Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Don't Say Goodbye - S1-E15

Continuity mistake: When Rick tosses the disgusting burger mess on the table inviting Higgins to "have some lunch", in the reaction shot on John Hillerman someone from out of frame puts down a bottle of Coops that is quite literally full to the brim. Next we see Rick laughing, but his bottle is half empty. (00:27:15)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Don't Say Goodbye - S1-E15

Other mistake: Magnum runs away to chase the sniper. A few extras promptly start yelling and screaming despite the fact that from their position they can't have properly seen the victim of the sniper yet (and there's no blood). (00:14:50)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Don't Say Goodbye - S1-E15

Visible crew/equipment: Magnum lost the car he was chasing. He comes across a police car and stops at the crossroads to avoid getting stuck giving too many explanations. The road is outside of town and kinda in the middle of nowhere, but in the side mirror there's a bunch of people watching the scene. (00:16:20)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Don't Say Goodbye - S1-E15

Continuity mistake: Mrs. Kimball's wheelchair and Mrs. Kimball herself are in position and angles different in each shot during the scene of the fall; the chair faces right, left, right, and the old lady is suddenly perfectly on the ramp at the end after falling prone. (00:05:40)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Don't Say Goodbye - S1-E15

Revealing mistake: Mrs. Kimball falls off the wheelchair in an alternative take, featuring a stuntperson instead of the elder actress. Problem is, the stuntperson is barefoot, and Mercedes McCambridge wears socks and slippers. (00:05:50)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Don't Say Goodbye - S1-E15

Revealing mistake: When Agatha Kimball gets her wheelchair caught in a gap between the step and the ramp, stagehands can be seen as they safely hold Mercedes McCambridge to avoid her getting hurt. (00:05:45)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Adelaide - S1-E14

Character mistake: The day of the race, Higgins reacts to Adelaide mentioning Norman as if it were the first time he ever heard the name, but he was present when she mentioned him, and the case. Not being all that involved, technically he didn't have to remember that, but he remembered the detail of the uncle, and forgetting that the woman was talking about someone being murdered, is quite odd - and is just done for the cheap gag that follows.

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Adelaide - S1-E14

Revealing mistake: When the bandit holds Adelaide and then drops her off the horse, you can get a good look at the face of the person, and it's a younger stuntwoman, not Christine Belford. That stuntwoman has to roll in the dirt and get up, but Christine Belford emerges in the next shot without a speck of dirt on her shirt's sleeves nor the back of the jeans that got all soiled earlier. (00:14:45)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Adelaide - S1-E14

Revealing mistake: When Magnum and Uncle Charles are giving chase to the bandidos, when the camera is in front of the jeep with the vehicle coming in, the shots are mirrored - the license plate switches side from left to right and the numbers are mirrored. (00:14:10)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Magnum, P.I. mistake picture

Adelaide - S1-E14

Revealing mistake: When Adelaide picks the gun from the ground, the arm is one of a stunt double; she is wearing a sweater that only kinda matches the one worn by Christine Belford. (00:44:45)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Adelaide - S1-E14

Continuity mistake: Inside Higgins' study you can get a great look at Magnum's dirty shoes when he sits with his feet up on the desk. Those shoes have a blue logo on the tongue. Later there's a close-up of Magnum and Adelaide's feet when Magnum drops the gun in the stable, and the shoes are very similar but different, lacking the blue logo. (00:39:15 - 00:44:15)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Adelaide - S1-E14

Revealing mistake: When Magnum dives on the ground to avoid fire and has trouble getting the gun to work, under the rolled up sleeve of his jacket there's a protective elbow pad poking out. (00:22:45)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Adelaide - S1-E14

Revealing mistake: Adelaide's uncle is supposed to have a prosthetic hand merely cosmetic, but when he hops on the jeep, he grabs the top of the windshield to get in, his fingers flex just fine. (00:14:10)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Adelaide - S1-E14

Continuity mistake: Rick and TC their back to Magnum and scoff at him. Magnum chases his primadonna friends to convince them to help him. During this scene, the same rider approaches the gate, accompanied by a stable worker with a baseball cap that is first red, then yellow. (00:29:10)

Sammo

9th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Adelaide - S1-E14

Continuity mistake: Magnum before the race tells Adelaide to "Ride like the champion you are." Behind her, a woman with a beige hat with a leather band walks by, along a man with curly blonde hair. Same two pass her by, again from the same direction, in the next shot several seconds later, and again another few seconds later when he tells her to smile. (00:27:15)

Sammo

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