Zim

26th Apr 2018

Wall Street (1987)

Continuity mistake: The NYSE trader who says "How is Anacott Steel?" is wearing a dark jacket, but in the following montage he is wearing the light colored one he wore later in the film when the Bluestar Airlines stock is traded. (00:35:40 - 00:38:00)

Zim

26th Apr 2018

Wall Street (1987)

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Continuity mistake: The car Carl Fox is driving is on a 3 lane road with concrete barriers, that does not allow for parking. When the camera angle changes to show the interior, the car is on a road with vehicles parked on the sides. (01:53:20)

Zim

26th Apr 2018

Wall Street (1987)

Continuity mistake: When Bud says "I never knew how poor I was until I started making a little money" Gekko moves his right hand to drop ash from his cigarette into the glass ash tray. When the camera angle changes to show Gekko smile, his right hand is stationary on his leg. (00:54:00)

Zim

26th Apr 2018

Wall Street (1987)

Continuity mistake: During Bud's document signing scene there are a few glasses between Gordon Gekko and Mr Salt which are less than half full. When Kate asks Rudy to be taken for a nap the camera shows her for a few seconds, and when the camera returns to the table the levels are significantly higher, with not enough time to be refilled by the waiter. (00:56:00)

Zim

23rd Apr 2018

Wall Street (1987)

Continuity mistake: In the elevator scene at the start of the film, the man with headphones holding a newspaper appears and disappears during different shots. (00:02:00)

Zim

10th Oct 2017

Wall Street (1987)

Continuity mistake: When Bud is asked about the cute analyst, Marv puts his left arm on a computer monitor, but when the camera angle changes in the next frame Marv has his back turned to the computer. (00:20:00)

Zim

10th Oct 2017

Wall Street (1987)

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Continuity mistake: When Gekko says that Ollie is the best trader on the street, Bud turns his head to his right, but when the camera angle changes in the next frame Bud's head is turned to his left. (00:16:00)

Zim

13th Jul 2017

Apollo 13 (1995)

Continuity mistake: When Capcon 1 and John Young are watching Haise start to play the background music they are standing near their fairly clean desks in Mission Control. About 20 seconds later, after the Haise children laugh and Lovell says there seems to have been a last-minute change in the programme, the camera shows Capcon 1 and Young now seated eating dinner. Considering the amount of junk food now laid over their area and Capcon 1 half-way through eating his burger they appear to have been eating for at least several minutes, not 20 seconds. (00:46:00)

Zim

13th Jul 2017

Apollo 13 (1995)

Continuity mistake: When Blanche is waiting for her son's broadcast to appear on TV she is seated beside two women. When she is told "this is all the channels we get" the middle woman moves her left hand to her face. In the next frame with the camera angle in front of the viewers the middle woman's left hand is at her lap. (00:46:00)

Zim

26th May 2017

Battle of Britain (1969)

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Continuity mistake: When the Senior Civil Servant is reading Dowding's letter there is a knock at his door. In the next frame the Civil Servant has removed his glasses, appears more leaned back in his chair, and the position of the letter/page has also changed. (00:06:00)

Zim

26th May 2017

Wall Street (1987)

Continuity mistake: At Gekko's party Bud is introduced first to Sam Ruspoli, Carmen Winters, then Stone Livingston. After Bud shakes hands with Ruspoli he extends his hand to Winters who remains seated. When the camera angle changes Bud shakes with Livingston but the handshake with Winters has been cut from the footage. The changing camera angle reveals another error. The paperwork that Bud gives Gekko inside his front door is now folded in half but the action to fold the papers has also been cut. (00:39:00)

Zim

Continuity mistake: When Levene offers $30 in Williamson's car the notes are outstretched in his left hand. As he continues talking Levene folds the notes in half with his left hand. In the next frame when the camera angle changes the notes are outstretched again. (00:29:00)

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Continuity mistake: When Roma and Aaronow are discussing the cops and who broke in last night, Aaronow's left hand changes position several times during shots and camera angles, from his mouth then down on his lap. (00:54:00)

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Continuity mistake: When Levene says he will promise it will be OK, he uses his right hand's index finger to hang up the telephone, but in the next shot his middle finger is used. (00:03:00)

Zim

24th Jan 2017

Battle of Britain (1969)

Continuity mistake: When Schmidt interrupts and delivers a report to a Luftwaffe meeting, the presenter is holding a wooden stick used for pointing on the table map. When Schmidt enters the room with the camera facing towards the door, the presenter puts his two hands at the top of the stick, supporting with his palms. Just before the next shot watch carefully and you will see both hands move off the stick. In the next shot with the camera now facing towards the table, the presenter has his left palm resting on the back of his right hand with the right palm supporting the stick. (00:51:35)

Zim

24th Jan 2017

Battle of Britain (1969)

Continuity mistake: At the start of the movie in the airfield in France, in the scene where the camera is behind the French soldier talking on the phone, another soldier stands at his left side. In the next shot the nearby soldier leans closer to the telephone operator. (00:02:15)

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Continuity mistake: When HAL asks Dave the personal question after inspecting his renderings, the position of the sketch pad changes between shots: right side of body to left side, on his lap, etc. (01:06:15)

Zim

27th Oct 2016

Heat (1995)

Continuity mistake: When the three guards are removed from their armored car the one standing in the middle has blood caked all over his face, however 4 seconds before Waingro shoots his victim the middle guard's face is mostly clean. (00:11:15)

Zim

30th Aug 2016

Marathon Man (1976)

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Continuity mistake: When Levy arrives at Professor Biesenthal's seminar he sits down placing his jacket on his lap. When asked about his thesis, his seating arrangement changes. The jacket appears folded on the chair to his right and the pencil he holds, disappears. (00:23:00)

Zim

30th Aug 2016

Die Hard (1988)

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Continuity mistake: When Gruber is given a tour of the closed vault, Theo casts a shadow on the wall which changes position when he says the 7th lock's circuits cannot be cut locally. (00:32:00)

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