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Chopper - S1-E15

Factual error: Kolchak's narration has the episode's events begin in February in Chicago, but there is no snow, nor indication of cold weather.

Scott215

Revealing mistake: Before The Monster sits all the way down on the teeter-totter that launches Helga into the air, she begins to get airborne before The Monster settles his end of the teeter-totter all the way to the ground.

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Factual error: The German SS soldiers salute superior officers with "Sieg Heil!", which means, "Hail Victory." The proper salute would have been "Heil Hitler!", which was required for all branches of the German armed forces after the July 20th, 1944 bomb plot against Hitler.

Scott215

Continuity mistake: While Indy is fighting Colonel Weber on the roof of the train, Basil is pointing a pistol at them, and his grip on the pistol changes from a two-handed grip to a wrist-stabilizing grip as the shots change.

Scott215

8th Jul 2024

Batman (1989)

Continuity mistake: As Lt. Eckhardt approaches Napier, Bob the Goon is behind Napier, polishing the upper part of the driver's side windshield of Napier's car. Also in the close-up of Napier. When the camera quickly shots to the long shot again, Bob is now working on the lower part of the windshield.

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Trivia: Look at the spaceship at the top of the junk pile behind the leader of the Intergalactic Society of Superior Beings. It is the same spaceship that scoops up Brian from "Monty Python's Life of Brian."

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Continuity mistake: When Wonka is leading the group down the stairs into his factory, Veruca's right arm changes position from her hand on the bannister to her entire forearm resting on it.

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Continuity mistake: As Clark is stapling the Christmas lights to the house, there are bits of snow and ice on his left-hand glove in the close-ups. But in the longer shots of Clark, the glove has no snow and ice present.

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Continuity mistake: When Lou enters the classroom, the teacher's yardstick switches position from straight up and down to flat as the shot perspectives change.

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Trivia: When the hobo puts on the Santa cap, he is imitating the mechanical Santa the kids saw in the window of Herpolsheimer's department store.

Scott215

8th Nov 2023

Elf (2003)

Deliberate mistake: In the orphanage scene, Santa's bag drops dead center in the fireplace. The noise of the impact gets baby Buddy's attention in a quick shot, and the camera shifts back to the fireplace. Now, the bag has shifted to the viewer's left when Santa's boots are coming down. The shift of the bag is presumably to make room for the boots coming down the chimney.

Scott215

14th Jul 2023

Jonny Quest (1964)

The Dreadful Doll - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: As Race, Jonny, and Hadji manoeuvre the sub through the tunnel, the scenes inside the sub show Hadji on Race's right side, but shots outside the sub showing inside the sub through the portal show Hadji on Race's left side.

Scott215

14th Jul 2023

Jonny Quest (1964)

The Dreadful Doll - S1-E12

Stupidity: The office Race is being held prisoner in has a thick wooden plank secured outside to prevent opening the door swinging to the outside, but the door was shown earlier opening to the inside. Furthermore, when Jonny rescues Race after lifting the plank, Race swings the door inside. Aside from the witch doctor guarding the shack, Race would not have been prevented from leaving.

Scott215

3rd Jun 2023

Star Trek (1966)

3rd Jun 2023

Star Trek (1966)

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