immediate close-up of Lex's finger shows that the phone is hung-up, as in the first position.
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