Dr Wilson

25th Dec 2004

They Live (1988)

Continuity mistake: When Nada reads the magazine at the book stand, he removes the glasses, you can see that there's a graphic on the right page but when he put them back on in the following shot, the page is different. (00:34:20)

Dr Wilson

23rd Dec 2004

Toy Story (1995)

Toy Story mistake picture

Deliberate mistake: When Buzz Lightyear demonstrates his "flying" abilities in front of the other toys, his left wing would have clipped the car track entering the loop-de-loop, and the right wing would have hit the track when leaving the loop. (00:18:50)

Dr Wilson

22nd Dec 2004

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Continuity mistake: When Rex breaks the fort with his tail, Mr. and Mrs. Potato are behind it but they disappear a few shots later.

Dr Wilson

21st Dec 2004

Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Factual error: The scene where Nightfox steals the Faberge Egg is all wrong. A laser security system must have a photoelectric receptor at the other side to detect if somebody pass between the two devices. As shown in the film, the laser beams points everywhere, so the system can't work and somebody could cross a beam without starting the alarm. Even if it was some weird system based on measuring distance it wouldn't work - if the laser hits the floor at an angle it won't bounce back to the source, it will reflect towards the ceiling.

Dr Wilson

20th Dec 2004

Bowfinger (1999)

Plot hole: During the filming of one of the scenes, why is Slater shocked that Kit really has plutonium? Since he doesn't know that Kit is being filmed without his permission, he should have been expecting what he said.

Dr Wilson

19th Dec 2004

Bowfinger (1999)

19th Dec 2004

Bowfinger (1999)

18th Dec 2004

Bowfinger (1999)

18th Dec 2004

Bowfinger (1999)

Continuity mistake: When they are filming the scene on the highway, where Slater is going backward with his car, Kit's driver has a gray shirt, but when we see them from the outside a few shots later, he has a black shirt.

Dr Wilson

11th Dec 2004

Hudson Hawk (1991)

Visible crew/equipment: When the crazy woman who said that Edward comes from hell leaves the backyard, you can see the reflection of a crewmember on the left side of the window.

Dr Wilson

Trivia: Kerry Conran first started this film with a low budget. He wanted to make a film with his friends and his family in his house, but it became too long to achieve. Producer Jon Avnet heard about the six-minute film and was deeply impressed, so he approached Conran with the idea of turning it into a full-length production.

Dr Wilson

Trivia: When the army send an emergency message to Joe Sullivan, the call comes from a huge radio tower sitting on the top of the Earth and consists of visible radio waves. It is a reference to RKO Radio Pictures' logo.

Dr Wilson

6th Dec 2004

Mars Attacks! (1996)

Continuity mistake: When the Martians are attacking the people in Nevada, the truck which Natalie is on falls to the ground, but when Jason runs to save her it's back on its wheels. (00:41:25)

Dr Wilson

6th Dec 2004

Mars Attacks! (1996)

Plot hole: If the president thinks it's so important that the Martians comes to the Congress to present their excuses, why didn't they bring the translating machine? (00:52:35)

Dr Wilson

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Suggested correction: Because, as has been demonstrated, the "translating" machine is about as much use as t*ts on a tomcat.

6th Dec 2004

Mars Attacks! (1996)

Continuity mistake: When the two boys finds the dead Martian in their bedroom at the end of the film, there's that green stuff on his brain but in the next shot, when they push the Martian and he falls into the street, the brain is clean. (01:39:10)

Dr Wilson

3rd Dec 2004

Mars Attacks! (1996)

Revealing mistake: When the Nancy Reagan chandelier fall on the first lady, it is obviously a dummy with a wig. (01:10:30)

Dr Wilson

3rd Dec 2004

Mars Attacks! (1996)

Continuity mistake: When Byron, Barbara and the others are going to escape from the casino, the Martians break a wall behind them. The hole is different in the following shots. (01:14:40)

Dr Wilson

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