Miami Vice

Miami Vice (1984)

157 mistakes - chronological order

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The Fix - S2-E18

Continuity mistake: When Gina and Trudy go to the office working undercover, Gina stands at the reception area after Trudy walks into the office area. In the shot of Trudy walking through the office, Gina's hands are over her stomach. When the shot cuts back to Gina, her hands are positioned much lower. (00:24:37)

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Payback - S2-E19

Continuity mistake: After Crockett and Tubbs sit down at the table in the restaurant, Reydolfo asks them, "You guys want to do business, huh?" and has his hands on the table while doing so. The shot then cuts to a closer shot of Reydolfo, where his right hand is suddenly raised. (00:18:20)

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Payback - S2-E19

Continuity mistake: When Gina walks up to Crockett's desk to show him messages she has been receiving, she is holding a folder in her hand. She is shown holding the right side of the folder, but when the shot cuts, she is holding the left side of the folder. (00:20:37)

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Free Verse - S2-E20

Continuity mistake: When Hector has finished giving his lecture, he is holding a notepad with both hands while the audience is applauding. The audience then begins to stand, and he is suddenly holding the notepad with one hand. (00:27:13)

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Free Verse - S2-E20

Continuity mistake: When the two bad guys are shot at the end of the episode, they land on a mattress. The bad guy wearing the blazer lands on the mattress towards the top, but when the shot cuts, he is positioned further down. Also, the bad guy wearing the yellow shirt is lying on his side when he lands on the ground, but changes to being laid on his front when the shot cuts. (00:44:35)

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Free Verse - S2-E20

Continuity mistake: When Manuel is holding Hector at gunpoint, Hector is shown holding onto Bianca's wrist. In the shots focusing on Manuel, Bianca's hand is pointed upwards, but in shots focusing on Hector and Bianca, her hand is pointed forwards. (00:46:35)

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Free Verse - S2-E20

Continuity mistake: When Manuel attempts to shoot Hector, Bianca attempts to shield him, prompting Manuel to put his right hand on Bianca's shoulder. But in the next shot, when Crockett and Tubbs start firing at Manuel, Hector's right hand is over the back of Bianca's head. (00:46:57)

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Trust Fund Pirates - S2-E21

Continuity mistake: When Crockett and Tubbs meet up with the two pirates, they get searched. When the pirate on the left says "No wires, no hardware," the pirate standing on the right has his right forearm raised. But in the next shot, his arm is entirely lowered. (00:36:21)

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Trust Fund Pirates - S2-E21

Continuity mistake: When Lani is looking over dresses in the magazine, just as she asks Jackson, "Which of these do you like?" her right hand is holding onto the magazine. When the shot cuts, her right hand is not touching the magazine. (00:38:32)

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Son and Lovers - S2-E22

Audio problem: After Calderone has left Angelina in the car with the bomb, there is a shot focusing on Angelina where Calderone is heard saying, "Take the baby to the main house." In this shot, Calderone's reflection can be seen in the car window when he says the line, but his mouth doesn't move. (00:29:35)

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Son and Lovers - S2-E22

Continuity mistake: When Tubbs opens the letter from Calderone, the envelope is placed in between his thumb and index finger. But in the next shot, the envelope is between his index finger and middle finger. (00:47:27)

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El Viejo - S3-E7

Continuity mistake: Crockett and Tubbs are in his original black Daytona Ferrari. That car was destroyed in the first episode of season 3 and they received the white Ferrari Testarossa in episode 2.

The Afternoon Plane - S3-E17

Continuity mistake: Many times during the episode, Det. Tubbs and the other characters mention that Tubbs killed Calderone. This is not accurate. In the episode "Caulderone's Return pt. 2," it is actually Crockett that kills Calderone and not Tubbs.

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Red Tape - S3-E19

Revealing mistake: When Bobby Diaz gets shot by Glenn McIntyre at the end of the episode, it causes him to fire his Beretta at the jetty he's standing on. Despite being at very close range, the deck remains unaffected by the gun shooting it. He also lacks any gunshot wounds.

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Sonny Crockett: Do you think this makes us even?
Laurence Thurmond: No, not at all. Is was just the best I had to offer.
Sonny Crockett: Aw, the hell with it. You want to be dead? Bang, you're dead.

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Trivia: Michael Mann was originally against casting Don Johnson. Prior to this TV series, Johnson had starred in four failed TV pilots.

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