Revealing mistake: When Jack Hawkins punches through the door it is very apparent that it's made of very thin wood to make it much easier to hit through.
David Mercier
2nd May 2004
Theatre of Blood (1973)
26th Apr 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
Simpsons Spin-off Showcase - S8-E24
Continuity mistake: In the beaver sketch, "Lisa" is holding Maggie in front of her to show everyone her first tooth. In the next shot, Maggie is instantly to her side.
26th Apr 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
Simpsons Spin-off Showcase - S8-E24
Continuity mistake: In Moe's spin-off, just before Barney leaves the bar, his beer glass vanishes.
26th Apr 2004
Friends (1994)
The One With Phoebe's Wedding - S10-E12
Revealing mistake: Just before we see everyone setting the wedding up outside, there is a sweep shot of the city with snow falling. It's very obvious that this snow is added digitally and it's very badly done. There is no snow on any of the buildings, and there is no snow hitting the surface of the water. (00:20:50)
26th Apr 2004
The Pope Must Die (1991)
Continuity mistake: There is no way the uniform Robbie Coltrane steals from the Swiss Guard would fit him, yet it is seen to be very loose fitting.
26th Apr 2004
The Pope Must Die (1991)
Audio problem: When Luccia is playing the piano, it's some of the worst miming and dubbing I have ever seen. She is pretty much at totally the wrong end of the keyboard, and you frequently hear trills, when all she's doing is playing chords.
26th Apr 2004
The Pope Must Die (1991)
Continuity mistake: When the Pope sneaks up behind Cardinal Rocco in the basement, in some shots the Cardinal has a drink in his right hand, in others he doesn't.
26th Apr 2004
The Pope Must Die (1991)
Factual error: The real "Popemobile" is famously a Mercedes-Benz, the one in the film isn't. Whilst the film makes numerous factual errors for comedic purposes, it's very unlikely that this was intentional.
26th Apr 2004
The Pope Must Die (1991)
Factual error: When Robbie is shot at in the "Popemobile", the bullet comes through the glass. The whole reason for having it is because it's bulletproof. They started using it after John Paul II was shot in the early 80's.
26th Apr 2004
The Pope Must Die (1991)
Revealing mistake: When the rock band drop Luccia off at home, they knock over a statue. It's supposed to be stone or marble, but you can see by how much it moves and how it falls over, that it's actually plywood or some other lightweight material.
26th Apr 2004
The Pope Must Die (1991)
Audio problem: When Robbie is playing his guitar for the children early on in the film, the way he is playing simply wouldn't sound like what you hear - it's very badly dubbed.
24th Apr 2004
Friends (1994)
Continuity mistake: During breakfast, when Joey and Phoebe are talking about driving back, the fork in Phoebe's left hand disappears and reappears. (00:03:55)
24th Apr 2004
Frasier (1993)
Audio problem: In the restaurant Frasier says "There's an ocean of fresh fish not 15 feet away," and you can even see the blue reflection of the water and it's movement as it laps against the shore. Why then, can't you hear waves crashing at all? This is especially strange as in every other scene in this restaurant you can year it, but not in this particular one.
24th Apr 2004
ER (1994)
Baby Shower - S2-E15
Factual error: The majority of the babies that come out are far far too clean. This is particularly noticeable with the 2 twins, where the second one has nothing cleaned off it when it's presented to his mother.
24th Apr 2004
The Jackal (1997)
Revealing mistake: In the first meeting with the Director of the FBI, you can see some of the latex is peeling off the Russian Major's burn, just over the right eyebrow there's a small flap of it. (00:13:15)
24th Apr 2004
What Rats Won't Do (1998)
Factual error: When the whole of the court go on the "view," it seems as though the bus includes barristers, the judge and members of the jury. In reality, the judge goes with the jury, the barristers are not allowed to.
22nd Apr 2004
Friends (1994)
The One With Phoebe's Wedding - S10-E12
Revealing mistake: At the wedding, none of the snow melts when it has been sitting on people for several minutes. Occasionally when it gets brushed off clothes it just sticks to hands and sleeves, again for several minutes without melting. (00:21:15)
20th Apr 2004
Friends (1994)
The One Where Emma Cries - S9-E2
Revealing mistake: When Emma starts crying and Rachel picks her up, look at how much the baby is moving when she takes it out of the cot. In the next shot it's suddenly only moving it's head, and very slowly at that. This is because it's a robot - and it's very obvious. (00:06:10)
19th Apr 2004
Futurama (1999)
Continuity mistake: Right at the end, Bender is smoking a cigar and says something like "Emotions should be hated." In the very next shot when he has stood up, the cigar has vanished from his hand and there isn't anywhere he would have put it down.
19th Apr 2004
Futurama (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Bender is a "female" and is putting stuff in his locker, in one angle you can see a yellow item next to his pink handbag. Then in the wider angle, this item is gray.
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