Continuity mistake: From Director's Cut. The scene where Al is being quizzed about the ownership of the discovery of the object discovered by the "Mom and Pop" survey team tells us that a call has been put in by that team to the base. But then when they discover the ship, where is the call? They explicitly do not call it in. Now this is not just a general enquiry because they were sent out there two weeks ago to a specific grid reference. "He says he's onto something." (00:16:34 - 00:18:38)
PeterNZ
16th Feb 2024
Aliens (1986)
15th Oct 2023
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Continuity mistake: When Clara is about to leave Doc's workshop, the position of Doc's hand on the telescope alters each time we move from rear to front shot. (01:08:09)
5th Oct 2023
Time Tunnel (1966)
Continuity mistake: At the very end of this episode, when they have just arrived in the new time, Doug is fighting a man in a turban. He loses the turban, but then the next shot, it has reappeared on his head. (00:48:54)
19th May 2023
The Neptune Factor (1973)
Continuity mistake: The attachment to the minisub is inconsistent. It is an open hook first then as it's being lifted it becomes an enclosed shackle looking quite different. Plus a figure now appears on the roof. Ben Gazzara has just gone below. (00:57:42)
18th Oct 2021
Top Gun (1986)
Continuity mistake: When Cougar is looking at the picture of his wife and child, it's a girl. When he is interviewed by the Captain, he says "I almost orphaned him..." (00:10:14 - 00:13:03)
Suggested correction: He actually says "I almost orphaned 'em out there today" ie. Orphaned THEM not him.
Except he follows it up with "I've never even seen him." So he's talking about a boy. And before the orphan line he said "wife and kid", not "wife and kids", implying only one child.
And he couldn't have orphaned them anyway if their mother is still living. Dude was all shook up and couldn't think straight.
17th Sep 2021
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: In the turbolift, Chekov is standing to the left, but when the door opens he has moved to the right and exits behind Spock. (00:10:40)
16th Mar 2021
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Continuity mistake: When Buster approaches the table, we see the glass is about 1/3 full. Next shot it's 2/3 full. Then it's picked up by the chap with the goatee, But it reappears on the table at "weapon." Next, at the wide shot, it's empty, (as are all the glasses, also the other glasses were full, now they are empty).
16th Mar 2021
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Continuity mistake: In the saloon scene, Buster sits at the table, then later stands up. He is right next to the table. Then we see a wider side shot, where he and his chair have teleported away from the table. He does his kicks then he is back close by the table again.
29th Sep 2018
The Avengers (1961)
The 50,000 Pound Breakfast - S5-E19
Continuity mistake: The clock showing London time is 12.15 when Emma is captured. Shortly after, the ticker timer goes off, it looks like almost 5 or 6 o'clock. But the ticker message is timed at 12.15. A short time later, after the escape, it shows 10.40.
20th Mar 2018
Time Tunnel (1966)
Continuity mistake: Jiggs goes back with a bag of grenades and a machine gun. He fires the gun, but when he is jumped on by the Trojan, the bag is gone. An object which may be a bag is lying on the ground, but is not the one he brought. No further mention is made of the grenades. (00:21:20)
1st Jan 2018
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Continuity mistake: When bringing the cannister up, the rope is rigged such that the lifting rope is under the supporting rope. But as soon as it appears on deck, the lifting rope has switched and is now over the supporting rope, and the tackle is nowhere to be seen. (00:49:00)
18th Jul 2017
Away All Boats (1956)
Continuity mistake: When the bulldozer is pushing the boat on the beach, the driver is initially dark skinned with a hat. Then next shot he is fair with no hat. Then back to dark skinned with no hat. (00:24:55)
26th Apr 2016
Wedlock (1991)
Continuity mistake: The bus Frank has hijacked is bus 104, seen as it crashes through the obstacle. But when his bus pulls up behind the tour bus, this bus is also numbered 104. Then they pull up and stop behind 103. (00:55:05)
12th Apr 2013
Edward the King (1975)
Continuity mistake: When the princess moves between rooms, the door in the first room is left well open, but when the shot changes to the second room, the first door is almost closed. (00:05:40)
19th Apr 2004
A Mighty Wind (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Mickey is introducing the song, Mitch is preparing to play. His hand is sometimes making the opening chord, and sometimes it's by his side. They must have used different takes for this scene and patched them together. (01:10:55)
25th Jan 2004
Blackadder (1986)
25th Jan 2004
Blackadder (1986)
25th Jan 2004
Blackadder (1986)
5th Nov 2003
Sub Down (1997)
Continuity mistake: They are sitting with their gas masks on waiting for the gas to vent. Look at the reading on the "gas analyser" the needle is way in the red zone. Then a few seconds later it reels back to under the red and the green light comes on. Kind of a sudden fall. (00:43:00)
5th Nov 2003
Sub Down (1997)
Continuity mistake: We see the "gas analyser", and there are three red lights (must be a bad sign) but the needle is on the far left of the dial, far from the red zone. (Someone must have forgotten to switch it on...) (00:42:00)
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