Factual error: In one scene, Vada is showing off her mood ring. The movie is set in 1972 and mood rings were not created until 1975.
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11th Oct 2017
My Girl (1991)
23rd Jul 2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Factual error: After Toomes and his crew lose the cleanup contract and they are back in their shop, on the table is a Coors "stubby" Banquet beer bottle. This bottle was released in 2013 and the scene takes place earlier than that.
22nd Jul 2012
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Factual error: The film is set in and around 1968. In one scene, a copy of Ursula LeGuin's novel "The Word for World is Forest" is seen at Joker's bedside. This novel was not published until 1976.
15th Aug 2010
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Factual error: They are about to perform major brain surgery on Chekov, but he is not nearly prepped for such a procedure. His head is not shaved, the area is not marked or masked and it has not been swabbed with Betadine, even though they are about to cut into his skull with a bonesaw. The "they haven't had time to prepare yet" argument doesn't hold water, because the surgeon is already approaching Chekov's head with the saw. (01:24:30)
6th Jul 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Factual error: When Starscream and Megatron are shown talking after Sam has escaped, they are supposed to be in New York City. They are actually on top of the "Gas Company Tower" which is in Los Angeles.
6th Jul 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Factual error: During the Decepticon attack on Paris, there is a shot of the Hotel Crillon with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The tower is actually on the opposite side of Paris, making this shot impossible.
2nd Jul 2009
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Factual error: When Sean is crossing the chasm by jumping on the 'magnetic rocks', he jumps onto the edge of several of the rocks. Assuming that the rocks could actually float in the magnetic field as shown, standing on the edge of one of them would cause it to immediately flip.
30th Jun 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Factual error: When the Decepticons are reviving Megatron, General Morshower states something like "coming up from 9,000 fathoms". 9,000 fathoms is approximately 16,000 meters. The Laurentian Abyss, where it was stated in the first movie that Megatron was dropped, is around 6,000 meters deep.
20th May 2009
Enchanted (2007)
Factual error: The bus that Edward stabs has an NYC Transit X90 route marker on it. This route does not go through Times Square.
11th Mar 2009
Punisher: War Zone (2008)
Factual error: If Billy/Jigsaw's facial muscles and tendons were "completely destroyed" as his doctor indicates, there is no way he would be able to speak normally, and especially not in his original voice.
10th Mar 2009
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Factual error: The idea that Lawrence's Arab army almost entirely deserted him as he moved further north, as shown over the second half of the film, is entirely inaccurate. According to records, only one or two Arabs actually deserted.
18th Feb 2009
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Factual error: In reality, Commodus did not die in the arena - he was strangled in his apartments in 192 A.D. by an athlete who was hired by a group of Senators conspiring against him.
31st Jan 2009
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Factual error: In the film, the mutiny occurs during the day, when Bligh allows a crewman to die of thirst. The actual mutiny occurred in the middle of the night, when Christian and several followers entered Bligh's cabin and awakened him.
11th Dec 2008
The Polar Express (2004)
Factual error: When hero boy and girl and Billy are on the runaway car at the north pole, they crash into the stopper at the end of the tracks. They are flung backwards when in reality, due to inertia, they should have been flung forward into the guard rail.
4th Dec 2008
The Mist (2007)
Factual error: At the very end of the film, when they are driving in the land cruiser, a white Maine state trooper vehicle is upside down. In reality, they are blue. The livery shown is that of the Illinois State Police. (01:47:45)
17th Oct 2008
The Hurricane (1999)
Factual error: In the film, Carter leaves the military with service ribbons. In reality, he was discharged after being court-martialed.
17th Oct 2008
Houdini (1953)
Factual error: In the movie, Houdini's death is caused by failing to escape from a Chinese Water Torture Cell following an injury with a prop sword. In reality, Houdini died of a burst appendix after being punched in the stomach.
17th Oct 2008
Houdini (1953)
Factual error: In the film, Houdini's family name is Schwartz. In reality, it was Weisz.
24th Jun 2008
No Country For Old Men (2007)
Factual error: When Josh Brolin is leaning against the guard wall outside the motel, there is a Carl's Jr. visible in the background. Carl's Jr. did not open stores in Texas until several years after the movie is set.
18th Mar 2008
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Factual error: In reality, Captain Bligh was never on board the HMS Pandora, and he was not present at the trial of the mutineers who stayed on Tahiti. At the time he was halfway around the world on a second voyage looking for breadfruit plants.