Sacha

11th Dec 2021

Earthquake (1974)

Revealing mistake: When the earthquake strikes, there's a shot of a tall black glass building shaking. Check the lampposts and buildings around and you'll notice that it's a very obvious film negative being distorted by just wobbling it back and forth.

Sacha

30th Apr 2021

Earthquake (1974)

27th Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Revealing mistake: When the earthquake starts there are several shots of bell towers shaking. The first is the only one that moves, the rest are photos where neither the bells nor the trees around move, an obvious camera trick.

Sacha

26th Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Continuity mistake: When the man at the dam presses the elevator button its red light glows. Then the shot changes and it's unlit. Shot cuts back to the previous angle and it's glowing again. (00:08:04)

Sacha

26th Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Revealing mistake: When the earthquake starts there are several shots of churches shaking. None of the trees next to them are shaking, revealing the camera effect. (00:52:16)

Sacha

23rd Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

23rd Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Earthquake mistake picture

Revealing mistake: During the earthquake, when the window-shop bursts, the airbag that breaks the windows is very, very noticeable. (00:53:13)

Sacha

21st Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Revealing mistake: After Miles' track falls down, there's a shot of a wobbling black office building. It is a mere photograph being very obviously moved back and forth. (00:52:56)

Sacha

21st Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Revealing mistake: When Miles is doing his act, he is replaced by an obvious stunt with a different skin color and rounder face.

Sacha

21st Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Earthquake mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Stewart is about to save Sam, in the wide angle Sam is lying down, both legs opened wide. In the close-up he is crouching next to the railing. This swaps back and forth.

Sacha

21st Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Continuity mistake: When Sam is saving the last man in the building, he is sitting down with both hands holding the hose. From an aerial angle, half a second later, his position is completely different. (01:16:01)

Sacha

21st Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Earthquake mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Stewart and Remy stare at the destroyed building, the sky behind is cloudy and dark, but when the shot focuses on them it is a bright and sunny day.

Sacha

17th Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

17th Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Earthquake mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Corry rides his bike towards the bridge it's too big for him, the seat being lower than the handlebars. A shot later the kid is way taller and the bike is tiny in comparison.

Sacha

17th Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Earthquake mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Denise escapes from the rolling home, she trips and her jeans get covered in dust. A shot later they're clean.

Sacha

17th Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Revealing mistake: When Corry's bridge wobbles, the trees and objects in the background don't, revealing that someone was shaking the bridge. (00:54:10)

Sacha

13th Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Earthquake mistake picture

Revealing mistake: When the group is trying to escape the office building, a woman in pink falls into the void. Watch when she falls and you'll notice that the stuntman's wig flies off (it's to the left of his head).

Sacha

13th Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Revealing mistake: When the parking lot collapses, there's a brick pillar that not only does it not break into pieces, but it bounces around, revealing it's a hollow light-weight prop. (01:38:26)

Sacha

13th Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Earthquake mistake picture

Revealing mistake: When the parking lot building collapses, check the right side where the cars are. All along the ground level there's a rectangular strip where the film of the miniature building was pasted on top of the film with the real-sized parked cars. Note how all the debris falls behind that strip, it never falls on top of the cars, as if there was a weird black hole of some sort. (01:37:54)

Sacha

13th Oct 2020

Earthquake (1974)

Continuity mistake: Sam stretches out his right arm to save the man hanging by a girder. A shot later his left arm is stretched. Then a shot later his right arm is extended.

Sacha

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