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22nd Jul 2025

Mars Attacks! (1996)

Back to the Future mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: Marty travels to 1955 for the first time and parks the DeLorean behind the Lyon Estates sign. He then stops a vehicle with an old man and woman who scream, "Don't stop or we'll die." On the lower left of this shot is the shadow of the camera (not visible in the standard widescreen version).

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24th May 2025

Arlington Road (1999)

Visible crew/equipment: In the scene before the weird party, Michael comes home from the camp his kid was at. He runs across the street and passes in front of the white Liberty van and another vehicle. A large film light is reflected in the window of the car.

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24th May 2025

Arlington Road (1999)

Visible crew/equipment: When Michael is asking his FBI friend to look up Oliver, his friend says he could lose his pension. The camera does an odd tilt up for a second, and the boom mic shadow is visible on the friend's chest on the left side. Immediately after that, it's briefly visible again in the same scene. The shadow is clear enough to see the windsock on the microphone.

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Visible crew/equipment: Cato and the inspector are fighting in his apartment, and Clouseau trips on Dreyfus' periscope. Right after this, Clouseau gets up and screams in Cato's face. He then has a look of shock right at the camera as Cato has a bigger weapon. At the bottom of the frame, the blatant shadow of the camera is visible on his bathrobe.

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9th Jan 2025

Land (2021)

Visible crew/equipment: When Edee is driving up to the cabin for the first time, just before they get there, there are a couple of shots looking through the windshield showing her looking out. A couple of the shots have a shadow of the top of the camera very visible. You can see the mic antenna on it.

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26th Dec 2024

Dogma (1999)

Visible crew/equipment: When Loki kills the guy on the bus committing adultery, the camera pushes in on him before he pulls the trigger. As it is doing this, the shadow of the camera is visible on the left side. It's clear enough; you can see the clear shadow of the camera hood.

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Visible crew/equipment: The camera is reflected in the glass of the gas station after the woman calls the cops on the killer. It's visible on the right side before the shot cuts.

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18th Nov 2024

Twisters (2024)

Visible crew/equipment: At the rodeo, just as the tornado comes, there is a shot panning across some equipment that ends with the guy shouting into the microphone for people to evacuate. As it's panning across the equipment, it's casting shadows on it.

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28th Sep 2024

9-1-1 (2018)

10th Sep 2024

Police Story (1985)

Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning, at the start of the big car chase down the hill, there is a guy blocking another guy's vehicle. The blocking car is red and backs up before turning onto another road. The reflection of the entire camera crew is visible in the side of the red car.

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2nd Sep 2024

Mad Max (1979)

Visible crew/equipment: About half an hour into the film, following the scene where the two people are rescued, there is a shot of a guy stopping on a motorcycle. He tells a man, "Johnny, the boy has done it again." Right as the camera is tracking across his bike, the head of the camera operator casts a shadow on it. (00:30:50)

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Visible crew/equipment: Right before the big explosion goes off at Cyberdyne, Arnie, John, and Sarah get in an elevator. The camera comes close to the doors as they close, causing it to be reflected in the metal.

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19th Jul 2024

The Quiet Man (1952)

30th Jun 2024

The Fugitive (1993)

Visible crew/equipment: During the parade, Gerard motions for the other guy on his team to stay to the right. There are a couple of shots of the parade, followed by the one where Gerard looks over the green wall. As this is happening, the camera is moving to the left. Look in the windows of the building. You can briefly see it pass.

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29th Apr 2024

The Graduate (1967)

Visible crew/equipment: When Ben's parents are trying to get him to go downstairs near the beginning, the camera backs up out of his room. On the left side is a shadow of some film equipment.

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Visible crew/equipment: George shows up at his house after it has been sold, and about to be demolished by a wrecking ball. He runs up to stop it. The shadow of the boom mic is seen on the driveway following him.

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1st Apr 2024

The Mask (1994)

Visible crew/equipment: When Stanley throws the mask out of the window and it comes back in, there is a low shot of his bed. The shadow of the camera operator is on the bottom of the frame. It looks like the operator is moving.

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11th Mar 2024

Poor Things (2023)

Visible crew/equipment: Emma Stone is let out of the carriage and runs to the left of screen across the leaves. The camera follows her. On the bottom of the frame, right side, the shadow of the camera is visible. This is the scene before the assistant shows her the frog.

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7th Mar 2024

Unstoppable (2010)

Visible crew/equipment: After the train crashes into the horse trailer, there is a scene with Denzel's train talking to dispatch. They are talking about how Denzel's train is too big to fit in one of the sidings. During this scene, the camera is moving around the train looking through the cabin. The head of a crew member is visible reflected in the glass.

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