Continuity mistake: During the van chase, a construction worker dodges the oncoming van by jumping to the left. In the next shot, he's shown jumping to the right. (01:24:40)
A nameless member
5th Aug 2005
Bad Boys II (2003)
8th Jun 2003
10 to Midnight (1983)
Continuity mistake: At the end, when the naked killer is kicking the door, there is blood on the door from his feet. Several shots later, the blood on the door changes even though he has stopped kicking it. (01:34:45)
11th Jul 2007
Scanners (1981)
Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where the bad scanner is trying to kill the good one using the telephone line, when the good guy turns it back and blows up the office/lab at the other end, one of the scientists is blown back through the glass by the explosion. In the shot from outside the room, it is easy to see the cable pulling him back. (01:22:55)
2nd Apr 2002
Major League (1989)
Continuity mistake: In spring training, Lou Brown and the other coach walk over to check out Charlie Sheen's pitching. When Lou says "all right, let's see what you can do," the coaches are pretty much either side of a post supporting the fence, with a "no pepper" sign to their right. When Sheen pitches, the two coaches have suddenly moved about 6 feet over, away from the post, with the no pepper sign directly between them. (00:15:15)
27th Aug 2001
Trading Places (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Louie is released from jail his hair is sticking up all wild, then it's flat, then it's all wild again. (00:47:25)
26th Nov 2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Trivia: When the Terminator reboots himself in the hangar in order to get rid of the influence of the T-X, the scrolling text includes "Quicktime Player - Access" and "MP3.com - No Access." (01:30:15)
26th Mar 2002
Major League (1989)
Continuity mistake: At the end, when they are celebrating, Wesley Snipes jumps into a player's arms. his helmet is on then knocked off but back on again in the next shot. (01:39:05)
30th Nov 2009
Trading Places (1983)
Continuity mistake: A woman is seen dancing next to a portrait on the wall, and is immediately afterwards sitting on a couch next to Billy Ray. (00:41:40)
24th Mar 2005
Trading Places (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Valentine (Murphy) and Winthorpe (Aykroyd) are at Winthorpe's house at the end of the movie. Winthorpe is on the floor cleaning his gun. In the next shot Ophelia (Jamie Lee Curtis) points out Beeks on TV and Valentine and Winthorpe jump up from the couch when Winthorpe should have been and was on the floor. (01:25:30)
18th Apr 2005
Trading Places (1983)
Other mistake: After Winthorpe exits the bus and is wearing his Santa outfit, a dog urinates on his leg. Not only is there no "stream" of urine from the dog, but there also is no evidence of urine on the ground after the dog finishes his business and trots along. (01:21:25)
24th Jun 2006
Major League (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Vaughn enters the playoff game, the scoreboard introduces him with a glittery "Wild Thing" display, then reverts to showing the score by the end of his warm-ups. However, when Dorn talks to him on the mound prior to Vaughn's first pitch, the board again shows the glittery display. (01:29:40)
25th Dec 2005
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Revealing mistake: When the T-1000 is firing out of the hole in the windshield of the chopper, a close up shot shows that there is clear tape around parts of the window keeping all the little bits of glass together. (02:03:15)
18th Sep 2005
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Continuity mistake: When Sarah carves "No Fate" into the desk, the tip of the knife curves toward her, then you see it facing away, then when John grabs it from the desk its tip is back toward him. (01:32:45)
28th Mar 2007
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Continuity mistake: When the Terminator drives the police van into the Cyberdyne building to rescue Sarah and John, one of the van's mirrors becomes crushed in on the side. Once the van is onto the freeway the mirror is intact again. (02:00:30)
22nd Jun 2009
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Continuity mistake: When the Terminator smashes the driver's window of the blue station wagon, there is a large section of glass at the top of the door that is stuck in the runner of the door. In the next shot as the Terminator is closing the door, this same section of glass is now missing. Not enough time has passed in the shots for it to disappear and there's no sound of it dropping. (01:13:25)
13th Nov 2004
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Continuity mistake: When Eddie pours out his whisky, the way he holds the bottle changes between shots. (01:06:35)
9th Dec 2008
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Continuity mistake: The whole car lands in the swimming pool, with the back end stuck up in the air and the front end down because of the weight of the engine. A couple of shots later with Darian and the pool owner on the phone, the car is now sat up on its front end, which is now propped up on the side of the pool. (01:18:55 - 01:19:45)
30th Sep 2006
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Continuity mistake: During the chase scene with the Cadillac and Sunbird, the Caddy follows the Sunbird over a berm, launching it into the air. When it lands, the right front wire-wheel hub cap comes off. Briefly the plain black wheel is seen. While going over the cliff, the hubcap is back, and is seen to be back on when the Caddy flips into the pool. (01:17:15 - 01:18:05)
11th Sep 2005
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Continuity mistake: In the limo chase scene on the freeway, Joe and Jimmy overtake a big truck and pull in front of it, yet in two following shots, if you look out the back of the window, the big truck has disappeared, then reappears on a wide shot. (01:17:35)
7th Nov 2007
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Continuity mistake: In the first shot at the car wash, there is a white car parked beyond the lifted truck, in the background. In the very next shot that car is gone. The dog also goes from lying down to instantly sitting up, between the two shots. (00:14:30)
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