Jack Vaughan

4th Sep 2020

The Prisoner (1967)

4th Sep 2020

The Prisoner (1967)

4th Sep 2020

The Prisoner (1967)

The Chimes of Big Ben - S1-E2

Visible crew/equipment: When Number 2 and Number 6 are talking at the beach there is a shot of Nadia getting into the sea. Just before she takes her sunglasses off you can see rows of spotlights reflected in them. This is because the scene was shot in a studio and not a real beach. (00:15:25)

Jack Vaughan

1st Sep 2020

The Prisoner (1967)

Arrival - S1-E1

Revealing mistake: When Rover attacks Number 6 on the beach, in one of the shots of Number 6 falling to the ground, you can see a tether keeping Rover from roving too far. (00:31:47)

Jack Vaughan

1st Sep 2020

The Prisoner (1967)

1st Sep 2020

The Prisoner (1967)

Arrival - S1-E1

Revealing mistake: When the helicopter lands in the field with Number 2 and Number 6 inside, if you look as it sets down you can see a different man (an actual pilot) flying and not the dwarf butler. He isn't even wearing the butler's bowler hat. (00:16:57)

Jack Vaughan

1st Sep 2020

The Prisoner (1967)

Arrival - S1-E1

Visible crew/equipment: In Number 2's chamber Number 6 refuses his offer and says "You won't hold me" as he turns around and goes to walk out. If you look at the bottom right of the screen you can see the shadow of the boom microphone cast on the floor. (00:15:20)

Jack Vaughan

31st Aug 2020

Scanners (1981)

Deliberate mistake: When the scanners escape the apartment in the van and the assassins are in pursuit there is a street view shot of the assassins driving up next to the scanners' van. If you watch the street on the right side of the screen you can see people stood watching the filming in groups, out of harms way. (00:50:28)

Jack Vaughan

31st Aug 2020

Scanners (1981)

Revealing mistake: When Benjamin Pierce is attacked by shotgun-wielding assassins in his workshop there is a moment when he is staggering up a small ramp and you can see a wire or cord coming from the bottom of his pants leg and leading off-screen. (00:40:53)

Jack Vaughan

31st Aug 2020

Scanners (1981)

Visible crew/equipment: When Cameron goes to meet Kim at her apartment he is met by another scanner. After "checking" Cameron over the scanner invites him upstairs. As the pair walk off a glass door shuts behind them and reflected in the glass you can see the boom microphone in full. (00:45:48)

Jack Vaughan

31st Aug 2020

Scanners (1981)

Continuity mistake: When the female assassin first shoots at Pierce with the shotgun the pellets miss Pierce altogether, but he grabs near his thigh like he was hit there. Cut to a close up of Pierce's leg immediately after and all of a sudden there are three bloody holes in his thigh. (00:40:37)

Jack Vaughan

31st Aug 2020

Scanners (1981)

Revealing mistake: Obvious stunt doubles replace Cameron and Kim when they run from the telephone box just before it explodes. (01:20:09)

Jack Vaughan

31st Aug 2020

Scanners (1981)

Continuity mistake: After the scanner's head explodes, not only is the table clean in the next shot (as already submitted) but Revok himself is as clean as a whistle. He was sat right next to him. (00:12:33)

Jack Vaughan

31st Aug 2020

The Changeling (1980)

Visible crew/equipment: When John puts all the evidence on Carmichael's desk, after he has accused his dead father of being a murderer, if you pay attention to the picture of Carmichael's father on his desk you can see a clear shadow of the boom microphone being pulled upwards. (01:28:48)

Jack Vaughan

31st Aug 2020

The Changeling (1980)

31st Aug 2020

The Changeling (1980)

Visible crew/equipment: After Senator Carmichael gets off the phone with Minnie he stands next to a large glass case with a model ship in it and you can see the reflection of a crew members face on the left-hand side of the glass as the camera moves in. (00:59:25)

Jack Vaughan

31st Aug 2020

The Changeling (1980)

31st Aug 2020

The Changeling (1980)

Other mistake: When John is talking about the murder of the child Claire yells at him to stop but refers to him as George. George C Scott is the actor's real name. (00:57:35)

Jack Vaughan

31st Aug 2020

The Changeling (1980)

Visible crew/equipment: During the second part of the seance, where the silver object is on the table, there is a POV shot of the spirit moving into the music room and as the camera moves through the doorway you can see the shadow of the operator cast on the floor (left side of screen). (00:49:11)

Jack Vaughan

31st Aug 2020

The Changeling (1980)

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