Continuity mistake: As Bond reaches the air base entrance, he passes a soldier in a yellow hat walking towards the entrance. A shot later, the soldier reappears metres behind him in the following shot walking away, with Bond driving past him again. And yet, a couple of shots later, he is walking towards the entrance again.
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29th Oct 2025
Octopussy (1983)
29th Oct 2025
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond arrives at the air base, the guard's position changes between shots, alternating from crouched near the window to standing upright.
29th Oct 2025
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Q is fishing, the bag beside him rests slanted against the rock, but in the reverse shot it's suddenly upright.
29th Oct 2025
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Grischka pins Bond to the cabin door with his knives, the first knife appears slightly slanted to the left, but in the next shot its position and angle are completely different. Seconds later, another knife pins Bond's shirt at bicep level, lifting the fabric - yet a shot later, its position has shifted again (slightly upwards now) and the shirt is no longer raised.
29th Oct 2025
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: During the circus train scene, the lighting changes inconsistently, alternating randomly between bright sunlight and overcast skies.
29th Oct 2025
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Kamal spots Bond outside the carriage, he sneaks out and shoots at him. In the wide shot, there's a large bush visible behind Bond in the field - but in the next immediate shot, the bush has completely disappeared.
29th Oct 2025
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond climbs out through the car roof before jumping onto the train, the sun visor is up. However, just before the empty car crashes into the train, the visor is suddenly down.
8th Oct 2020
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond escapes from the train and drives away the number and position of the bullet holes changes between shots.
8th Oct 2020
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: Grishcka holds the lower tip of the diamond but a shot later the diamond is tucked inside his hand. (01:31:00)
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: While with Q, Bond rolls-up his sleeve to show his watch. In the close-up the shirt is further down.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond approaches a gas station with the jet, in the close-up of Bond's face the background changes (cars and buildings disappear).
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond is about to fly through the second door of the hangar there are no soldiers holding it. A shot later a bunch of them have suddenly appeared.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond is about to fly through the hangar, the soldiers are running away. In the immediate next angle they're standing still and the colonel is commanding them to run.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond is about to take-off, there's a brief shot of the plane speeding up. It is obviously a different runway because a) the trees on the side have disappeared, and b) the road swaps from clean to filled with skid marks.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Bond places the bomb inside the radar he is slightly facing backwards and twisting his arm, but a shot later he is perfectly positioned in a much more comfortable position.
9th Oct 2017
Octopussy (1983)
Continuity mistake: During the pre-credits Bond enters a military base, knocks down a soldier and places his suitcase on a table. The position of the suitcase changes between shots.