A nameless member

17th Feb 2012

Weird Science (1985)

Corrected entry: When Gary, Wyatt, and Lisa go to the Kandy Bar, Lisa gives them fake ID's so they can get in. Wyatt's license has an address of 1401 Lucile Ave in Shermer, ILL 60007. 60007 is the ZIP code for Elk Grove Village, Illinois which has no Lucile Ave. (00:16:50)

Correction: As you said, they're fake IDs, so a fake address would be expected.

Correction: In addition to the other correction, Shermer is a fictional town and thus could share the Elk Grove zip code.

Bishop73

19th Jul 2012

They Live (1988)

Corrected entry: When the guards at Cable 54 ask, "do you have your authorization cards?" Nada and Frank blow them away. Nada drags the traitor over by his goatee then taps on the glass and says, "it's soundproof". This would have already been established as nobody on the other side of the window reacted to the gunshots. (01:22:50)

Correction: Just because something's obvious does not mean it's a mistake for someone to point it out. It's like someone saying, "You got shot." when someone clearly has been shot.

Knever

13th Mar 2012

Men in Black (1997)

Corrected entry: In the pawnshop right after Jeebs' head grows back, K tells him, "I want you off the next transport off this rock or I'm going to shoot you where it don't grow back". Yet Jeebs appears in the next movie. (00:20:35)

Correction: So Jeebs clearly ignored K's threat. Suits his character-type just fine.

Phixius

13th Sep 2011

Men in Black (1997)

Corrected entry: When Dr Laurel Weaver (the coroner) is making a statement on a tape recorder about the oddities of the "body" of Gentle Rosenberg, J and K never bothered to erase the tape, so neuralizing Dr Weaver by itself was not enough to cover the tracks. (00:51:15)

Correction: That's not what they, personally, do. There are teams that come in and take care of that stuff later. Like J's police report being written for him: K certainly didn't do that himself. And the team that came in to burn the remains and surrounding area at the very opening of the film.

Phixius

23rd Jun 2011

Unknown (2011)

Corrected entry: When Martin Harris is attempting to prove who he is in the security office of the hotel, he asks the security to call a colleague. When he gives the number he says, "001.". International calls start with 011, not 001. (00:20:35)

Correction: Actually, you dial 011 to dial out of the US to another country, but you dial 001 when dialing from another country to the US, so the movie is correct.

20th Jun 2011

UHF (1989)

Corrected entry: Right after George Newman pays off Big Louie, a man from the FCC tells RJ Fletcher, ".your broadcast made a big impression on me. I'm revoking your license. Effective immediately, you're off the air". This is in reference to Philo's broadcast of RJ calling the community "festering dogsnot" from the camera he had previously hidden in RJ's office. Although rude and offensive, there was nothing illegal about RJ's statement. The one who broke the law, if anyone, would have been Philo for illegally transmitting on Channel 8's frequency. (01:22:35 - 01:27:45)

Correction: He revokes Channel 8s licence because they are late filing their financial returns for the year, not because of the broadcast. He makes it clear that late filing of a return would normally involve a large fine - so it's a serious offence - but after seeing Fletcher's offensive broadcast he is taking Channel 8 off the air, something he is entitled to do anyway.

2nd Jan 2009

The Naked Gun (1988)

Correction: Like all over-the-top inconsistencies with the whole film, this is just one of the jokes - that the 300 pound singer's tux would fit Drebin so well.

BocaDavie

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