Continuity mistake: When the boat is arriving at the shore, the captain grabs his radio and speaks, then lowers it. A shot later from a different angle, it's close to his mouth again.
Sacha
9th Apr 2025
King Kong (1976)
9th Apr 2025
King Kong (1976)
Revealing mistake: When Jack starts walking on the log, there are square chalk T-marks painted on it to point out where he must step, which disappear in the overhead shot.
9th Apr 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: When the three soldiers step off the elevator to fight Kong, the one on the far right bends down to pick something up. An instant cut later, he is standing tall next to the other two.
28th Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Revealing mistake: When Kong arrives at the top of the tower, his foot clips through the railing footage.
27th Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Revealing mistake: The flamethrower scorches Kong, who is behind an antenna. However, the antenna remains perfect, revealing it is a projection.
26th Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: When Kong swings the log, the man in the middle falls down and holds onto a branch. Barely a second later, he is standing up again and repeating the previous fall.
26th Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: Kong throws a barrel at the soldiers, and Jack shouts, "Yes!" Then he rests his left hand on the wall. From the immediate opposite angle, his hand is now fisted. The hand's position is also inconsistent in the following shots.
26th Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: When Wilson falls inside Kong's footprint, his scarf swaps between tied around his neck and loose back and forth between shots.
26th Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: Inside the cargo hold, Kong throws a pipe on the floor. In the aerial angle, it's gone.
2nd Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Factual error: When Kong breaks free in New York, he stomps on people, but not an inch of blood appears.
2nd Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Revealing mistake: When Kong climbs up the Twin Tower, Dwan is replaced with a blatant doll.
2nd Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Revealing mistake: After Kong takes Dwan out of the water, she is replaced with an unrealistic doll.
1st Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: Dwan asks Kong, "I bet you are an Aries, aren't you?" with both of her hands lowered. A shot later, her left hand is on her head. (01:02:48)
1st Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: When Kong meets Dwan, he approaches his hand facing downwards. A shot later, it's sideways.
1st Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Deliberate mistake: When the natives abduct Dwan, they grab her and leave in a nanosecond, leaving nothing on the deck. When Jack arrives, there's suddenly a necklace on the deck which helps him figure out what went on, despite being a ludicrous and deliberate McGuffin. Check the beer can and red box as a reference.
1st Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: Before Dwan is abducted, the platform where she is fishing is fully lit and has objects scattered everywhere. After Jack leaves, the place is tidier and in the shadows.
28th Feb 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: When Jack is about to steal a boat, Dwan has a book lying on the right. A shot later the book has changed positions.
28th Feb 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: On the boat, Wilson says, "He dresses like an ape and gets laid," then extends his hands and arms. From the opposite angle, they're not. (00:41:01)
27th Feb 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: When Dwan lies down and asks if she's going to Singapur, her left arm jumps from resting on her belly to across her body and next to the other arm, between shots. (00:20:37)
27th Feb 2025
King Kong (1976)
Continuity mistake: Dwan wakes up, sits up on the bed with her hair all messed up and asks who picked her up from the dingy. A shot later, her hair is nicely brushed.