Sacha

23rd May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

The Truman Show mistake picture

Continuity mistake: In the boat after the storm, Truman has a rope going over his thigh. A second later it is tied around by a big knot. (01:28:15)

Sacha

21st May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Truman meets his father, there's a man on a bike, 5 meters behind them, riding really slowly. A second later, from a new angle, the bicycle is 10 meters in front of him. (00:15:00)

Sacha

20th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Truman opens the trunk in the basement, the stuff inside changes completely in the close-up. (00:17:25)

Sacha

19th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Meryl holds the Chef's Pal, the position of her hands differs depending on the shot. (00:09:15)

Sacha

17th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: In the travel agency, some pencils appear, others disappear, and others change position during the whole scene. (00:43:00)

Sacha

17th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Truman stops in front of the bus, the position of the driver's right hand differs between the outside and inside shot. (00:32:55)

Sacha

17th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Meryl takes the Chef's Pal out of the paper bag, the lettuce around the bread disappears. (00:09:15)

Sacha

17th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Truman meets his father on the street, the father turns his head and looks at his son. The angle changes and his head repeats the movement. (00:15:10)

Sacha

17th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: The FM LED on the car's radio appears in the outside shots but disappears when seen from the inside of the panel.

Sacha

16th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: When the lamp is about to fall, the aerial view show a very simple street. From street level, the place is filled with all sorts of decoration. (00:03:15)

Sacha

16th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: The lamp falls on a sunny side of the pavement. When the shot changes it's on a shady part. (00:03:15)

Sacha

16th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: When the lamp falls on the pavement, its front part breaks completely. When Truman picks it up it is fixed. (00:03:40)

Sacha

16th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

The Truman Show mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When the lamp falls, an aerial angle shows that the street is in the shadows. In the following angle the street is sunny. (00:03:15)

Sacha

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Suggested correction: As the lamp hits the road, the shadows of the houses and posts are regular. When the angle changes to look at Truman from between the posts, the shadows haven't changed. Only the angle we're looking at him, and so the angle we see the shadows.

Movie Nut

16th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: Truman picks up the fallen lamp from its upper part. A frame later he is holding it from the side. (00:03:40)

Sacha

16th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: At the ferry, the first shot shows the blinds opened. From inside the ticket place the blinds are closed. (00:07:40)

Sacha

16th May 2007

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Truman is watching how the lamps falls from the sky, the shadow on the front of his car appears and disappears depending on the angle shot. (00:03:40)

Sacha

23rd Nov 2006

The Truman Show (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Truman and Meryl are discussing in the kitchen, she threatens him with 3 kitchen gadgets. Depending on the shot, the position of the gadget in the middle keeps swapping from being equidistant from the others, or close to the one on the right. (00:54:15)

Sacha

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