Continuity mistake: After the run-in with Dolphie Crenshaw's men, Magnum and TC are talking with Rick. When he says "Don't worry 'bout it" his arms are crossed the opposite way than in the previous shot. Mistakes of the same nature happens later, such as when Magnum explains why he owes Rod and Rick's hands go from opposite upper arms to joined together. (00:14:35)
Sammo
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: Magnum tries to have TC accept the cheque, but he is adamant about 'cash and carry'. During this scene, Magnum is holding the box with his hand positioned at a level that switches between two heights as the angle changes. (00:08:40)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Revealing mistake: After the credits, Magnum's friend is checking out of the Honolulu Herald, which is running an article with Magnum's photo but the usual gibberish filler text contained in other similar props. (00:03:00)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Forty Years from Sand Island - S3-E17
Revealing mistake: When Higgins' wheelchair starts taking off and he cries "I say, MAGNUM!" you can see rise from the grass a thin line used to safely halt the chair when off camera. (00:28:05)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Revealing mistake: In the shot when the plane tips over the tidal pool rocks, look at the tail of the plane to see the cables used to send the model plane crashing. (00:09:20)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: For the greater part of the air duel, the jet of the bad guys has one window, but in the landing and in other shots it has two windows. (00:45:40)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Revealing mistake: When the airplane is shown from the front in flight (control tower saying "Squawk 0223 and ident"), the person standing in for Sato is wearing sunglasses, while Soon-Tek Oh is not. (00:42:50)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Revealing mistake: The first shot of the bad guys asking to reroute from NY to Hawaii shows the plane with its license number mirrored. (00:42:15)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Factual error: When Sam climbs on the plane to give chase to the baddies, the tail number is N64CE. When he takes off though, the control tower announces the clearance for "Sixty-four Charlie Lima." Should have been Charlie Echo. (00:41:35 - 00:42:30)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Factual error: No matter how good of a pilot Samuel is, he's chasing a Learjet 24 plane with a WWII design P-51 Mustang (that he does not even know how to start, but of course fictional pilots can just 'wing it' and do amazingly). Assuming that speed is not a factor since the bad guy is not flying at top speed just yet (but still he has a projected arrival time of 6 hours, meaning he'd fly around 700 kmh), they do the chase at high altitude (42,000 feet are mentioned), with Samuel not wearing a mask or anything in a non-pressurized plane! He'd have passed out.
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: The jet plane the bad guys are taking off in keeps changing registration number. Before Sam's heli lands, it's N94J, when Sam watches it take off it's 33BK, when it asks for authorization to change course it is N464CL. Its flag also goes from US to Mexico to US again. (00:40:40)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Factual error: Sam crashes the plane running out of gas, but just barely. His boss and the client are mad at him, but he actually worked some miracle, since from Van Nuys to Honolulu there's a distance of over 2,200 nautical miles, and even considering additional fuel tanks, that is over 3 times the range of the Cessna 172 plane he was flying, also considering it had headwind throughout the voyage (it's even a plot point).
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: After landing in Waco, Samuel hugs his mom. The propeller of the plane gets in frame, and its blades are angled with the right one towards the ground. Later Sam puts his slick moves on his ex wife, and when they pass by the plane the blades are horizontal. (00:25:30 - 00:31:10)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: When Sam's reluctant ex laughs after slapping him, she has her hand in front of her mouth when she is filmed from behind, not so in the previous view. (00:31:00)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Revealing mistake: Sam arrives back home and he's greeted by his happy son and dog that run towards him...only, you can see at the bottom of the frame that the dog swerves to avoid him, to go to his handler, and couldn't care less about him. (00:22:50)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: The birthday boy is skygazing and talking with his dog. When he nags him for not listening, there's a cut to a close-up of Buckshot, and his floppy ear is suddenly atop his paw. (00:22:30)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Revealing mistake: Higgins' spotlight gets turned off, not shattered by a bullet. (00:22:10)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: Sam Houston Hunter is ashore talking to Higgins about his Grandpa; his hair is messed up differently depending on the camera angle. (00:11:00)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Revealing mistake: The plane is supposed to be completely out of fuel and simply gliding when it passes over Magnum's head, but you can see its propeller is spinning. (00:09:15)
27th Apr 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: When the plane crash-lands in the tidal pool, it crashes with one wing and tumbles to the other side of the rocks, flopping on its belly. When Magnum dives in to the rescue, the plane has capsized and its tail is on Magnum's end of the rocks. (00:09:20)
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