Sammo

6th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: In the close-up when she tells Sid not to 'freak yourself out' because they have a long night ahead, the light on Tatum is wildly different from the rest of the scene. (00:54:30)

Sammo

6th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: On Sidney's porch, Tatum tells her that maybe her mother was having in fact an affair; in that wide angle her left pigtail is behind her shoulder, but in the close-up it is in front. (00:53:30)

Sammo

6th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: During the whole bathroom scene the trash bin by the exit door is oriented parallel to the wall or perpendicular. The mistake can already be spotted early in the scene when the cheerleader is berating Sidney, but it is much easier to notice it at the very end not just because there are multiple consecutive shots from different angles, but also because to make possible for Sid to collide with the bin as she slides across the floor, the bin has been placed almost two feet away from the wall. (00:46:30)

Sammo

6th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

6th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: Gale realised that Cotton is innocent, and she talks about it to the cameraman. In that part of the scene, the sun is on Kenny at a different angle in different camera angles (look at the reflection of the rays in his hair and jacket). (00:41:55)

Sammo

6th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: When Sidney walks towards Gale's van to talk to her the day after she socked her, she passes by the same two students in two shots. (00:40:00)

Sammo

6th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: Sidney's right hand is in a different position in the two shots that happen when Tatum's mother tells her that there's someone at the phone for her. (00:37:30)

Sammo

6th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: Inside Tatum's bedroom, Dewey tosses Sidney an ice pack for her sore hand. Look at Rose McGowan's left hand; she's holding the plush bunny in a different spot between shots. (00:37:00)

Sammo

6th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: When Sidney punches Gale in the face, she flies back against her cameraman that catches her putting his hand on her side under the armpit. In the next shot Kenny's hand is on the upper arm, and Gale is also already holding her cheek. (00:36:35)

Sammo

6th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: When Gale Weathers 'interviews' Sidney in the back alley, the microphone is turned at different angles between shots. (00:36:30)

Sammo

6th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: Tatum is growing impatient while Sidney is sitting in the police station waiting to be released, and she hurries her brother. In this sequence there is a blatant lack of continuity whenever the editing switches to reverse shots, as Rose McGowan's hand and Neve Campbell's movements don't match between angles. (00:35:25)

Sammo

4th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: The costume of Ghostface/Father Death is stuffed inside the plastic bag in two different ways in the shots when Sheriff Burke is checking it out - look at the bits coming out in the close-up. (00:35:05)

Sammo

4th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: Billy holds Sidney in his arms after the attempt at her life downstairs. She clings to him and pulls at his jacket, that is unperturbed in the close-ups on Skeet Ulrich. (00:29:55)

Sammo

4th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: When Sidney manages to kick Ghostface away after he has almost stabbed her behind the front door of her house, she sets up the kick shouting "no" and shielding herself with her left arm, but in the shot of the actual kick the stuntwoman's left arm is on the ground. (00:28:55)

Sammo

4th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: In class, the teacher tells Sidney "It appears to be your turn." One of her classmates, a girl with a grunge shirt, turns around to look at her, but in the next shot she's looking ahead. (00:18:55)

Sammo

4th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: In the close-up when she clutches Ghostface's mask, Casey's hand is significantly bloodier than in the rest of the scene and the sleeve that was creased down straightened itself, with a different bloodstain. (00:11:35)

Sammo

4th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: When Casey pops up to peek at the window and is face to face with the killer, she shakes with fear reacting very naturally, but in its close-up her left arm is sticking out perfectly steady and firm in an incredibly unnatural position, blatantly there holding still just so the killer can grab it. (00:10:20)

Sammo

4th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: When Casey peeks at the letter opener on top of the TV, her hair is on top of the cordless phone; in the shots from the side, before and after, her wig is pressed against her cheek and ear by the phone itself. (00:08:40)

Sammo

4th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: There's a close-up of Drew Barrymore's foot when she unplugs the lights when the killer is starting his trivia. She tosses the cable and plug blindly behind her. In the next shot, the plug is closer to her foot and the shadow resulting from the change in light is also different. (00:06:25)

Sammo

4th Feb 2022

Scream (1996)

Continuity mistake: If you look at the close-up of Casey's hands when she locks the door, you can see her left arm in frame, but in the next shot she is holding the phone to her ear with it. Later on there's a mistake even more blatant as she unlocks momentarily the patio door to check on Steve; in close-up she uses her right hand, the killer reprimands her for the stupidity of the move, and she pulls back her left hand, as the right hand is once again the phone hand. (00:02:55 - 00:05:45)

Sammo

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